Tesla Cybertruck A/C Stops Working in the Middle of Canadian Cold – To Stop Himself From Freezing, The Cybertruck Owner Had to Drive on the Highway With Insulated Coat On

A pity he did not think to drive to the nearest Canadian Tire and buy a plug in car heater. He would have had to charge the truck a few extra times on his trip, but better than freezing.

Of all malfunctions, I wouldn't think of such a standard tried and true aspect of a vehicle to be the source of problems. If anything the FSD was thought to be the buggy bit.

HVAC. Not A/C a/c stands for air conditioning.
Heating ventilation and air conditioning

a/c literally means "air conditioning" NOT heat...

That's what happens when you buy trash from a con man

Saying the issue is "1st gen" is foolish. This isn't Tesla's first EV sold in Canada... Or are Tesla fans insinuating all Testla vehicles are 1st gen so heaters will fail on any model?

If you put yourself at risk by buying a Tesla, that is up to you.
But to put other users of the road at risk is irresponsible.
Tesla is junk. It reminds me of the pinto - a coffin on wheels.
No wonder Teslas are becoming less and less popular.
And as for Musk, many of his claims are lies. In most other situations, he would be in jail for misrepresenting his product

Now how many people would know how to use the FSD software?

Who proofread this..... A/C stands for air conditioning. The cold. Come on now. No accountability in this industry anymore.

Continuing to drive ANY vehicle that is operating dangerously is ALWAYS the DRIVER'S FAULT.

Continuing to drive ANY vehicle dangerously is ALWAYS THE DRIVER'S FAULT.

Why should Tesla be responsible had this person been in an accident?! A driver, in ANY vehicle that breaks down in one form or another, makes the CHOICE to continue driving in an unsafe vehicle. sounds to me like you have a gripe against Tesla. Just sayin’.

His choice to.continue driving without clear outside visibility is criminal negligence in many jurisdictions. Cold or not, you cannot be a hazard to others on or near the roads. Heaters on internal combustion vehicles also have been known to fail sometimes in cold weather, so this is not new. Sadly, nor is the driver not operating the vehicle in a safe manner. Law enforcement should provide the driver a reminder to always operate your vehicle in a safe manner in the form of a ticket.

... I'm very confused on why we would need A/C in the winter?🤣

Suggestion buy a real truck and keep that one for good weather on the golf course where it belongs

Meh. This should not happen. While hear and A/C should have their bugs worked out by now, I suspect one could find similar warranty claims for other vehicles- BEV or otherwise.
Given the cost and fanfare, these things should be bulletproof (haha), yet they are just another example of engineering and manufacturing limitation - no different than any other automaker's product.

What would Tesla say if he was involved in a crash? They would probably ask how somebody considered it at a good idea to drive the vehicle as described.

If he happened to be in an accident in which someone else died he would be 100% at fault for choosing to take his vehicle on the road. I'm sure a judge would love to hear all about why it wasn't his fault

I really want to know what the author of this article thinks "A/C" stands for lol.

Any car with a broken heater would have been impossible to safely drive during such cold conditions, so Tesla doesn't have to fix anything about the cars... The guy had a malfunction, if it were a recurrent thing then it would be Tesla responsibility to fix the issue because it affects their design as a whole

What crazy a hit piece this is. Just because it's a Tesla and "Elon are bad reeee hurrr durrr me leftist and hate people who not in our cult of stupidity". I've driven tons of chevys and dodges in northern michigan winters with the heat broken. I put on my coat and didn't "almost die".

This isn't a new problem, with EVs or otherwise, and usually not a big issue. But I assume in Canada, most people that drive long distances take proper precautions because of the potential risk.

No absolutely not it's a vehicle not a video game in early access. Having a feature break and create dangerous conditions for the driver should not be acceptable for any brand new vehicle. It is a several ton death machine we should have higher standards than oh it's the first year car it'll have problems.

I think when you spend close to $100,000 on a vehicle you should have an expectation of it working as it should for , at least , the length of the warranty assuming scheduled maintenance. You haters that said he should have known better than buying a first generation vehicle are either most likely jealous or just damaged from life. To the op, you have every right to air your grievence. People telling you to keep quiet are not living in reality. Don't allow people with the gift of hindsight deter you from demanding what you paid for in whatever forum you think will aid in having your Cyber truck perform to your expectation. This is obviously none of my business. I just can't stand know-it-alls that anonymously berate someone they know nothing about save for the couple of paragraphs where you simply state the truth. Bullies are not welcome. Some people should just keep their ridiculous comments to the people that give a shit about what spills out of their mouths. Probably me included. I just can't stand bullying in any form.

When these Elon simps are not shooting their pretend trucks or throwing rocks at their windshields, they're driving unsafely and dangerously on the road. They're not exactly the sharpest knives in the drawer.

I think you meant to say the heater stopped working. Not the AC.

Why is he using A/C in the winter, wasn't it already cold enough? Lol

A/C doesn't mean what you think it means. You don't run your A/C heat up.

Badly written by AI. Why would the driver be using the air conditioner (A/C) in freezing cold??? The story kept wrongly stating “A/C” except in one paragraph when it finally said “heater”. This is what happens when lazy writers don’t proof read the dribble they put out.

Does the writer of this article not know the difference between A/C (Air-Conditioning) and heater?

Well the cyber truck may have been around for a year now but I don't believe winter has been.