Skier and snowboarders. Do you plan to buy cybertruck for going uphill? With 500plus miles and awesome torque control it seems like it’ll beat any other vehicle for chasing powder. Also enough space for gear and 6 people! Less emission to cause global warming etc etc. what do you say?
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Is cybertruck the ultimate powder chasing machine?
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Uncle Paul
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Imagine walking up and taking on off boots on the edge of the hatch. I can’t wait till mine gets delivered
Uncle Paul
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With on board 120V power, imagine setting up a slope side business sharpening edges, waxing bottoms, installing bindings etc. Little work could pay for your entire trip...
Ludalicious
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Wouldn't call it any better than any ICE pickup or SUV. But alright all get on the Kool-aid.... Guess its electric. Could only imagine how terrible the drain would be parked outside a resort for a week in -10 weather.
Uncle Paul
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Ludalicious
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Hah .... Not really.. I would say 98% of the vehicles in Vancouver Canada don't have block heaters installed in them. I have actually never owned a vehicle with a block heater on it. Only need those in -30 weather. Prairies.... And you wont find any ski hills in those area's. Ontario yes... Lots of instances where plugging in a vehicle just isnt possible. I have never seen one in a ski resort parking lot before. I do however know of Tesla station located in whistler. Not exactly a dream ski vehicle though IMO. Maybe if it had tracks and could take you into the back country
Christmas lights have to plug in someplace. All I need is enough to get to town and back up the mountain. $20 to security and I sleep in the back like the good old days. I find 120V in boxes in plenty of ski towns. Often next to guard shacks etc... One needs to be creative and friendly. Those two together you can charge anywhere.
Edit: Chasing powder from my experience is chasing storms across the west for the latest dump. Pull in at 3am. Ski early, and be on your way to the next dumping ground if there is a good set of snow for a couple days. Avoid the crowds. That was 20 years ago....
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Not gonna stay in one resort for long. That’s not chasing the powder by definition.
yes it’s gonna drain quite a bit. But usually you can find ways to plug in.
dazedNconfuzed
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I have. The bright-orange plug hanging out the front gets lots of quizzical looks in Georgia.
My model 3 does just fine sitting out at -20F for 3-4 days.
Yes Vancouver is almost Banana belt climate. I lived in Whistler for 3 years, down at the bottom where your car will be it rarely gets to the single digits F and it can rain even in Jan/feb.
I’m in Alaska and we have block heaters and battery warmers on all our cars. Battery warmers are just as important as the block heater.
My guess is the CT won’t be a great winter roads vehicle, it’s big, tall, and heavy. All qualities are detrimental on winter roads. In general trucks and large SUVs are not great on winter roads, which is why Subaru, Audi Quattro cars, MB 4 mastic cars are the gold standard for winter vehicles.
I have to agree with coleAK. Trucks and SUV's aren't the best ski cars, especially if you drive in areas of high wind (aka Wyoming). I replaced a large Infiniti SUV with an E class wagon and the wagon is a much better ski car.
Overall I do think the CT will be a good ski car though and am considering it when I get the life out of my wagon. An EV truck with a large battery would be great for camping a couple days at a pass for some backcountry. The vault will be very handy and will be awesome to not need a ski box.
Side note. When I visited Whistler I was expecting warm weather and then I learned about something called an "Arctic Outflow".
Overall I do think the CT will be a good ski car though and am considering it when I get the life out of my wagon. An EV truck with a large battery would be great for camping a couple days at a pass for some backcountry. The vault will be very handy and will be awesome to not need a ski box.
Side note. When I visited Whistler I was expecting warm weather and then I learned about something called an "Arctic Outflow".
I'm very excited to take it to Whistler as well as other North Cascades areas. Idaho also has some great primitive hot springs that are only accessible by aggressive off road vehicles.
It seems that CT will have great clearance and ability to store and dry the wet gear. Rivian has a good solution as well, but I expect to have good drying abilities as well as the great connectivity, preheat and range.
It seems that CT will have great clearance and ability to store and dry the wet gear. Rivian has a good solution as well, but I expect to have good drying abilities as well as the great connectivity, preheat and range.
Yes, and as I remember, the poor guy's warranty has been declined by Tesla when his M3 broke after that.
It was pretty obvious, he was putting too much extra torque on suspension and axle bearings when using tracks on Tesla M3. Maybe he confused Tesla with Autocar Company (M3 half-track - Wikipedia)...
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