Solving the Big Truck, Small Garage Problem

[John K]

Also note, same designer for the CT drew the garage, CT and ramp pic. @Ogre knows people in high places.

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[SpaceYooper]

So funny that you drew this up.

I had no intent of parking the truck in the garage; I've never parked any of my trucks in my garage and some of them would have fit to include my current F150...but it's to tight for convenience. But then I started thinking about where to put the charger. I know it can go outside also, but then I thought about having a second EV car down the road and I'd probably want the charger in the garage. So if the charger was in the garage I started thinking (though not drawing it out) that a ramp might be viable to make it fit a little more conveniently.

Glad I'm not the only daydreamer here.

 

[HaulingAss]

So funny that you drew this up.

I had no intent of parking the truck in the garage; I've never parked any of my trucks in my garage and some of them would have fit to include my current F150...but it's to tight for convenience. But then I started thinking about where to put the charger. I know it can go outside also, but then I thought about having a second EV car down the road and I'd probably want the charger in the garage. So if the charger was in the garage I started thinking (though not drawing it out) that a ramp might be viable to make it fit a little more conveniently.

Glad I'm not the only daydreamer here.

Just install the Wall Connector as close to the garage door as possible, the cord is 24 feet long. Sure, this requires that you back the Cybertruck up to the garage but that just means it's facing the correct direction for departure.

You can also mount a Wall Connector outside, under the garage eave, either on the side of the house or on the driveway side. I suspect many Cybertruck owners will also have another Tesla in the family. While two cars can typically be charged more than adequately with one Wall Connector, a slightly more convenient solution is to daisy chain two Wall Connectors together on the same circuit. One can be inside and the other by the driveway. Using this feature allows both units to share the same circuit. I would recommend a circuit between 60 amps to 100 amps. The two units will split whatever current is provided as needed between the two vehicles.

Some owners will charge the Cybertruck in the driveway with a Wall Connector mounted inside the garage. It's not a good idea to close the garage door on the charging cable but an easy solution is to buy a garage door threshold (or fabricate one). This is a raised threshold that is affixed to the garage floor where the bottom of the door closes. A one-inch cutout is made for the charge cable to pass through so the garage door can be closed without smashing the cable.

 

[JudgeMetal]

I'm confused. What's wrong with just parking it outside?

On some streets that’s not allowed.

 

[Ogre]

I wonder if auto - summon/FSD would park it on the ramp for you? With storage underneath you might have a viable product.

I marked the CT corners on the floor in my garage several months back. I have about 40" to spare. I was going to post the picture to brag but I am too humble for that.

On a serious note what is the best guess on the overall length? Even with a 6'-5" bed I think we still lost a couple inches due to a shorter nose.

I used the original 230” for my calculations. The closest napkin math guess I’ve seen suggested it was closer to 220”.

 

[Ogre]

Also note, same designer for the CT drew the garage, CT and ramp pic. @Ogre knows people in high places.

You misheard me. I said “Some of the people I know get high”. I’m from Oregon so kind of inevitable.

 

[HaulingAss]

On some streets that’s not allowed.

I didn't say to park it illegally, I said to park it outside.

Now, if you live in a place where you can't park your car outside, I would suggest you find a better place to live or build a garage big enough to hold the size of vehicles you need.

 

[John K]

You can always park it at my house until my reservation is fulfilled

 

[Ogre]

On some streets that’s not allowed.

Easy enough to fix. It’s a truck. Park in the lawn.

 

[John K]

Easy enough to fix. It’s a truck. Park in the lawn.

Interesting front right and left turn signals

 

[HaulingAss]

Easy enough to fix. It’s a truck. Park in the lawn.

You don't even need to be a truck to be able to park on the lawn:

 

[CyberGus]

Here is a simple pictorial guide to getting your Cybertruck into a tight garage.

Taking advantage of the angled front of the truck, we can get the front end up in the air a full 4 feet. Using a little simple geometry here you can see by doing that, your truck length is now 5” shorter. If you need more space, you can increase the ramp height to 5 foot for a full 8” reduction in garage length. Unless you have extremely tall ceilings in your garage, it’s going to be tough getting the length any shorter. But if you happen to have 10 foot ceilings in your garage you can make a 6 foot ramp which means you could get into an 18.5 foot long garage space.

As a side benefit, every time you roll out of your garage you get a little bit of regen topping off your battery.

I know a DeLorean owner that lived in an old multi-level row-house, and the garage space had a very low ceiling. It was low enough that the exterior mirrors would hit the ceiling when the doors were fully opened.

To circumvent this issue, he cut holes in the ceiling drywall to provide a few more inches of clearance where each mirror would be, and actually made an enclosed and finished "box" in each one.

He later moved, and often wonders if the subsequent residents ever figure out what the holes are for.

 

[Tinker71]

I used the original 230” for my calculations. The closest napkin math guess I’ve seen suggested it was closer to 220”.

I will put a new mark on the floor. I guess it will probably fall somewhere in between.

 

[Bill906]

I know a DeLorean owner that lived in an old multi-level row-house, and the garage space had a very low ceiling. It was low enough that the exterior mirrors would hit the ceiling when the doors were fully opened.

To circumvent this issue, he cut holes in the ceiling drywall to provide a few more inches of clearance where each mirror would be, and actually made an enclosed and finished "box" in each one.

He later moved, and often wonders if the subsequent residents ever figure out what the holes are for.

OMG!!!! That's what those holes were for!

 

[firsttruck]

Here is a simple pictorial guide to getting your Cybertruck into a tight garage.

Taking advantage of the angled front of the truck, we can get the front end up in the air a full 4 feet. Using a little simple geometry here you can see by doing that, your truck length is now 5” shorter. If you need more space, you can increase the ramp height to 5 foot for a full 8” reduction in garage length. Unless you have extremely tall ceilings in your garage, it’s going to be tough getting the length any shorter. But if you happen to have 10 foot ceilings in your garage you can make a 6 foot ramp which means you could get into an 18.5 foot long garage space.

As a side benefit, every time you roll out of your garage you get a little bit of regen topping off your battery.

If Tesla lengthened the Cybertruck wheel-base to the end of the exoskeleton body you wouldn't even need the ramp.

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