Cybertruck Range please answer below.

[Gigahorse]

Of all o the stalls I’ve charged at while towing, I bet I’ve only had to disconnect 25-30% of the time. Granted, this could be because I live in Texas where chargers aren’t as filled as the coasts. But still, the vast majority of the time I don’t need to disconnect. In time, that will be fixed too as more chargers are rolled out. Just a matter of time.

Tesla is dropping some MAJOR charging locations across central Texas area. The one in Temple has a whopping 72 spots, but others have 50+. And the added benefit of a Buc-ee’s. Brilliant.

Dropping the trailer is not the end of the world, and sometimes I get lucky when a SC is empty and will hog 4-5 spots so I don't have to unhook.
BUT the problem is I can't go into a restaurant and eat etc for fear of the SC starting to fill up and me hogging 4-5 spots.

ALL of this would be ok if we were charging at 500kw, heck I would take a decent charging curve and 350kw.

The truck has been out since late 2023, why our charging speed is basically the same as a Model Y with the 800w architecture at this point is baffling.

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[Gigahorse]

In that case, we were promised 1 MW charging with Cybertruck. But not sure that's happening anytime soon.

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-cybertruck-semi-megacharger-compatibility/

Yea that looks like it won't ever happen, and I assumed was a pipe dream, but when Tesla puts out PR DIRECTLY from Tesla showing 500w of charging on the CT then 6mo later we at best get a 2min spike to 350 then slamming back down to the mid 100s is tough.

 

[Cybertruck 1974]

Ok, I'm gonna just help everyone stop worrying your little pants off! Ok. Look at picture and let that sink in. CT AWD original tires, no cover for 27k miles and didn't see any change whatsoever with them on. Also just put on 1k miles ago the BFG KO3s on Original rims and same mileage. Ok now you ALL know.

I also have about 300lbs of tools in back a spare tire and rear hitch carrier and a roof rack with canopies since day 2.

 

[pricedm]

…just put on 1k miles ago the BFG KO3s on Original rims and same mileage. Ok now you ALL know.

Mm mm BFG KO3s.

 

[DJAlan2000]

Yea that looks like it won't ever happen, and I assumed was a pipe dream, but when Tesla puts out PR DIRECTLY from Tesla showing 500w of charging on the CT then 6mo later we at best get a 2min spike to 350 then slamming back down to the mid 100s is tough.

I'm sorry, but they are coming out with faster chargers... 500w ones are coming out now and 1000w ones likely next year (there are some already out there, but they aren't 'marked' because they are for the Semi fleet right now).

And if you didn't already know how the chargers work (as far as the 'speed' or rather Volt/amps) prior to using them then that's on you! NOBODY is making chargers that can charge cars/trucks at the FULL RATE and do it throughout the entire charge! If they did, it truly would allow almost ALL EVs to charge up in 5-10 minutes...

But that's not how a 'safe' battery charger works AND with most EVs the rate is handled by the VEHICLE more than it is the charger... Although they (chargers) are reading the temperatures of the cable and if it gets too HOT it slows even more... (some people have even been known to put a 'cold cloth' on them and SAY it helps keep the rate up, but I think that's silly)

 

[SCTesla]

I'm sorry, but they are coming out with faster chargers... 500w ones are coming out now and 1000w ones likely next year (there are some already out there, but they aren't 'marked' because they are for the Semi fleet right now).

And if you didn't already know how the chargers work (as far as the 'speed' or rather Volt/amps) prior to using them then that's on you! NOBODY is making chargers that can charge cars/trucks at the FULL RATE and do it throughout the entire charge! If they did, it truly would allow almost ALL EVs to charge up in 5-10 minutes...

But that's not how a 'safe' battery charger works AND with most EVs the rate is handled by the VEHICLE more than it is the charger... Although they (chargers) are reading the temperatures of the cable and if it gets too HOT it slows even more... (some people have even been known to put a 'cold cloth' on them and SAY it helps keep the rate up, but I think that's silly)

The CT won't be able to use the Semi chargers.

Tesla is more conservative in the charging curve than many, but it results in longer warranty periods and longer battery health.

 

[DJAlan2000]

The CT won't be able to use the Semi chargers.

Tesla is more conservative in the charging curve than many, but it results in longer warranty periods and longer battery health.

