Tesla truck owners experience in the snow,lol

[Wild one]

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A new Tesla Cybertruck owner in Canada describes his horrifying experience following his first drive in the snow. He says he was forced to lower his speed to 25 mph & also had to stop multiple times on the highway to clear the snow off the headlights. https://www.torquenews.com/.../tesla-cybertruck-owner... The frustrated Cybertruck owner describes all the issues he uncovered while driving his truck on the snow during the night time.
Here is what he wrote…
“Well, I had my first night drive in the snow tonight. Admittedly, it is probably the worst combination of conditions. The temperature was right at zero, and the snow was coming down in big chunks.
The first problem, which I consider to be a complete fail that absolutely needs to be addressed, is the light bar across the front of the frunk. It's a giant frosted bulb that doesn't focus the light anywhere. Instead, it lights up the falling snow as you drive down the highway as if you have your high beams on. Actually, it's worse than high beams because they at least have a cut-off line.
I was down to 40 or 50 km/h (24 mph) because all I could see was snow. It felt as if I was jumping to warp speed. This was not just difficult—it was actually dangerous.
The second problem was the snow sticking to the headlights themselves. I was forced to stop every few kilometers to wipe it off the lenses so the headlights could form an actual pattern and not just add to the frunk light bar light pollution.>> Read the rest in the article linked above.

 

[Wild one]

The comments are funny to,lol

Tesla Cybertruck Owner in Canada Says the Truck is “Dangerous” After Experiencing First Drive in the Snow; Forced to Slow Down to 25 Mph on the Highway & Stop Multiple Times to Clean the Headlights

A new Tesla Cybertruck owner in Canada describes his horrifying experience following his first drive in the snow. He says he was forced to lower his speed to 25 mph & also had to stop multiple times on the highway to clear the snow off the headlights.

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A Cybertruck owner visiting his in-laws at a farm in West Virginia says he found himself in a unique situation when he learned it would take 6 days for his Cybertruck to charge enough to be able to make it to the nearest supercharger. https://www.torquenews.com/.../im-trapped-my-laws-west... John shared his uncomfortable experience on the Cybertruck Owners Only group on Facebook.
Here is what he wrote…
“The Tesla Cybertruck did make the 406-mile road trip, but I almost got stranded. The truck did awesome; FSD did 95% or more of the driving and did lane changes, turns, and well-managed rural West Virginia roads. Only one turn went wrong because Google Maps had it bad.
Then I arrived at my in-laws, and my father-in-law had a 14-50 plug that he made ready for me to charge the Cybertruck. I plugged it in, and the truck wouldn’t accept the charge.
I was worried as the battery had less than 100 miles left, and the closest Supercharger was in Charleston, South Carolina.
Then I go to Google to figure out why. The Cybertruck must have an 8-gauge electrical wire between the breaker and the outlet, but the outlet was wired with a 10-gauge wire. So, I switched to a 110-volt outlet.
Using 110v only got me 1-2 miles per hour, so to get to a full charge would take over 6 days. That means I’m trapped at the in-laws until I figure this out. Plus, I need to be at 100% to make it to the first Supercharger when we make the trek back home on Saturday. YIKES!”

 

[mboymopar]

Do these things have hydraulic brakes or electric brakes.

 

[Docwagon1776]

Do these things have hydraulic brakes or electric brakes.

Both, sort of. Hydraulic brake pistons and all the normal plus regenerative braking through the drivetrain. I guess most any modern vehicle will have the "both" answer given ABS electrically activates the hydraulics.

Of perhaps some "huh, that's neat" factor the brakes know when the discs are wet and will apply juuuust enough force to dry them without enough to actually slow the vehicle.

 

[tron67j]

I read a story where a family rented a CT to drive off to skiing. Some got so far sick because the passengers couldn't see out the windows, and I think they had problems charging. I have heard first hand now about the problems with the lights in our recent snow. I imagine driving into fog is the same problem.

 

[GTyankee]

I watched one of those TV shows, where they pick a vehicle, in this instance, they picked the Cyber Truck that was exploded at Trump Tower last week or so.

They investigated that truck & its computers.

GUESS WHAT ?

that Cyber Truck stores so much information, that they knew everywhere the driver went & at what times he did it & how long he did it for.
Like where, when & for how long he Idled or did not move with the ignition On

 

[clay282]

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[Wild one]

WTF do these people think? I mean, it's a "truck", designed by people who don't drive trucks. They don't use trucks, own them, work in them, haul in them, off road in them, tow in them... A bunch of geeks at computers designing, based on a rich South African owners Lego dreams. I can't imagine why it's not working out. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for electric vehicles, but that thing is a ****** on wheels.

Tell us how you really feel Clay

 

[Brandon-w]

play stupid games win stupid prizes. Thats made for California not Canada.

 

[LouM]

There is a lot of "stupid" crap in/on all of are trucks.
Just in the lights themselves, it's almost impossible to turn off all your lights and drive, if your lights are on auto the high beams shutoff below a certain speed. Going up my driveway it shuts the high beams off on a steep grade so you can't see the deer till your on them.
The stock backup lights are almost useless, when backing up at night.

 

[Dean2]

The whole charging thing with EVs is a massive cluster. Each model and make seems to have unique rules around input voltage, amps etc and even the charge plugs aren't the same. If the makers don't come to an agreement on a standard charging protocol, fix the lack of charging stations and resolve the truly short range in cold weather (500 klms goes down to 100-150 klms at -45), adoption of EVs will continue to be a problem. The abysmal resale value also hurts them a lot.

However, as far as lights go: All LED lights suffer from needing to be cleaned off when snowing or travelling through deep snow. LED lights produce near zero heat, so while your LED lights are brighter they will snow/ice over in a hurry and never clear. I carry a spray bottle of windshield cleaner to clear them off. I switched my trailer lights back to standard bulbs because once the LEDs snow over, guys coming up behind you in the dark cannot see the trailer at all,

 

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A Cybertruck owner visiting his in-laws at a farm in West Virginia says he found himself in a unique situation when he learned it would take 6 days for his Cybertruck to charge enough to be able to make it to the nearest supercharger. https://www.torquenews.com/.../im-trapped-my-laws-west... John shared his uncomfortable experience on the Cybertruck Owners Only group on Facebook.
Here is what he wrote…
“The Tesla Cybertruck did make the 406-mile road trip, but I almost got stranded. The truck did awesome; FSD did 95% or more of the driving and did lane changes, turns, and well-managed rural West Virginia roads. Only one turn went wrong because Google Maps had it bad.
Then I arrived at my in-laws, and my father-in-law had a 14-50 plug that he made ready for me to charge the Cybertruck. I plugged it in, and the truck wouldn’t accept the charge.
I was worried as the battery had less than 100 miles left, and the closest Supercharger was in Charleston, South Carolina.
Then I go to Google to figure out why. The Cybertruck must have an 8-gauge electrical wire between the breaker and the outlet, but the outlet was wired with a 10-gauge wire. So, I switched to a 110-volt outlet.
Using 110v only got me 1-2 miles per hour, so to get to a full charge would take over 6 days. That means I’m trapped at the in-laws until I figure this out. Plus, I need to be at 100% to make it to the first Supercharger when we make the trek back home on Saturday. YIKES!”

I have often said you need an electrician before you bring it home.And a 200 a service Heck do you plug your mig welder into the wall

 

[tjfdesmo]

Cyber Bedpan

 

[DILLIGAF]

I find it funny that guys that dont even have lockers on their own trucks are laughing at this.