---
title: "Tesla: Cybertrucks Could Weigh Up To 10,000 Pounds"
description: "In a filing with the California Air Resources Board, Tesla said Cybertruck will be a “Class 2B-3” medium-duty vehicle, rated for a payload of 3,500 pounds."
date: "2019-12-13"
modified: "2019-12-13"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-cybertrucks-weigh-10000-pounds"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
  - "Tesla"
tags:
  - "cybertruck"
  - "elon musk"
  - "tesla"
  - "the digest"
---

# Tesla: Cybertrucks Could Weigh Up To 10,000 Pounds

![In a filing with the California Air Resources Board, Tesla said Cybertruck will be a “Class 2B-3” medium-duty vehicle, rated for a payload of 3,500 pounds.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/tesla-cybertrucks-weigh-10000-pounds.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Tesla\</em\>*

## Medium Duty

In a filing with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), Tesla [revealed](<https://www.scribd.com/document/439642045/Tesla-CARB-letter-Cybertruck>) that its upcoming [Cybertruck](<https://futurism.com/tags/cybertruck>) is expected to "have a towing capacity of 7,500-14,000+ lbs., and it should very likely qualify as a 'Class 2B-3' medium-duty vehicle," [*Electrek* reports](<https://ww.electrek.co/2019/12/13/tesla-cybertruck-medium-duty-vehicle-carb/>).

Class 2B medium-duty vehicles are rated to weigh anywhere between 8,500 to 10,000 pounds, suggesting the Cybertruck is going to be a monster — but we don't yet know how much it will actually end up weighing.

## Monster Truck

In comparison, Tesla's significantly smaller Model 3 only weighs up to around 4,000 pounds depending on the configuration.

Since Tesla claims all the Cybertruck variants are rated for payloads of 3,500 pounds, the truck's variants will likely weigh closer to the 5,000 to 6,500 pound range, *Electrek* points out. Bumping it into the 2B-3 class is likely a decision based on the truck's towing capacity, not vehicle weight.

## Unfair Comparisons

That also means the Cybertruck's meaty towing capacity doesn't look nearly as competitive when compared to its medium-duty brethren, including the Ford F-250 that is rated for a towing capacity of up to 15,000 pounds.

In a [video](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/ford-vp-tesla-unfair-cybertruck-f150-battle>) uploaded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the Cybertruck was pitted against a much lighter F-150 in a tug-of-war.

**READ MORE:** [Tesla Cybertruck is a ‘medium-duty truck’ due to payload capacity, says Tesla in CARB filing](<https://ww.electrek.co/2019/12/13/tesla-cybertruck-medium-duty-vehicle-carb/>) \[*Electrek*\]

**More on Cybertruck:** *[Tesla Cybertruck Goes Amphibious in Hilarious Fan-Made Video](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-cybertruck-amphibious-fan-made-video>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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