--- title: "Tesla Mocked for Claiming Cybertruck Can Pull “Near Infinite Mass”" description: "Wondering how much weight Tesla's still-unreleased cybertruck can pull? Apparently, the answer is \"near infinite.\"" date: "2023-01-06" modified: "2023-01-06" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-mocked-cybertruck-pull-near-infinite-mass" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "cybertruck" - "electric vehicles" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Tesla Mocked for Claiming Cybertruck Can Pull “Near Infinite Mass” ![Wondering how much weight Tesla's still-unreleased cybertruck can pull? Apparently, the answer is "near infinite."]() *\Image: Tesla/Futurism\* ## To Infinity Wondering how much weight [Tesla's still-unreleased Cybertruck]() can pull? The answer is "near infinite," apparently, according to the vehicle's official Tesla webpage. "With the ability to pull near infinite mass and a towing capability of over 14,000 pounds," [reads the full description](), which has been [up for several years](), "Cybertruck can perform in almost any extreme situation with ease." If here, dear reader, you're wondering what "near infinite mass" might mean, we get it. It's nonsense marketing language that means nothing, considering that "near infinite" suggests that there is, in fact, a limit here, but Tesla, for whatever reason, is failing to clarify what that limit is. As you might imagine, netizens are finding humor in the ludicrously vague spec. "The Tesla website claims that the new truck can pull 'near-infinite mass,'" one befuddled Twitter user [mused](), "this company is so unserious." https://twitter.com/melhuman/status/1610707061561765888 ## Technicalities To be fair, the statement *does* give a reasonable description for how much weight the vehicle can "haul," offering that the [oft]()[-delayed]() Cybertruck can haul a good 14,000 pounds — causing [further confusion]() in the netizen ranks, since 14,000 pounds is quite a bit less than infinity. Alas, a [few users chimed in]() to explain the fact that there *is* a distinction, albeit a silly one. Hauling is a far more practical means of evaluating a truck's efficiency, as it refers to the vehicle's ability to function properly under normal road speeds and conditions. Pulling, on the other hand, speaks to how much weight a vehicle can pull when anything goes — in other words, if the Cybertruck is moving at, say, one mile per hour over short distances, it could pull a lot more than if it were moving at a practical speed. But really, it's a technicality, and technicalities aren't something to soundly market expensive motor vehicles on. The Cybertruck has [yet to hit the market](), so you likely won't see one pulling or towing on the roads in the immediate future. For CEO Elon Musk's sake, though, let's [hope it gets on the road]() soon — Tesla could certainly use a hand pulling/towing/hauling/dragging/anything [its stock back up](). More on Cybertruck: [Elon Musk Fan Files Trademark for Tesla Boats and Planes Without Telling Tesla]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()