Got in a crash, giga cast fractured (video)

[kpanda17]

How was the CT behaving in -50-60F temps? I've camped out a few times in -40f and the heat pump was going pretty hard.
https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/cybertruck/en_us/GUID-7FE78D73-0A17-47C4-B21B-54F641FFAEF4.html

Like diesel engines in extreme cold climates, they plug them in. For EVs, same protection, plug them in if lower than -22F. The northern countries are experts, EV adoption in Norway and Sweden 60-97%.

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[Kryptek]

How was the CT behaving in -50-60F temps? I've camped out a few times in -40f and the heat pump was going pretty hard.
https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/cybertruck/en_us/GUID-7FE78D73-0A17-47C4-B21B-54F641FFAEF4.html

My truck does amazing, I had one day at like -52f when the heater would not start, a few hours in a warm garage repaired that error code. We were at -40 for about 2 months solid and set a new record 138 days below 0f without a warmer day this last winter my personal truck has done amazing no issues with the pcs yet.

The battery life is very good with 0% (122.83 kw ) (23,135 miles) degradation says the Tessie app. I think they are healthier in colder temps than warmer, does not damage the cells nearly as much above 80% soc when near 0f.

 

[JCERRN]

How's the repairs going? Are you sure you want a repaired truck instead of a new one? I'd be concerned with the aluminum unibody that may have tiny stress fractures elsewhere that could get worse over time when driving over speed bumps or off-road rough terrain.

The front and rear castings are aluminum, the “cabin” is steel. They are essentially bolted together. The genius is the front and rear shatter or crush and can be replaced the steel box stays intact.

 

[MCraft99]

The front and rear castings are aluminum, the “cabin” is steel. They are essentially bolted together. The genius is the front and rear shatter or crush and can be replaced the steel box stays intact.

Yep. I'd be worried about the cross members and suspension mounting points being compromised in the future. Unfortunately there's no separate steel frame.

 

[Kryptek]

Further down the rabbit hole!

Payless repair in anchorage has denied the job after sitting in the lot for 33 days. They claim they dont do HV stuff, and to replace the giga casting you need to drop the battery. They could not coordinate with anchorage tesla service center to have them do the work they could not at the shop.

Insurance has chosen Murrays CarStar in De Moines Washington. They are a tesla certified repair shop, the cybertruck has been selected to be shipped to the lower 48 for repair.

I have no time line yet, as this is all brand new information through the pipe.

Murrays does have a negative review on google from a cybertruck owner claiming the vehicle was stripped down and assembled, they missed some plug ins and the truck was throwing charging errors at home, but they did not test supercharging which would not work. It took another service center visit to diagnose and repair the missed connections. So, hopefully they dont drop the ball on any of this...

 

[MCraft99]

Further down the rabbit hole!

Payless repair in anchorage has denied the job after sitting in the lot for 33 days. They claim they dont do HV stuff, and to replace the giga casting you need to drop the battery. They could not coordinate with anchorage tesla service center to have them do the work they could not at the shop.

Insurance has chosen Murrays CarStar in De Moines Washington. They are a tesla certified repair shop, the cybertruck has been selected to be shipped to the lower 48 for repair.

I have no time line yet, as this is all brand new information through the pipe.

Murrays does have a negative review on google from a cybertruck owner claiming the vehicle was stripped down and assembled, they missed some plug ins and the truck was throwing charging errors at home, but they did not test supercharging which would not work. It took another service center visit to diagnose and repair the missed connections. So, hopefully they dont drop the ball on any of this...

This is another reason why I would try to total it and buy new. Letting service techs tear apart the vehicle and expecting them to not miss anything is gambling. The assembly plants have better accountability and QA than just trusting the service tech to do everything right. There's thousands of things that can go wrong.

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