Tesla Cybertruck’s range is put into question after a prototype is shown to have about 267 miles.
What will be the EPA range?
Earlier this week, we shared a sighting of a Tesla Cybertruck prototype that included a rare good look at the interior of the pickup truck.
There have been reports of people seeing their delivery event invite revoked after sharing the video.
Now, there’s a theory that it might not be because it showed the vehicle’s interior but because you can get a good idea of the range of the Cybertruck from the sighting.
The center displayed is briefly shown in the video:
Even though Tesla is using a percentage for the battery’s state of charge rather than the remaining range in miles, we can still get a pretty good idea of the “displayed range” with some simple math.
The navigation shows that there are still 16 miles in the current trip, and the truck expects to be at 65% state of charge (down from 71%) by the time it gets there.
If you scale that up, it would add up to about 267 miles of range at 100% state-of-charge.
Top comment by AE
If they cannot beat Rivian's 410 mile range that will be highly disappointing.
Elon keeps saying range is not a problem but in the Midwest it absolutely is.
I don't want to have to use a supercharger to drive a 150 mile round trip to see family in the winter which I currently am cutting it close to at a 100% Soc in a Performance Y or 3...I don't HAVE to go to a gas station in a gas car in the winter for a 150 mile round trip and I shouldn't be forced to in an EV either.
If you factor in towing in cold weather your range is decimated.
I know they said there will be two versions, awd and top trim AWD Performance and that top trim better beat Rivian's range.
I absolutely do not want to buy another EV that gets a "rated" range of less than 400 miles because "real world" range is significantly less at highway speeds alone and when you factor in cold weather you're really getting 60-65% of the "rated range" driving highway speeds in sub freezing temps which is very normal in a lot of areas of the USA.
Now, that’s not the EPA range. That’s the displayed range extrapolated from the navigation system, which accounts for many factors, like wind speed, elevation, traffic, etc.
We recently reported on Tesla listing all the factors that affect predicted range in navigation.
The EPA range should be significantly longer, but some reservation holders are worried because Tesla has been talking about a range of over 300 miles for the dual-motor version of the Cybertruck, which is expected to be the first to launch.
We should get all the details in just a few weeks at the Cybertruck delivery event on November 30.
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