On September 29th, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, tweeted that the Cybertruck will have enough waterproofing to be used as a makeshift boat for brief periods of time. So, it will be able to cross rivers, lakes and even relatively calm oceans.
Afterwards, Elon added that the purpose of making the Cybertruck able to wade through water is to cross the water between SpaceX’s base and South Padre Island in Texas.
This means that the Cybertruck will need to travel about 360 meters in the water.
Actually, on February 7th of this year, we could have already found out about the “electric boat kit” for the Cybertruck. This kit is expected to be equipped with 1-5 50 kW outboard motors, with a top speed of over 22 knots and a range of 50-115 miles.
The Cybertruck, which debuted in 2019, has now been around for three years. Tesla officials say they expect the Cybertruck to be produced at the Texas Gigafactory in 2023.
It is clear that Elon is starting to play around with the Cybertruck again. However, if the Cybertruck can meet the requirements of being able to operate on both land and water after it is officially put into production, it may become an extremely versatile and multi-functional vehicle.
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