- cross-posted to:
- TooDumbToImagine@europe.pub
- cross-posted to:
- TooDumbToImagine@europe.pub
How is this even possible? Like, seriously. No way that Cybertruck has high enough miles that it has bald tires, so how is it stuck in that spot?
You must log in or register to comment.
The fact that it is ungodly heavy definitely didn’t help. But it would have done a hell of a lot better had it had proper snow tires. Something they are legally required to have on Quebec roads during the winter, btw.
But I fully expect a Cybertruck owner to be the kind of person who thinks that having AWD means you don’t need snow tires.
AWD = all weather driving
AWD just puts you further into the ditch.
What are snow tires in Quebec? I recently learned that some states and provinces count M+S and 3pms tires to be snow tires, while I’ve heard of some as studded.
Also, I thought the weight would actually help the cybertruck. A lot of 2WD trucks spin on snow and ice because there’s not enough weight on their drive axle so they can’t get enough traction
M+S won’t cut it. It needs to have the symbol below on it or be studded.
As for the weight, more weight does not necessarily equate more better. There is a sweet spot where going on either side of it makes it worse. Too light and it gets no traction. Too heavy and it just sinks into the snow and digs itself deeper instead of moving forward, especially if the tires are too skinny for the weight which is likely the case for Cybertrucks judging from all the videos of them getting stuck in sand. I presume that where this sweet spot is depends entirely on the conditions.
Also the RWD pickup trucks are especially bad in the snow not solely because of the lack of weight over the rear driving wheels, but mainly because it has to push along the undriven front wheels that are carrying most of the truck’s weight. It isn’t as much of a vehicle weight problem as it is a weight distribution over the driving wheels problem.
Wish these critics would cut Tesla a break. Obviously this is the tropicalized model! And surely it’s the councils ONE job to salt/ clear the snow! The motor is designed for high torque, not high grip! Who even builds motors that are high grip?
The council might be afraid of getting sued after the Cybertruck turns into a Corrosiontruck instantly after getting into contact with the salt.
Yeah. Bhut this is in Montreal, Musk has no power here. Maybe the camera-based fsd couldn’t tell between the white snow layer and the white sky and just gave up.
deleted by creator
Because it’s funny, guy claimed there was ice under the snow. Looks like powder to me from the footprints, but I’m sure it’s like he says, slick as wet glass under that very manageable-looking terrain.
Written like someone who’s never lived in a cold place. It’s incredibly common to get a bunch of rain, freeze while it’s raining, then turn to snow. That’s how you get a sheet of ice under a layer of powder.
The CT is still a giant pile of shit though.
Never gotten stuck that way, and I’m from Chicago. Have you? That sucks.
I figured the guy was making excuses for his shit-ass truck. Had that unpleasant odor to it.
Me neither, but I’ve lived in winters like this my entire life, and swap out my summer tires for winter tires when it’s time.
Ya know, I’ve never done winter tires? Old habits die hard, I guess. Too poor to afford them young, then realized I could get by without them once I could afford them. Whatever stock all-season they shipped the Toyota Tacoma 3rd Gen with is just fine for snow, even a couple feet deep.
I realize that’s weird, though. Lots of states out west mandate them, for starters.
I just have A/Ts on my old 4wd Sequoia, but we bought my wife’s car down south and it came with summer tires, which turn into rocks under 35 degrees, so I just bought a set of steelies and Blizzaks. It’s got AWD and unless we get more than half a foot of snow, that thing has zero problems.
Being that this guy paid $100k for a meme, I wouldn’t expect him to know anything about traction or tire compounds.
If you watch the wheels, only one is spinning for the most part, it’s such horrible design its impressive.
I saw that too, but only because the damn thing is so big the other wheels werent even in the shot.
That really is the best part. For a “software defined truck,” it’s pretty wild that they haven’t figured out the traction control software
This site is hilarious
https://fuelarc.com/off-road/watch-this-cybertruck-self-destruct-in-shallow-water/
Thanks, put a smile on my face XD
I do a significant amount of driving, and unfortunately some of that is done in snow. I would recommend to everyone driving in snowy conditions as little as possible, it sucks & can become dangerous.
I was not there. But sometimes if you drive a long distance & heat up your tires, then you park on top of snow, and your tires melt the snow…now your vehicle is effectively parked on a bunch of ice. 😑 This wasn’t ice before, there’s “powdered snow all around it” as some of you are saying, but there’s probably fucking compacted snow & ice formed under those wheels. Probably, again, idk. But I’ve parked & gone to take off, it’s hard to gain traction from parked when everything’s all slicked up. It really sucks.
Recovery methods sand & kitty litter are fine, you can get a little shovel & work on digging yourself out it’s cute but idk you’re just wasting a bunch of time in bad weather conditions & it’s trial & error. I have bought GoTreads and they’re fucking amazing. Just place them, correctly, around the drive wheels in the direction you wish to go and slowly drive onto them to engage. Instant traction & it gets you unstuck, it’s probably saved me upwards of 6 times & I’ve only had them a couple years. I have saved 3 other people.
The “go slow” thing is real, one of those saves was an Amazon Prime driver who was fucking stupid & spun up his RPMs very very fast. Because he was panicked…and a bad driver. High RPMs won’t help engage traction, will heat up tires & the GoTreads…and start to physically melt, destroy the GoTreads. So please, respect the wintery conditions, respect your car, and the recovery equipment. They’re still operational but they’re my backup pair.
If you want to save some money I’ve also used The Portable Tow Truck grip strips, but they’re much cheaper built, not as compact, and I don’t believe they have a lifetime warranty like GoTreads do.
…any recovery method you use is cheaper than a tow (or 2, or 3+). But it only works if you build it out before disaster strikes. Be prepared! It could save your time, your money, your car, or even your life. Winter driving is no joke.
Very good advice. In a pinch, wedging your car mats in front of your drive tires will also usually work. Saved me a couple of times. Could ruin the mats though.
I don’t want to defend the cybertruck, but on a Prius Prime you’d also be completely stuck if you didn’t disable the traction control.
