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The Mighty Cybertruck Keeps Getting Stuck in the Snow (futurism.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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LOL

Some more Tesla LOLs https://futurism.com/categories/advanced-transport/page/2

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Tesla touts that its Cybertruck is "durable and rugged enough to go anywhere" on its website, but apparently snow may be its kryptonite after numerous online videos and pictures have showed the electric vehicle getting stuck in typical wintery conditions.

An Instagram user posted a video of a Cybertruck slipping and getting stuck in about four inches of snow in an unspecified location.

"There's literally a sedan like thirty feet ahead of it that made it all the way to a parking space," joked podcaster and journalist Robert Evans.

And back in December, a TikTok video also showed a stuck Cybertruck being pulled up by a sports utility vehicle on a slight incline of snow and ice.

All this content showing its performance in real-world conditions doesn't bode well for a vehicle that's being hyped as the next big thing in the lucrative consumer truck sector.

Regardless, the news doesn't come at a good time for Tesla's Cybertruck, which has had to contend with range and quality control issues, in addition to numerous delays and production problems.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Several comments about tires being the issue. I've driven through worse with a simple set of all-seasons - is there something special about EV tires that make them perform so poorly in these conditions?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I’ve driven through worse in a 1980s manual pickup with bald tires. It wasn’t pretty driving, but the truck didn’t get stuck either.

Edit: Not that I'm trying to show bravado or anything. Whole state was closed down in a state of emergency and my retail boss said I had to come in, and in 'mericuh you can't lose your job! Kudos all go to the bald tire truck. Nobody should ever try this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Hubris?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Shitty truck performs shittily.

Fixed their headline.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

There is not a single good thing about the Cybertruck.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (10 children)

I'm curious if this is a "Cyber Truck" issue or an electric vehicle / drive train issue. I mean, do the electric motors in these vehicles have "gears"?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

These trucks are really heavy, being made out of metal. Google says 6600-6800lbs while a F150 is 4200-5700 lbs

No idea on the drive train, would be interesting to see though!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

No, but why would „gears“ make any difference?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

mostly seems like a tire issue. These things come with all seasons made for fuel efficiency, not traction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It's not an electric vehicle thing... Plenty of other EVs do fine in the snow. Mine even has a snow drive mode and it does pretty great on all season tires.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Snow is 90% about tires. Proper snow tires make a dramatic difference. I'm sure any other truck would get stuck in the same place. They have MUCH poorer weight distribution.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Lol no, I drive a 2011 GMC Serria 2500HD in rural Michigan, USA and my truck would have no problem going up that. In fact my driveway goes up a hill that is far taller than the one shown and most of the time I don't even have to turn on 4 wheel drive. I don't even have snow tires as my all terrains work just fine (as a former autotech I do highly recommend snow tires though). For the weight distribution, yes, but that's also why we throw weight in the bed over the rear axle which solves that real easy.

The problem with the cyber truck is it was designed by people who don't use trucks for a techbro demographic who don't need trucks.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

From another thread on this topic, I've learned that apparently the cybertruck uses custom tires that are the only ones that fit on the stock wheels. In other words, if you want tires that function properly in the snow you've got to replace the wheels themselves, too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I mean, it's a large American pickup truck. We all know that it's only a matter of time before those rims are replaced with polished aluminum trashcans

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Get some good snow tire on one, maybe with a 2" suspension lift, in 4X4 mode then see how a Cybertruck handles snow

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