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submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

New videos of Tesla Cybertruck off-roading appear to show it struggling to climb up a steep dirt hill::One video showed a 1946 Jeep CJ-2A successfully navigating the same hill that the Cybertruck struggled to summit.

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[-] nodsocket@lemmy.world 60 points 11 months ago

The noises are someone in the background, not coming from the truck

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago

I think you’re right; seems like it’s coming from the guy putting his car on a trailer. Cybertruck still looks like it’s not cut out for off roading though

[-] lemann@lemmy.one 14 points 11 months ago

Feels like very few trucks and "offroad-ready" vehicles nowadays are actually cut out for real offroading

[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 12 points 11 months ago

They should 100% be able to handle that offroading...my Elantra would be able to get up that hill better then that deformed junk pile

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Yes, but very few other trucks also have Elon Musk's stupid ass going up on stage claiming they'll "Have the best approach angle and the best departure angle," and "You'll basically be able to run the Baja 1000 rally in it."

[-] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 5 points 11 months ago

Wh... the approach and departure angles are atrocious, just look at it. The man really will piss on your leg and tell you it's raining.

Looked like the driver was sweating balls just trying not to get beached on camera.

[-] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Look at the tires, they are pretty suboptimal.

I switched to an EV 3 years ago and there is way too much torque at low rpm. The power curve just probably isn't designed for loose dirt. Not to mention the cyber truck weighs a billion pounds.

[-] bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The torque issue would be really easy to fix. The beauty of EVs is everything is computer controlled, so it'd be as simple as programming in a "low" mode by making the motors deliver power/torque on a much more gradual curve relative to pedal input (emulating a traditional gearboxes low range gears). The weight might be less of an issue at that point, although it's still going to be a problem no matter how you slice it

[-] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 1 points 11 months ago

Yes lower RPM of the tires and some sort of electronic locker front and rear would probably make this perform much better.

[-] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

It kinda looks like a golf cart wrapped in foil

[-] toofpic@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago
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