A new video shows a Tesla Cybertruck traversing a small body of water in an extreme flooding test. During the test, the Cybertruck gets up to 30mph in Wade Mode; unfortunately, the challenging test resulted in several truck components breaking down.
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The Cybertruck is one of the most capable off-roading vehicles out on the road. Be it rock crawling or Baja desert racing, there isn’t a terrain that all-electric trucks can’t handle.
The Cybertruck’s off-roading credentials are bolstered by the truck’s industry-leading 17.4 inches of ground clearance and 12 inches of suspension travel.
Add to this the Cybertruck’s ultra-strong exposed stainless steel exoskeleton and shatter-resistant glass, and the truck is certainly designed to make child’s play of any inhospitable environment.
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And among all challenging terrains, the Cybertruck is uniquely positioned to tackle one environment above any other vehicle: water.
The Cybertruck’s all-electric powertrain means that, unlike in internal combustion vehicles, the truck doesn’t need to ingest air to feed the combustion in the engine. This gives the truck a superior capability to function underwater.
The Cybertruck also has the highest ground clearance of any truck in its segment, which should help when going over water.
If all this wasn’t enough, Tesla has also fitted the Cybertruck with “Wade Mode.” In Wade Mode, the Cybertruck raises its suspension to “extreme height” and pressurizes the battery pack with positive air pressure from the air suspension. This stops water from leaking into the battery pack.
Elon Musk has even suggested that the Cybertruck can be used as a boat for short distances with only minor modifications to the base truck.
With all these components in play, the Cybertruck, at least on paper, is the best truck for water fording.
This is all well and good; however, how do the Cybertruck’s specs translate in real life when taken across a body of water?
Lucky for us, this is precisely what the TechRax YouTube channel did during their latest Cybertruck test.
In this test, the YouTubers take the Cybertruck across a small body of water that has accumulated due to flooding following heavy rains.
During the course of the test, the YouTubers take the Cybertruck over increasingly deeper water puddles, with the highest water level covering the Cybertruck up to the windshield.
As expected, the Cybertruck traverses even the height part of the body of water with ease, showing the truck's capability to serve briefly as a boat. At some point during the test, the Cybertruck even hit 30 miles per hour going through water in Wade Mode.
This was exciting; unfortunately, the Cybertruck did not come out of the test unscathed. As you can see in the video, several plastic trims in the wheel wells and at the back of the truck got detached.
In addition, for some inexplicable reason, the electric controls that open the Cybertruck’s tailgate and the tonneau cover stopped working.
Luckily for the Cybertruck owner, the tailgate and tonneau cover can still be operated through the Tesla app, which should maintain the truck’s functionality until it can be fixed by Tesla service.
Overall, this was a smashing success for the Cybertruck and proves the truck has superior capability when it comes to handling bodies of water.
Currently, this is all the information we’ve regarding the Cybertruck; however, we’ll be sure to keep you posted as we get more reports about the all-electric truck. Until then, make sure to visit our site, torquenews.com/Tesla, regularly for the latest updates.
So what do you think? Are you excited to see the Cybertruck effortlessly wade through deep water bodies? Also, what do you make of the components that fell off or stopped working during the test? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Image: Screenshot from TechRax YouTube channel
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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and The evolution of the EV space on a daily basis for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.
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