Parking Garages in New York are Refusing to Park Tesla Cybertrucks, They Say, “Insurance Companies Have Asked Them Not to”

Definitely politically motivated. Especially when you think about the left states are supposed to hate ICE vehicles and love EVs.

It has nothing to do with cost of the vehicles or political bends against Musk. It's a structural concern with the parking garages ablility to handle the enormous weight of these trucks compared to a regular ICE vehicle. Many of Manhattan's garages are 75 years old or more and were never designed to handle the concentrated loads of these vehicles. Rather than expressing the disturbing concerns of a structural collapse, they instead just tell Cyber owners they're not welcome. I beleive NYC has already had at.least one parking garage collapse due to the number of EVs flooding the market and their garage. Teslas are notorious for their weight. Look into it.

It probably has more to do with the cybertruck being unreliable and the parking garages wanting to avoid being blamed for any issues. The liability factor.
And they are really rather ugly. First time i saw one i thought it was a rather unfortunate home made custom kit on a regular car! Personal taste.

Unless every Tesla is banned the political motivation line is not even mildly convincing. That said I’ve seen Hummer EVs in parking garages so not entirely sure what the issue is with the Cyber truck. I could see the steel exterior perhaps being an issue in a car wash since people aren’t necessarily familiar with working the surface.

All in all, seem like people want to be weird and unique with their cybertruck but don’t want to deal with having a weird unique vehicle.

Reasonable. I drive a Bentley Continental and I have been denied parking in NYC many times too. I get it, a dent costs thousands of dollars to fix, not worth the risk for the garage

I used to drive to Manhattan every now and then a while back. Most parking garages go down (underground) not up. Also most of the time attendants park your vehicle as they double and triple park. Can you imagine an ev that's triple parked 8 levels underneath Manhattan catching fire. A vehicle that fire departments can't really put out.

It's because they're too heavy for multi-level garages and car wash tracks. Look up EV weight and garage collapses. It's dumb to think it's political, there are plenty of libs driving Teslas!

Its the ugly factor of the vehicle itself...and the possiblity of damage when folks confuse it with a dumpster.

It is definitely politically motivated.
Parking garages take no responsibility of the cars parked in their facility and therefore would not be a liability to the parking garage owner, which is stated on the parking receipt staying they are not responsible... This in fact started after Elon made his position known and insurance companies immediately increased premiums specifically on Cybertrucks. Now the insurance companies are pushing to an Cybertrucks from parking garages while not banning cars that cost 2 times as much and even more. One quick Presidential Executive Order to put the insurance companies in their place will solve the problem of revenge seeking companies.

I suspect that it is not the value of the vehicle, but the cost of repair. Most vehicles can be repaired by any repair shop, but I believe that cybertrucks have ti go back to Tesla, if they can be repaired at all.

They should be banned everywhere because they are hideous.

Have you ever seen an EV fire? I have and it's scary. All the batteries start exploding and the fire is uncontrollable. Firefighters have to just wait for the fire to be over because it's so dangerous. Look for the video showing two EVs in a head-on collision. I steer clear of them. Those batteries are toxic AF.

It's called a stupidity tax. Get used to it stupids

EV car fires have parking structure operators understandably spooked about big EV trucks, but we've got start somewhere. Maybe interim subsidized insurance for the trucks and the lot owners is where to start.

If I had to guess I would say it's because of the damage the cybertruck can cause other vehicles and people. First of all, it's big. Second, the doors are massive. Third, the stainless steel panels have extremely sharp corners that can easily stab people and could even puncture through a thin aluminum panel on a nearby car when the door is swung open. That's just my guess.

Maybe it's because these Cybertrucks are so damn ugly and weird looking. It's like having an unfriendly alien parked next to your car.

The problem isn't how much they cost but how much they cost to FIX!!! Range Rovers, Mercedes etc have been around long enough people have their parts in stock. Didn't they catch for random too??? I would be careful as well!!

I would guess the reason behind insurance companies denial on cyber trucks is not political. It's because the batteries are almost impossible to exstenguish in case of fire. That makes more sense.

Musk should set up an insurance company and charge a fraction of what these oppressors are charging. They are ripping us off.

Could it be the weight of the cyber trucks that may have something to do with it since they weigh thousands of pounds more than a normal car and would put all The added stress on the foundations of the multilevel parking garages? Not to even mention that those battery powered vehicles seem to burst into flames, especially when the batteries get wet maybe that’s why the car washes don’t want them also could be a factor in some of the car washes the equipment that washes and moves the cars along. It’s really asinine to think well it’s based on politics. No, it’s based on common sense.

The Cybertruck is a a middle finger to other cars on the road, pedestrians, and people in general.

Right back atcha Cybertruck owners.

Maybe it's not so much the actual drive off the lot cost that the garages are referring to? It probably has more to do with the fact that when they are damaged there's only a handful of places that have the parts/certified to fix. And Leon's definitely not changing that 🤙

It probably has more to do with the damage the truck could potentially cause. Considering you'd have to be someone special to drive the metal monster, I'd be inclined to believe you're not capable of maneuvering through the garage without hitting the walls or another car. Even if by chance you are capable, I still wouldn't take your word for it, just for the simple fact that you judgement is obviously impaired. Why else would you need a tank as a daily driver?

I used to work for a medium sized brand name care rental company out in the Sacramento International Airport and when we had Teslas in our selection of fleet cars and trucks, we couldn’t drive them through a car wash because the force of the water from the jets below would cause the batteries to shut off and stall the car. Any Teslas had to be handwashed and any Tesla owner knows that factoid!!

It's not new that it's politically motivated.....all I have to tell Elon Musk create parks and buy over insurance companies with luxury deals for your garages all US and watch what happens. I find out something in the United State, especially the Democrats they are the most corrupt politicians on planet earth funded by a Soro, a man no one can account for how he made his money..a Greek for that matter.
Elon build your garages and buy off insurance companies and create employments....

I’d be embarrassed to admit owning one of those.

Imagine being so rich you refuse to wash your own car at your OWN house. Like huh??
Aren't car washes for people like me who are poorer that dont have the soap and cloths? Also car washes beat your car up, why would an expensive car want to not wash themselves?!?!? So fing weird

I call bullshit. Parking garages in New York City are highly licensed facilities which are required to accept any vehicle within size limits that has a plate on it. End of story.

Because of their weight - the parking structures are not signed for these huge loads

Cyber trucks don't fit in garage spaces in the Orange County Museumof Art garage in CA. I found that out when I came around a corner in the garage and the end of the truck was sticking out 2 feet longer than all other cars and trucks. Thankfully, no one was coming at me from the opposite direction and I could swerve around it.