Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Thursday to share new details about the Cybertruck. Musk tweeted that the truck would be “waterproof enough” to “briefly” serve as a boat.
This isn’t the first time Musk has tweeted about the Cybertruck’s aquatic capabilities. In April 2020, Musk posted on social media sites that the truck would “float for a whileBut Musk’s hydrophilic tendencies went back even further when he posted that the Model S is also capable of turning into a boat for “short periods of time,” but that’s something the company doesn’t recommend anyone trying. The boost will come from spinning the wheels.
Musk is now saying that the Cybertruck will be able to traverse rivers, lakes and seas that are less choppy. However, it’s unclear how to cross something as significant as the ocean with the first part of the tweet. “Sufficiently waterproof” and “serves briefly” are not words often associated with seaworthy ships. Musk followed that tweet with another stating that the Cybertruck needed the capability so it could cross the channel to South Padre Island in Texas.
Tesla revealed the Cybertruck in November 2019, introducing the world to a sharp-edged triangular truck with Armor glass that shattered during the reveal. The automaker launched a updated truck version earlier this year, showed some changes and improvements. For example, Tesla made the rear glass retractable electronically and moved the side view camera.
The truck was supposed to enter production in late 2021, but that deadline came and went without the truck off the assembly line. Production was pushed to the end of 2022, but that didn’t happen. Instead, production is scheduled to begin in early 2023.
Water-capable trucks and SUVs are nothing new, with the Jeep Wrangler, Ford Bronco and others highlighting their capabilities. But turning a truck into a working boat is a different task. Water and metal do not mix, and salt water is highly corrosive. Tesla has made bold claims in the past, and we’ll have to see if this will come to fruition once production of the Cybertruck begins.
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