Actually, they WILL be able to 'use' them... BUT at this time they will be limited to just 500kW...

of course a SOFTWARE UPDATE could change that sometime in the future, just like they did with the S3XY's when they came out with 250kW chargers and cars were limited to 150kW at the time...

I doubt they will go to 1MW, but they could go up to, maybe 750kW? Here's hoping!!

 

[Facedown]

My AWD CT has 18k miles on it and I’m at ~1 yr ownership (all 4 seasons). I live in Colorado and have a combination of long road trips and city driving.

Worst case scenario = 1 degree, 30 mph winds against me, drive from Omaha to Denver in the snow @ 70-80 mph got me ~220 mile range. Brutal

Best case scenario = 45 degrees morning/70 degrees afternoon 24 mile round trip to work and back @ 25-75 mph gets me ~370 mile range. Nice

Lifetime average is currently a range of 316 miles with the AT tires.

 

[TyPope]

I've averaged 2.619 miles/kwh... LOL... 381.8Wh/mi over my 20,108 miles since August in my FS Beast.

 

[koolio]

I have ~5,600 miles on my AWD with all season tires (Pirelli). Got it in December 2024, live in New England so have gone through the winter and now in the summer. Average: 413 - 414 wh/mi.

Edit: realized I had a typo. Avg is in low 400s, not 300s.

 

[HaulingAss]

Edmunds is no friend of Tesla, and they claim to have the most accurate range test of any publication. Using All Terrain tires and without the aero wheel covers, Edmonds beat the claimed 318 mile range by driving 334 miles. They then proceeded to badmouth Tesla by claiming it couldn't hit Tesla's range estimate of 340 miles. Apparently, they were unaware that the All Terrain tires have 22 miles less range than the All Season tires. After public outcry, they updated their article to reflect the range beat.

In past tests Tesla engineers have claimed the Edmunds range test under-reports the true range of Tesla vehicles because the Edmunds test does not drive below 0% indicated state of charge (even though the vehicle will continue driving, sometimes as much as 20-30 miles or more past 0%). Some manufacturers do not put a buffer below zero which means it could run out of range before the display reaches 0%. This happens because the battery's state of charge is not always perfectly calibrated (which is why Tesla puts such a large buffer there to begin with).

I find it really easy to beat the 318 miles of range in the real world (and so did Edmunds). So I look askew at all the naysayers claiming the Cybertruck has poor range. The Dual Motor beats the range of 300+ miles announced at the 2019 reveal by a solid 40 miles. I'm very happy with my real-world results and rarely use more than 40-50% of the available range, even when on long road trips in the middle of winter.

 

[Lasttoy]

Maybe I don't understand your range calculations?? When I got my CT, August last year . It would charge to 318 full at 100%. I went on a day one. Got about 250 miles of range. Using 70/70 rule. They throttled my 100% back to 308. Im on 750 trip now. Got about 220 miles out of each leg.
How does anyone get 340 out of 308????

 

[Jager]

How does anyone get 340 out of 308????

By driving well.

 

[carsly]

I can get 370+ miles highway on my AWD with all terrains in the summer but I always need to stop before the truck does.

 

[TyPope]

Maybe I don't understand your range calculations?? When I got my CT, August last year . It would charge to 318 full at 100%. I went on a day one. Got about 250 miles of range. Using 70/70 rule. They throttled my 100% back to 308. Im on 750 trip now. Got about 220 miles out of each leg.
How does anyone get 340 out of 308????

I've driven my Beast with the AT tires just over 20,000 miles. I've averaged 381 Watts per mile.
The battery is 123 KwH. 123,000 Watt hours / 381 Watts = 322 miles of total range.
To get 350 miles of range from 123 KwH battery, you'd need to keep your per-mile consumption to 351 Watts per mile. Which, is possible if you aren't in a hurry (or running the heat). I regularly have days where I average 331 w/mi. I also have days where I don't. I pull a trailer occasionally. I pulled an excavator around one weekend.

To hit Tesla's numbers, you need to average 400 W/mi. It's not that difficult. I mean, you won't do it at 70mph but you will at around 65 and definitely will at/under 55mph!

Yes, I know... That's slow. So is DC traffic...

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