The Tesla Cybertruck, known for its strong design and futuristic look, faced trouble in Canada’s freezing winter. On its first day in -18°C weather, it didn’t work as well as expected, leaving people wondering if it’s really as tough as claimed.
While electric vehicles are improving, this shows there’s still work to do to make them reliable in very cold weather. This leaves people wondering if the Cybertruck ready for such tough conditions.
A Canadian Tesla Cybertruck owner, Rob Roth from Alberta, shared his experience on social media. He recounted how the truck failed to operate during its first encounter with the harsh Canadian winter when he tried to use the defroster. This led to several unexpected hours spent troubleshooting with Tesla’s service team. The vehicle became inoperable less than a day after purchase.
Here is what he wrote:
“I picked up my Cyberbeast yesterday afternoon, drove two hours home, and had a blast driving it last night with friends and family. This morning, I defrosted it and drove to work. At lunchtime, the defrost did not engage (46% battery left), would not go into Drive or Reverse, started giving me errors/warnings, and then shut right down.”
This is not an ideal situation for a truck with a starting price of $165,999 in Canada. Continuing his post, Rob provides more details about his failed attempts to revive the truck.
“I spent the next 4 hours on the phone with Tesla service, trying to revive it by “boosting” it. We did revive power, and some things activated, but others did not. Eventually, nothing worked…even with boosting. I went back to meet the tow truck driver, and we were able to get some power with boosting again (maybe it’s because we boosted frunk again?) and got it in some sort of emergency mode and was able to limp drive it onto the tow truck.”
What’s interesting here is that Rob only drove his Cybertruck for approximately two hours; however, he has already spent four hours trying to revive it.
As for what exactly went wrong, Rob hasn’t yet received a definitive answer from Tesla but says he believes it has something to do with the truck’s heating system.
Rob continues to write:
“I am unsure what happened, but I noticed later at night that the fan noise under the dash seemed louder than before. I just assumed it was because of the cold temperature (-18C) (-0.4F), but maybe something else was going on?”
Tesla employs a heat pump on the Cybertruck to increase the heating and cooling efficiency. This is good for preserving battery power and range, but there are questions about how effective this system is in harsh environments.
Whatever the cause, Rob is not thrilled with the whole situation and continues to write:
“Anyhow, I sure hope Telsa makes me whole on this. I feel like spending this type of money and having this sort of hassle within 24 hours is unacceptable. In love to heartbroken on the same day.”
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Finally, Rob concludes his post with a picture of his Cybertruck loaded onto a flatbed. Most people would be unhappy with this sight, but Rob doesn’t seem too bothered, writing, “Note: My Cybertruck does look awesome on that tow truck!”
Overall, the Tesla Cybertruck’s struggle in freezing temperatures shows that it still needs some improvements for cold weather. While electric cars are getting better, this issue highlights the need for more work, especially in very cold areas. Tesla will likely need to fix these problems to make sure the Cybertruck works well in all kinds of weather, so people can rely on it in any condition.
