30 Days with AWD, 864 miles driven, insane 3+ mi/kwh average efficiency.

[Startreknerd]

You enjoy anticipation? LOL

I've been enjoying it much more than the Model S Plaid and Model X Performance I had previously. I look at, and treat, the truck bed as more of a super massive trunk. People regularly ask if it's hard to drive given the size and my experience is that it feels more like a mid-sized SUV that's far more agile in parking lots. I've owned a couple of Honda Pilots, first gen and second gen, and the second gen Pilot felt much wider and was tougher to manage around town and on local roads than the Cybertruck as steering, braking and suspension were not well tuned on that generation of Pilots. The one caution is in parallel parking where Cybertruck is definitely longer. The width honestly doesn't feel any different to a mid-sized SUV either, which is a real surprise as the F150 definitely feels, rides and drives much more trucky.

Only reason I can see to wait at this point is holding out until late 2024/2025 for the less expensive non-Foundation Series but if you think you'll get FSD and a few of the accessories anyway all I know is that none of us are guaranteed a tomorrow and I don't second guess jumping at one.

Yes I'll definitely wait for the non-founders series. Can't justify $20k more worth ~$11k out of pocket (FSD and home backup integration hardware). I've been invited to build it months ago. Just waiting.

No I don't enjoy anticipation, I'm fairly pragmatic.

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[MisterChilidog]

Having cross shopped the Rivian R1S (1.5-2.0 mi/kwh) and Hummer EV SUV (1-1.5 mi/kwh) I was hoping my AWD Cybertruck would be able to achieve superior efficiency. Oh, and it has! My hope of 2-2.5 mi/kwh has been blown away. An insane 3.0 mi/kwh! Almost identical to my former Model S Plaid on 21's that averaged 321 Wh/mi over 7,500+ miles.

Oh, and it's been 90+ degrees every day for most of this first month with the truck as we suffer through an interminable heat wave in the Northeast. I should note that the efficiency seems to be regularly improving. 80-90% of my driving has been on sport mode. Only tested chill and custom.

I get likewise fantastic mileage during my "everyday driving". But I live out West, and when I take to the highways, where speed limits are often 80mph, the efficiency definitely drops. Not nearly as much as everyone kept telling me it would... I still tend to get about 2 miles/kwh (500wh/mile) as long as weather doesn't become a significant negative factor. I even get better-than-expected range while towing, but that's HIGHLY dependent on the load you're pulling. Anyway, I'd say range has been a favorable factor of the Cybertruck, in spite of all the FUD I was seeing before delivery. Not that the FUD has stopped... I just know better now, from firsthand experience. The funniest thing is that in spite of ACTUAL experience, owning the truck, many people still try to tell me that I'm wrong... somehow I'm not getting the range that I'm getting... it's amazing how determined the haters are, even in the face of FACTS.

 

[PhilEsq]

I wonder what I am doing "wrong" / differently. I am in the low 400's. I have been driving only in chill and mostly low. I don't accelerate obnoxiously (other than a few times for "testing"). But my normal work commute driving with normal traffic I am still in the 430ish range.

Same as me. I think mine is 434

 

[TexasRaider]

I wonder what I am doing "wrong" / differently. I am in the low 400's. I have been driving only in chill and mostly low. I don't accelerate obnoxiously (other than a few times for "testing"). But my normal work commute driving with normal traffic I am still in the 430ish range.

Ditto.

 

[carsly]

Efficiency keeps improving! Over 3.3 mi/kwh on this morning's 69 mile jaunt. Basically flat elevation, high humidity, constant sun. No, I don't hypermile - I don't know how to. Just Sport mode and go.

Doing some quick math, with a 123 kwh battery that's over 400 miles of real-world range on 35" all terrain tires. I'll take it.

 

[HaulingAss]

Doing some quick math, with a 123 kwh battery that's over 400 miles of real-world range on 35" all terrain tires. I'll take it.

Anyway, I'd say range has been a favorable factor of the Cybertruck, in spite of all the FUD I was seeing before delivery. Not that the FUD has stopped... I just know better now, from firsthand experience. The funniest thing is that in spite of ACTUAL experience, owning the truck, many people still try to tell me that I'm wrong... somehow I'm not getting the range that I'm getting... it's amazing how determined the haters are, even in the face of FACTS.

YouTuber's have been getting paid to create negative Tesla/Cybertruck content.

You can tell who is on the take because their content is not consistent with reality.

 

[carsly]

YouTuber's have been getting paid to create negative Tesla/Cybertruck content.

You can tell who is on the take because their content is not consistent with reality.

THIS

Look at the recent TFL video dumping on the Cybertruck that they own. They share no real-world data despite owning the truck and literally make up numbers out of their asses as they talk, many of which are factually incorrect (take 30 seconds to review a spec sheet before hitting 'record'). Of course, most of their viewers are likely loyal ICE truck owners so TFL is playing to their audience. I guess that's what the world is about now making it harder to find real reviews, insights and observations. I'll just share my experiences here - good and bad. But getting 3+ mi/kwh is huge, HUGE, news after all the press dumped on Tesla's real world range for other models being substantially less than EPA rated range. Here I'm finding the opposite, Tesla's range figures are quite conservative which is why the hater press will never talk about it.

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