My pleasure. Thank you for doing a great job at Tesla. Thank you for watching👍 Feel free to share this and other videos we have to help with EV adoption.
Over the last 3 weeks we've put 955 miles on our Cybertruck, mostly on rural roads, off-road, cutting firewood, and hauling supplies. We live in a rural area of Washington so much of our travel is on state highways where traffic tends to move at 50-60 mph. Our lifetime consumption is right around the rated efficiency of 387 kW/mile, actually slightly better than that.
Great video! Tesla owner from Manitoba, Canada here. I’ve road tripped across Montana twice in my Model Y. Beautiful scenery, fun highways, amazing state.
@@ItsBinhRepaired Nice. 👍 Unfortunately at the time of recording our video, two software updates on the truck and one update or more on the app ago, it was not possible to do anything with the bed lights on our truck. It was Auto only.
@@wawalker1 No anxiety with EV. Going the speed limit with CT anyway. More options are coming daily, but already enough to easily travel. And with the stopping more often is that is exactly the point that makes the difference. When I arrive I’m not all worn out and sore! The health professionals recommend to stop at least every two hours to walk and stretch. And we don’t stop more. Why not? Because the bladder always calls, many times even before the EV needs to stop. Sounds to me you don’t have any EV experience and thus can’t really compare the two.
Those 🐖 carries are large dog crates. They were pushed up against the front wall. The larger one is 38" long and 28" tall. The smaller is 33" long and 23" tall. Based on my measurements the smaller kennel would have worked with the cover closed. The large one possibly could fit sideways with the cover closed. We had one of about the same size as the smaller kennel behind the driver seat, with the rear seat folded up, for the dog. If I could have used that one instead of the large kennel I could have closed the tonneau cover.
Many things affect range, there is an endless list. One of the main factors is speed. The range, for our driving conditions, is higher than Chevy Bolt and 2013 Model S85, maybe a little lower than our 2018 Model 3. Compare to the Rivian R1S we have, the CT definitely does better in consumption. The CT has about the same range as the Rivian but the CT has over kWh less battery. Based on our experience so far, while towing it can be as low as around 150 miles, while at 80mph without trailer it can be about 270 miles. Mixed driving, city/highway would increase the 270 miles. The All-Terrain tires on the CT don’t help efficiency either. I will eventually switch to a Michelin LT All Season, the same tire that I have been running on my Dodge Truck. I assume that will help efficiency and thus increase range. We’ll have more road trips coming, with and without trailer.
You never said how much time you wasted on the total trip charging this thing. None of these types of videos ever do. Sure frequent bathroom breaks are a fact of life when you hit a certain age. Believe me I am there. However, it does not take 35 minutes, 45 minutes or even an hour+ to empty your bladder.
In my videos when I arrive at the Supercharger I usually give the stats and show the time on the screen and then I do it again when leaving the Supercharger. I also show the time the truck estimates to charge. As an example the first stop was Butte MT after a two hour 150 mile drive we had to charge for 20 minutes. Getting the coffee and bathroom stop took all of that for the three of us. There was no time wasted😉. Usually when you arrive with this truck people come from everywhere and want to see it and ask questions. Yes bathroom and coffee doesn't take very long but showing the truck having interesting conversations with people from all walks of live takes time. Thus we usually charged more than needed to continue to the trip. Unfortunately in Montana we don't have to many Superchargers yet, like in other places. So even with charging more than needed we can't usually skip a Supercharger. And because we have more than needed we arrive with a higher SOC at the next one and that can lead to slower charging (less kW). In general the Cybertruck requires about 20 to 25 minutes charging for a two hour drive. This has been my experience so far. Not sure yet how it will be in winter with extreme cold. Winter is coming so stay tuned for those winter videos.
@@RMTFamily having a truck that can’t tow 100 miles and can’t do a road trip without having to stop every 140 miles for 30 minutes of charging at a cost as higher than gasoline makes no sense to me.
