Is it safe to drive your cybertruck on the beach?

[roadrunner32]

I'd always planned on being able to drive down the beach (wife likes the beach) when I get the CT . After seeing Ben Sullin's video about submerged Teslas in saltwater and days later catching fire now I'm not sure. My thinking was to put it in wade mode, and well after all, I'm not submerging it for hours at a time in saltwater and I'm aware of the pressurizing the pack feature. However, the sand is salty and there will be sand on the bottom of the chassis in and around the battery which will later be driven in the rain and puddles. How good is the sealing of the pack and especially where high voltage wiring enters the pack. Anyone have experience with this on their other Tesla's S,3,X, and Y?

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[Crissa]

Submerged is different than splashing around on the beach. Submerged means the water resistance - which is only guaranteed for about twenty minutes - has been overwhelmed.

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[mongo]

I'd always planned on being able to drive down the beach (wife likes the beach) when I get the CT . After seeing Ben Sullin's video about submerged Teslas in saltwater and days later catching fire now I'm not sure. My thinking was to put it in wade mode, and well after all, I'm not submerging it for hours at a time in saltwater and I'm aware of the pressurizing the pack feature. However, the sand is salty and there will be sand on the bottom of the chassis in and around the battery which will later be driven in the rain and puddles. How good is the sealing of the pack and especially where high voltage wiring enters the pack. Anyone have experience with this on their other Tesla's S,3,X, and Y?

Most road water is conductive. All the exterior connections are sealed. Interior connections aren't. If inside floods (submerged), that's bad.

You can air down the tires and drive on the beach, but may want to keep the water level below the pack (10 inches on medium height).
Then wash it off good later.

https://service.tesla.com/docs/Cybertruck/cybertruck_offroad_guide.pdf

 

[Killlbox]

It’s a 6,600 pound vehicle. I wouldn’t take mine anywhere near the beach.

 

[mongo]

It’s a 6,600 pound vehicle. I wouldn’t take mine anywhere near the beach.

What about the dunes?

 

[Killlbox]

My understanding is that in general dunes where people go to driving are a known entity and safe.

A beach has salt water. Get stuck, you’re fucked.

 

[Ken in Miami]

My understanding is that in general dunes where people go to driving are a known entity and safe.

A beach has salt water. Get stuck, you’re fucked.

I don’t think there’s ever a time where I would drive my Tesla truck on a beach with salt water for the same reason that I don’t take my hummer in the salt water except if I have to to launch a boat and that’s just the back axle which gets washed off the same day, the salt water is bad on every part for a car. It doesn’t matter if it’s electric or gas just a very bad idea. I don’t think the rest of the parts in the chassis and suspension are stainless steel.
I’m sure if Tesla says the battery pack is waterproof when pressurized they know what they’re talking about it’s the rest of the vehicle I would be worried about

 

[mongo]

My understanding is that in general dunes where people go to driving are a known entity and safe.

A beach has salt water. Get stuck, you’re fucked.

Two deaths at that dune this year, non-fatal roll over the day before.
True, there isn't the tide issue though. Cybertruck with aired down tires seems hard to get stuck though, unless you high center it.

 

[mongo]

As to salt: that's what Michigan uses on the roads in winter. Salt slush is at least as bad as salt water (but doesn't flow as well).

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