If you’re thinking about buying an RV, you may also be wondering what pickup truck you should buy to pull it. Some people end up choosing a motorhome or RV. Others decide that a camper trailer is a perfect way to have a home away from home anywhere you go. If you are thinking about buying a camper trailer, consider the 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid as an option for hauling.

Car and Driver calls the 2021 Ford F-150 hybrid an “electrifying workhorse.” How does it earn such a title? By working hard with electrified efficiency.

Is the 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid a good truck?

According to Car and Driver, the 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid is an F-150 that’s better than ever. There are two engine options for the new F-150, including the 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost engine. The hybrid powertrain adds a 47 horsepower motor with a 1.5-kWh lithium-ion battery pack. This pushes the output to 430 horsepower and 570 pound-feet of torque.

The interior upgrades are welcome and a vast improvement on previous models. Even at the base trim, the F-150 is a well-outfitted work truck. All of the hybrid F-150 pickup trucks come with a standard onboard generator. The system uses the engine for power, providing up to 7.2 kilowatts to outlets in the bed.

This feature alone makes the 2021 hybrid option of this pickup truck compelling to anyone thinking about buying an RV. If you’re going to haul your camper trailer away from urban conveniences, this pickup truck takes strides to keep your camping trip convenient. Yet its improved refinement and fuel economy make it an equally versatile option for daily driving between adventures.

How much can an F-150 Hybrid tow?

According to Taxa Outdoors, the weight of a camper trailer ranges far. However, with a dry weight usually from around 1,000 to 9,000 pounds the average is about 5,200. There are many pickup trucks and SUVs rated for towing this type of weight.

However, if you consider any additional gear and toys you want to bring along for the weekend you may want to choose something a little more designated. With a pickup truck, you get the additional payload of your truck bed to throw necessities in as well.

In terms of payload, the 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid pickup truck hauls 2120 pounds. Plus, this “electrified workhorse” tows 12,700 pounds. This is ample power for virtually any camper trailer.

Every gain counts when it comes to towing mpg

If you’ve ever seen your mpg drop because you’re hauling a load, you know how much even the slightest edge can count. The 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid pickup truck only gains 4 mpg over its strictly gas-powered counterpart. But every gain counts.

“…in a pickup like the new Ford F-150, boosting the 3.5-liter truck’s fuel economy by 4 mpg is a 20 percent improvement. That’s nothing to sneeze at.”

Car and Driver

Ford kept the battery pack light with the truck’s primary purpose of pulling and hauling in mind. The hybrid option gets an average of 24 mpg. The truck’s starting price ranges from $42,840 to $77,845, according to Car and Driver. That means you could feasibly buy both a brand new pickup truck and a camper trailer and keep the cost under the six-figure mark.

Taking into account the extremely high prices of most new motorhomes, you may want to rethink buying an RV. A new truck and a travel trailer are a far more versatile combination. The 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid offers versatility for urban driving and towing the heavy stuff––all with an electrified boost in efficiency.