Obviuously you are pretty clueless about EV's and their costs. I'm glad you found this channel, because here you can see what really is possible, not FUD. Traveling and charging on the road is in general 10% cheaper than gasoline. Charging at home is 90% cheaper. The Cybertruck can tow about 150 miles on a full charge, that is about a two hour drive, and that is when everyone is supposed to stop and stretch anyway. Now the truck takes about 30 minutes to charge, but a Tesla Model 3 takes only about 5 to 15 minutes to charge. And we have not even talked about all the other savings an EV has over ICE vehicles.
I’ve owned two Teslas that’s how I knew the technology wasn’t ready for a truck. A 100% charge (which isn’t good for the battery) 150 miles for a light load in perfect weather. Not exactly the definition of a truck for most people. I like the video, don’t get too upset. I just don’t believe it’s a practical vehicle. There’s a lot of excuses for its shortcomings that I find comical. We haven’t even began to go into all the panel gaps and the poor build quality of your truck. Driving that thing in serious winter conditions will also destroy the range. It’s a niche item. Not a mainstream truck that’s going to replace a F150.
100% charge is not a problem for a battery if the vehicle is driven within an hour or two of reaching full charge. No harm, no more degradation, nothing is done. Even people that have not followed that rule have not experienced excessive degradation. For most people a 1/2ton truck is a commuter/daily driver not a long distance towing vehicle. It makes a great work truck too as it has enough range for towing a work trailer without charging throughout the day for many contractors. I'm one of them! Shortcomings? Specify these shortcomings. Range is not one of them since most 1/2ton trucks never drive that far daily and for the once in a while when you visit Grandma you have to charge on the road and maybe loose a few minutes compare to a ICE truck, that is not a shortcoming because you make all that time up by not going to get your regular and expensive oil changes, tune-ups and repairs that all ICE vehicles have. Panel gaps? It is not 2018 anymore when Tesla was ramping production on the Model 3. Our Cybertruck has no panel gap issues and all those that I've seen don't either. Panel gaps in "production" Cybertruck is not an issue. Explain the poor build quality. Without owning one you can't even judge build quality. You can't judge build quality based on videos you maybe watching from pre-production models. Driving in serious winter condition will not affect the truck more than any other EV. And if you watch all the EVC winter driving videos on our channel you will see that there is no affect on daily driving and very limited change on road trips. It's not a niche product. The more people will see how capable this truck is what it offers for the money the more people want one. Yes there are a few hick-ups in the first series of truck, just like with any vehicle that is brand new, not built on a previous chassis. But unlike legacy car makers, Tesla doesn't wait a model year to improve the vehicle, they continuously improve as changes are needed. This truck will in a few years take a chunk of the truck market share. You certainly right it will not completely replace the F 150! Many people will buy Ford's electric F 150 Lightning instead of the Cybertruck. I just met one of those people today. He got the F 150 Lightning because they were almost giving away and he needed a truck now and couldn't wait until his Cybertruck reservation turns into an order in a year or two. Stick with our channel so you can see how the Cybertruck really does, we have real live videos and will be driving it in the serious cold winter here in Montana too. And who knows maybe I'm completely wrong, but I doubt it. In any event thank you for watching.👍
I’m from Butte. Went to Montana Tech. Currently work for Tesla. Thanks for helping show Montanans that electric vehicles work just fine in MT. 👍😊
My pleasure. Thank you for doing a great job at Tesla.
Thank you for watching👍
Feel free to share this and other videos we have to help with EV adoption.
Fine & appreciatable.
Over the last 3 weeks we've put 955 miles on our Cybertruck, mostly on rural roads, off-road, cutting firewood, and hauling supplies. We live in a rural area of Washington so much of our travel is on state highways where traffic tends to move at 50-60 mph. Our lifetime consumption is right around the rated efficiency of 387 kW/mile, actually slightly better than that.
That’s great! The high speeds are killing efficiency for us. But I didn’t expect anything else. Glad to hear you’re putting your truck to work.
Great video! Tesla owner from Manitoba, Canada here. I’ve road tripped across Montana twice in my Model Y. Beautiful scenery, fun highways, amazing state.
Thank you. Great to hear you like Montana. You live in a beautiful place too. Where about in Manitoba?
