Perhaps a might swampier than you like.Air intake was absolutely not my problem here, at all.
If your concern is the cabin air intake, that's located below the passenger windshield wiper in the Model 3/Y. Cybertruck might be in the same location. If you are concerned about water splashing it pouring into the intake, there's a drain hole at the bottom of it that would help drain some of the water before it got to the cabin filters. I'd be more concerned about the drain for the HVAC letting water into the cabin because it's very low (right above the front edge of the battery pack).With the water displacement and (double O-ringed) sealed doors and rear gate, it would not take much to make the CyberTruck amphibious despite the weight, as Elon said, the electrics are already insulated/water sealed... and with the (limited?) pass through for quick excursion or perhaps a stipulation that everyone needs to be in the open vault when it is on the water, and the pilot uses a remote to control it, it would be a doddle.
For propulsion, there have been many posts on YouTube, I don't think this is an issue... and with rear wheel steering, that opens up opportunities even further...
The main issue would then be the air intake as from what I have seen it is not too far from the font registration plate... so just it would not take much to create an interface that would allow a click on snorkel on the air intake that would be water tight... Or even a bit more out of the box... (okay potentially over engineered?) that the car realizes it is in amphibious mode, limits power, shuts off the main air intake and uses the cabin outlets to draw air in to cool the system though as it is in water, the battery packs heat sink will be I assume in contact with the base plate and so should be naturally by the circulating water? So the cooling considerations are not an issue?
Anyhow, flight (or float) of fancy - I would be interested in your thoughts...
The CT also has a lot more air in the cabin/ vault/ frunk than your jeep. Not sure if the vault seals though. Once the frunk, the cabin, and the two storage* compartments under the vault start to submerge that's a lot of air. It's almost like 3 big floats.That was my problem; one slip in silt, and the Jeep floated. The CT is likely much less bouyant though, batteries are crazy heavy. My M3LR is almost as heavy as that Jeep (4050 pounds vs 4600).
That looks amazingly FUN!Air intake was absolutely not my problem here, at all.
I doubt Tesla service goes off-road to help you if something goes wrong on the trail. But maybe once there are enough CTs out and about, Tesla might use some CTs for mobile off-road service of some sort.how do factory warantees work with offroad stuff?
Could be quite lucrative with a few CT’s running a shuttle service.On second thoughts if the frunk and vault were full of expanded polystyrene - a quick trip to the Isle of Wight (an island a few miles off the south cost of England) is looking tempting