Elon Musk has said the Cybertruck can act as a boat to cross calm waters and make the 6-8 mile crossing from Starbase to South Padre Island.
This could mean it would also be possible for Cybertruck to make the 20 mile crossing of the Straits of Dover to cross the English Channel on calm weather days.
Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes & even seas that aren’t too choppy
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 29, 2022
Needs be able to get from Starbase to South Padre Island, which requires crossing the channel
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 29, 2022
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This is moronic. How many people is Elon Musk going to have killed ?.
Would rotating the wheels at some moderate rate provide enough force to propel the vehicle? And what would serve as a rudder?
This is how you do it
https://www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/features/2008/half-safe-amphibious-jeep-blackbourn-439
It would benefit from a couple of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang pontoons.
If a couple of comedians can cross the channel in an old Toyota truck, whats the big deal?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVjo6YOT3Zg
Trust the weather stripping? Well if you can drop an iPhone in the toilet since version 7, it was only a matter of time before the tesla DUKW arrived. /s
Oh, you just know some idiot will make the attempt — and more likely than not misjudge how calm the sea is, make water, and sink.
That was my thought: Advertising that your truck can sort of float for an ambiguous short distance is just asking for somebody to sink one and sue you. Either make the thing genuinely amphibious, or keep quiet about it.
Of course, it’s not really a risk until they start delivering them… They’ve got time to either complete the sealing job or clarify that they’re NOT amphibious unless you buy the pop out inflatable pontoons option.
I heard you can also microwave it to increase the Cybertruck’s battery life