@@RMTFamily Winkler, Manitoba - about 15 miles north of the North Dakota border!
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Thank You
Yup, after 2 hours of driving, I need to take a bathroom break 😂
I'll make a video showing how to control the bed lights.
Sounds good👍
@@RMTFamily video is up
@@ItsBinhRepaired Nice. 👍 Unfortunately at the time of recording our video, two software updates on the truck and one update or more on the app ago, it was not possible to do anything with the bed lights on our truck. It was Auto only.
Hello from a fellow Montana Tesla owner 👍
Hi, always good to hear from fellow Montana Tesla owner. Looked at your channel real quick. Some cool stuff there. Are you in the Billings area?
@@RMTFamily yes sir, in Billings. Looks like you might be up near Missoula?
@@chevrofreak About 30 miles west of Missoula out in the woods.
Tonneau cover being open can cost you 9% of range.
Yes, it can. But sometimes you can’t close it.
@@RMTFamily True, as in your case here. Accounts for your shorter range.
my duramax gets about 750mi on a full charge and takes about 5 min to recharge.
And what’s the point of having 750 miles range on your truck when your bladder only can go a couple hours anyway.😉
congrats mr. coolest guy on the planet.
Less anxiety, more options. Shorter duration. Can drive faster (where permitted). I bet you are stopping more often than with gas or diesel truck.
@@wawalker1 No anxiety with EV. Going the speed limit with CT anyway. More options are coming daily, but already enough to easily travel. And with the stopping more often is that is exactly the point that makes the difference. When I arrive I’m not all worn out and sore! The health professionals recommend to stop at least every two hours to walk and stretch. And we don’t stop more. Why not? Because the bladder always calls, many times even before the EV needs to stop.
Sounds to me you don’t have any EV experience and thus can’t really compare the two.
@@RMTFamily It does not take 35 minutes, 45 minutes or even an hour+ to empty your bladder. That's his point.
Great ! Now who’s gonna enjoy the meat at Christmas? 😅
Maybe we should have a RMTFamily Subscriber party!?
Do you have rock chips in your windshield?
Nope, just a bunch of bugs splashed on it.
How tall are those piggy carriers?
Those 🐖 carries are large dog crates. They were pushed up against the front wall. The larger one is 38" long and 28" tall. The smaller is 33" long and 23" tall. Based on my measurements the smaller kennel would have worked with the cover closed. The large one possibly could fit sideways with the cover closed. We had one of about the same size as the smaller kennel behind the driver seat, with the rear seat folded up, for the dog. If I could have used that one instead of the large kennel I could have closed the tonneau cover.
So basically Cybertruck only has about 210 mile range 100% to 0%?
Noo.. It varies based on driving conditions
Many things affect range, there is an endless list. One of the main factors is speed.
The range, for our driving conditions, is higher than Chevy Bolt and 2013 Model S85, maybe a little lower than our 2018 Model 3. Compare to the Rivian R1S we have, the CT definitely does better in consumption. The CT has about the same range as the Rivian but the CT has over kWh less battery.
Based on our experience so far, while towing it can be as low as around 150 miles, while at 80mph without trailer it can be about 270 miles. Mixed driving, city/highway would increase the 270 miles. The All-Terrain tires on the CT don’t help efficiency either. I will eventually switch to a Michelin LT All Season, the same tire that I have been running on my Dodge Truck. I assume that will help efficiency and thus increase range. We’ll have more road trips coming, with and without trailer.
You never said how much time you wasted on the total trip charging this thing. None of these types of videos ever do. Sure frequent bathroom breaks are a fact of life when you hit a certain age. Believe me I am there. However, it does not take 35 minutes, 45 minutes or even an hour+ to empty your bladder.
In my videos when I arrive at the Supercharger I usually give the stats and show the time on the screen and then I do it again when leaving the Supercharger. I also show the time the truck estimates to charge. As an example the first stop was Butte MT after a two hour 150 mile drive we had to charge for 20 minutes. Getting the coffee and bathroom stop took all of that for the three of us.
