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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 10 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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[-] noride@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

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?

[-] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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.

[-] veeesix@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago
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[-] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 3 points 10 months ago

Shitty truck performs shittily.

Fixed their headline.

[-] MarioBarisa@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

There is not a single good thing about the Cybertruck.

[-] oxjox@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

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"?

[-] GammaGames@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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!

[-] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

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

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[-] weew@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[-] st3ph3n@midwest.social 1 points 10 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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