Leno's Cybertruck Deep Dive Video... Sueded Steering Wheel + Wade Mode Driving in 2.7' Water + Light Bar Prewire

[JBee]

https://rivian.com/support/article/what-is-the-water-fording-height

What is the water fording height [of the Rivian R1x]?
Depending on your suspension settings and wheel size, the maximum water fording height of the R1T is 43.1 inches and the height of the R1S is 43.2 inches.

43.1 inches = 3.6 feet = 1.2 yards

The point here is more that at around 2.9-3ft of water the CT will start to float, and as such the wheels will stop touching the ground. The water line is just over the front bumper height at 6900lbs. The only way to ford something deeper is to get enough water on the hood and windscreen to push you down, or open the doors to flood the cab like in a ICE with snorkel, or use the rally brake tap to create a wave to follow through.

Or to simply float accross in boat mode, ideally with a trolling motor for propulsion. That would be the least wet version, and what Lars suggested too.

The crazy thing I thought was that the BAW is 1kW and they needed to make it 48V. That's fairly excessive. For every hour of rain, you'd lose 2-3miles of range just from the wiper alone. Obviously lifting the water off the road will use even more.

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[PilotPete]

Or to simply float accross in boat mode, ideally with a trolling motor for propulsion. That would be the least wet version, and what Lars suggested too.

JB, REALLY?!?!?!

A freakin' TROLLING motor?!?! Have you gone soft on us? I'm going for the 40kW outboard motor at LEAST! I'm gettin' the CB up on plane baby! Who wants to waterski over to South Padre?

https://www.epropulsion.com/outboards/x-series/

 

[newwave1331]

The crazy thing I thought was that the BAW is 1kW and they needed to make it 48V. That's fairly excessive. For every hour of rain, you'd lose 2-3miles of range just from the wiper alone. Obviously lifting the water off the road will use even more.

I wonder if the navigation will account for wiper loss.

 

[JBee]

JB, REALLY?!?!?!

A freakin' TROLLING motor?!?! Have you gone soft on us? I'm going for the 40kW outboard motor at LEAST! I'm gettin' the CB up on plane baby! Who wants to waterski over to South Padre?

https://www.epropulsion.com/outboards/x-series/

Well you can get a motor controller and run a 9.6kW trolling motor from the rear 240V plug like Lars said.

Or you could use the new extension pack connection point to connect straight to the 800V pack for something beefier on the back.

But I'd prefer to install my simple bearingless water jet mod on each of the rear wheels and use the rear wheel steering and existing motors. That's 300HP on the AWD or 600HP with torque vectoring on the TM. It then just needs some foils to get up and plane. Should only add 30-40lbs for the pumps.

 

[freakyguy666]

You’re still off by ~2.5”…

 

[freakyguy666]

First you need to admit you were wrong about the “3 feet”…

 

[Eye of Elon]

The Sandy factory tour plus this review with Jay Leno make me want the CT even more. What a great day for learning more about this incredible machine!

Lars day was a great day!

 

[freakyguy666]

Actually they are practically identical if comparing standard versions.

The Sasquatch doesn’t come standard.

If you want to go down the “optional” road, the upcoming CT “boat mode” will trounce the Sasquatch.

 

[ElectricSheep]

My Jeep Rubicon has a 3.5" lift and 35s and I can drive in 3 feet of water. A Jeep, Land Rover or Bronco don't have an arbitrary time limit either.

 

[ElectricSheep]

I’m interested in the light bar for the DAWD version, likely adding Hella or similar so the wiring tips are very valuable. I’ll need to educate myself on polarity and voltage with the 48vdc system but Without a confirm VIN, I’m confident I have time for someone to share that info.

Owning a Jeep and listening to people complain about the whistle that comes with a light bar was enough to convince me to avoid one. The CyberTruck is not a Jeep and is therefore far more sensitive to aerodynamic changes and a light bar is going to add drag and probably screw up the overall efficiency of the vehicle and with the already lower than advertised range that seems counterintuitive.

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