There was no time wasted😉. Usually when you arrive with this truck people come from everywhere and want to see it and ask questions. Yes bathroom and coffee doesn't take very long but showing the truck having interesting conversations with people from all walks of live takes time. Thus we usually charged more than needed to continue to the trip. Unfortunately in Montana we don't have to many Superchargers yet, like in other places. So even with charging more than needed we can't usually skip a Supercharger. And because we have more than needed we arrive with a higher SOC at the next one and that can lead to slower charging (less kW). In general the Cybertruck requires about 20 to 25 minutes charging for a two hour drive. This has been my experience so far. Not sure yet how it will be in winter with extreme cold. Winter is coming so stay tuned for those winter videos.
Just buy gas powered. Makes more sense
@@adan7182 What you say doesn’t make any sense.
@@RMTFamily having a truck that can’t tow 100 miles and can’t do a road trip without having to stop every 140 miles for 30 minutes of charging at a cost as higher than gasoline makes no sense to me.
Obviuously you are pretty clueless about EV's and their costs. I'm glad you found this channel, because here you can see what really is possible, not FUD.
Traveling and charging on the road is in general 10% cheaper than gasoline. Charging at home is 90% cheaper. The Cybertruck can tow about 150 miles on a full charge, that is about a two hour drive, and that is when everyone is supposed to stop and stretch anyway. Now the truck takes about 30 minutes to charge, but a Tesla Model 3 takes only about 5 to 15 minutes to charge.
And we have not even talked about all the other savings an EV has over ICE vehicles.
I’ve owned two Teslas that’s how I knew the technology wasn’t ready for a truck. A 100% charge (which isn’t good for the battery) 150 miles for a light load in perfect weather. Not exactly the definition of a truck for most people. I like the video, don’t get too upset. I just don’t believe it’s a practical vehicle. There’s a lot of excuses for its shortcomings that I find comical. We haven’t even began to go into all the panel gaps and the poor build quality of your truck. Driving that thing in serious winter conditions will also destroy the range. It’s a niche item. Not a mainstream truck that’s going to replace a F150.
100% charge is not a problem for a battery if the vehicle is driven within an hour or two of reaching full charge. No harm, no more degradation, nothing is done. Even people that have not followed that rule have not experienced excessive degradation. For most people a 1/2ton truck is a commuter/daily driver not a long distance towing vehicle. It makes a great work truck too as it has enough range for towing a work trailer without charging throughout the day for many contractors. I'm one of them! Shortcomings? Specify these shortcomings. Range is not one of them since most 1/2ton trucks never drive that far daily and for the once in a while when you visit Grandma you have to charge on the road and maybe loose a few minutes compare to a ICE truck, that is not a shortcoming because you make all that time up by not going to get your regular and expensive oil changes, tune-ups and repairs that all ICE vehicles have. Panel gaps? It is not 2018 anymore when Tesla was ramping production on the Model 3. Our Cybertruck has no panel gap issues and all those that I've seen don't either. Panel gaps in "production" Cybertruck is not an issue. Explain the poor build quality. Without owning one you can't even judge build quality. You can't judge build quality based on videos you maybe watching from pre-production models. Driving in serious winter condition will not affect the truck more than any other EV. And if you watch all the EVC winter driving videos on our channel you will see that there is no affect on daily driving and very limited change on road trips.
It's not a niche product. The more people will see how capable this truck is what it offers for the money the more people want one.
Yes there are a few hick-ups in the first series of truck, just like with any vehicle that is brand new, not built on a previous chassis. But unlike legacy car makers, Tesla doesn't wait a model year to improve the vehicle, they continuously improve as changes are needed. This truck will in a few years take a chunk of the truck market share.
You certainly right it will not completely replace the F 150! Many people will buy Ford's electric F 150 Lightning instead of the Cybertruck. I just met one of those people today. He got the F 150 Lightning because they were almost giving away and he needed a truck now and couldn't wait until his Cybertruck reservation turns into an order in a year or two.
Stick with our channel so you can see how the Cybertruck really does, we have real live videos and will be driving it in the serious cold winter here in Montana too. And who knows maybe I'm completely wrong, but I doubt it.
In any event thank you for watching.👍