The autonomy of the Tesla Cybertruck disappoints in its first tests

While it has been more than four years Elon Musk Announcing the multiple qualities of its first electric pick-up, one of them, perhaps the most significant, warned of an excellent range: more than 800 kilometers. But throughout development, Tesla engineers have had a very difficult time meeting every requirement outlined by the American manatee.

The Tesla Cybertruck has been on the roads of the United States for a few weeks now. The first customers, the most successful, conduct the first tests in real conditions And some statistics are not particularly positive.

A year after Musk himself announced the arrival of the Cybertruck, Tesla’s CEO announced to the Four Winds that A new generation of batteries, the already famous 4680 cells

. As with the truck, the first data was really encouraging. Excellent performance and autonomy data that have been present for some time, although they have not met all expectations. It is known all over the world that Tesla is having problems with its innovative batteries and is requesting the help of its partners to improve its capacity. The Tesla Cybertruck has that and that could be one of the reasons for the low performance.

First autonomy results disappointed

As we have already said, the first delivery of the Cybertruck has already taken place. The waiting list is enormous, estimated to be around two million customers Waiting for a unit, although many of them, the last ones, still have to wait a long time to get their precious electric trucks.

Currently, Tesla offers a special launch version, which is more expensive, and those who want to skip the line will have to pay about 100,000 euros that Austin wants, which does not include many options.

One of them is the range extender. For the first time in its history, Tesla mounts a secondary battery that allows the pickup’s range of use to be extended. It’s an expensive option, $16,000, and only with it can one come close to the original figure announced in 2019, which was, remember, 800 kilometers of autonomy. We now know that the Cybertruck has a 122.4 kWh battery capacity that allows it to advertise. Approved range of 320 miles, 515 kilometers according to EPA cycle (United States). In its Hyperbeast configuration and without the support of a second battery. This is the version that has been tested Out of specsA well-known niche YouTube channel.

The test has been very easy. Take the Cybertruck and take a road trip at 70 mph (113 km/h) until the battery is completely dead. Test conditions also include an outdoor temperature of 8°C. After several hours of driving, After traveling 254 miles, 409 kilometers the electric pick-up stopped completely. A much lower figure than what was approved and what was expected. Yes, it’s true that cold can be a critical condition to lose range, but honestly everyone expected a lot from a car that has given a lot to talk about in recent years. Surely we will soon see more tests of this style in different circumstances.