8 electric trucks and SUVs with the heaviest towing ratings you can buy

Towing capacity remains one of the toughest benchmarks for electric trucks and SUVs, since hauling a heavy trailer can cut driving range dramatically. Automakers have pushed hard to match or beat diesel-powered rivals, engineering dual and tri-motor drivetrains that deliver enormous instant torque. Here are eight electric trucks and SUVs that carry some of the highest tow ratings on the market today.

1. Chevrolet Silverado EV: Diesel-Rival Tow Rating

The Chevrolet Silverado EV WT trim is rated to tow up to 12,500 pounds, a figure that puts it in the same class as full-size diesel pickups. General Motors built the truck on its dedicated Ultium platform, packaging a massive battery low in the frame to keep the load stable under heavy hitches. Independent testing summarized by iSeeCars’ towing rankings places the Silverado EV among the strongest haulers in the electric segment, gas or electric.

Towing anywhere near that maximum cuts the truck’s real-world range by roughly half, so buyers planning long hauls with a heavy trailer should plan charging stops well before the battery gauge gets low.

2. GMC Sierra EV: Sibling Shares the Crown

The GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 shares its underlying Ultium platform with the Silverado EV and matches its sibling’s 12,500-pound maximum tow rating. GMC tunes the Sierra with a more upscale interior and adaptive air suspension, but the drivetrain hardware underneath is nearly identical to Chevrolet’s version. The Sierra EV’s specification history confirms the truck was engineered from the outset to compete directly with heavy-duty diesel trucks on trailer capability, not just around town.

As with any electric truck near its towing ceiling, pulling a trailer that heavy will drain the Sierra’s battery far faster than city driving, so route planning around fast chargers becomes essential rather than optional.

3. Tesla Cybertruck: Steel Body, Big Pull

Tesla’s stainless-steel Cybertruck carries a maximum tow rating of 11,000 pounds on its dual- and tri-motor configurations, according to the vehicle’s own specifications detailed on Wikipedia’s Cybertruck entry. The truck’s exoskeleton design and adaptive air suspension were built partly around heavy-load stability, letting the bed and frame handle trailer tongue weight without the sag common in lighter-duty pickups. Tesla also offers a factory hitch and integrated trailer brake controller as standard equipment rather than a pricey add-on package.

Cybertruck owners who tow near the 11,000-pound limit report range dropping by more than half, a tradeoff Tesla’s own trip planner accounts for by recalculating charging stops once a trailer profile is entered.

4. Rivian R1T: Adventure Truck, Heavy Load

Rivian’s R1T quad-motor pickup is rated to tow up to about 11,000 pounds, a figure the company documents alongside the truck’s independent-motor torque-vectoring system on the R1T’s Wikipedia page. Each wheel gets its own motor, which lets the truck redistribute power instantly when a trailer pushes weight unevenly across the axles during turns or braking. Rivian markets the R1T primarily as an off-road adventure vehicle, but the tow figure puts it ahead of most gas-powered midsize trucks.

Hitching a boat or camper near that ceiling will noticeably shorten the R1T’s driving range, so owners typically plan routes around Rivian’s own charging network rather than relying on range estimates built for unloaded driving.

5. Ford F-150 Lightning: Package Unlocks Max Tow

Ford’s F-150 Lightning tows up to 10,000 pounds once equipped with the Max Trailer Tow package, which adds a heavier-duty suspension and a larger onboard charger to help recover range faster at a stop. Without that package, the standard Lightning’s rating drops by roughly a third, a distinction Ford documents in the truck’s official specifications. The Lightning shares its cab and bed with the gas-powered F-150, so trailer hitches and towing accessories from the conventional truck largely carry over.

Buyers cross-shopping tow numbers should check which trim and package a listed rating assumes, since the base Lightning and the Max Trailer Tow version are not interchangeable on paper despite looking identical from the outside.

6. GMC Hummer EV Pickup: Heavy Truck, Modest Tow

The GMC Hummer EV pickup weighs more than 9,000 pounds on its own, yet its trailer rating tops out around 7,500 pounds, lower than several lighter electric trucks on this list. The Hummer EV’s specifications attribute the modest ceiling partly to the truck’s massive battery pack, which already consumes much of the chassis’s overall weight allowance before a trailer is ever attached. GMC instead emphasizes off-road capability, four-wheel steering, and a removable roof over pure towing muscle.

Because the truck starts so heavy before any cargo, towing even a mid-size trailer noticeably taxes the Hummer EV’s range and brakes, and owners report needing more frequent charging stops than the tow rating alone would suggest.

7. Cadillac Escalade IQ: Luxury SUV Pulls Its Weight

Cadillac’s Escalade IQ, the brand’s first fully electric SUV, carries a tow rating of roughly 8,000 pounds, enough to pull a mid-size boat or a loaded enclosed trailer. The Escalade IQ’s published specifications pair that figure with air suspension and adaptive dampers tuned to keep the three-row cabin level under a loaded hitch. The SUV rides on General Motors’ Ultium platform, the same underpinnings shared with the Silverado EV and Hummer EV, though tuned here for comfort over raw hauling numbers.

Towing at or near capacity will pull down the Escalade IQ’s real-world range substantially, a tradeoff luxury SUV buyers should weigh against the vehicle’s otherwise long unloaded range on a single charge.

8. Rivian R1S: Three Rows, Real Muscle

Rivian’s three-row R1S SUV tows up to about 7,700 pounds, a rating built on the same quad-motor platform and torque-vectoring hardware found in the R1T pickup, as detailed on the R1S’s Wikipedia entry. The SUV seats up to seven passengers while still carrying enough battery for meaningful unloaded range, a balance Rivian achieved by stretching the wheelbase rather than shrinking the pack. Air suspension raises ride height automatically when a trailer is connected, helping keep the SUV level front to rear.

As with its pickup sibling, hauling near the R1S’s towing maximum will cut into range significantly, so families planning a camping trip with a trailer should budget extra charging time into longer routes.