@MR-sj6rq I don't because I don't care and doesn't factor into any portion of my day to day life. It didn't factor in back in 72'-73' when that system of measurement was introduced to the American public was going to replace EVERYTHING we had known. Quickly though that decision was rescinded and dropped. Though, some math courses taught the differences but it wasn't pushed. Maybe into college but not high school. I don't feel deprived. I don't need it.
Just a little point regarding your infrared thermometer: if you point it at reflective surface (e.g. glass, mirror, metal), you need to adjust the emissivity setting of your thermometer (if it has one) to account for it. Otherwise, you'll be measuring the temperature of the object the surface is reflecting not the surface itself.
Yeah that's why I was a little unsure of the mirror but... the tailgate stainless steel was still frozen, whereas near the charge port and on the doors (where climate control could be effecting it) the SS was above freezing. Either way I'm sure my little temp monitor is not fancy enough for that.
@@DirtyTesla yeah I don't think any infrared thermometer actually can measure the temperature of glass. as a firefighter our TIC's can't see the temp of glass
In CT we get all types of snow and one of the most common is a very heavy wet snow that turns to slush on the roads. It ends up covering the entire bottom and front of the vehicle when driving. It’s almost like an icy mud. Super sticky. I can say with 100% certainty that those headlights will be completely caked with slush and rendered unusable a large portion of the time while driving in the snow here. I would expect that’s the case in most places, at least in the northeast.
@@dirkdiggler9379 he's not lying or anything my wrangler does the same thing when it's snowing o have to stop every so often to clean the headlights off
The IR gun is ok for some surfaces but it's not really accurate for shiny or glass objects. Infrared thermometers have good accuracy when measuring most objects, but shiny, reflective surfaces can be a challenge. You should be especially wary when measuring the temperature of shiny metal objects, but even reflections off of glossy paint can affect accuracy. Also you need to be very close to what you are reading. The laser is not reading temperature, that just shows where the center of the "cone" is and the farther you are away from the object the wider area your are reading. The gun will usually say how large the cone gets at varying distances.
I was almost shouting at the screen: "Are you sure you're measuring the truck and not your reflection off the truck? Please even mention the possibility of this problem!"
My 2001 F350 Dually Crewcab is RWD only and I drive it in deep Michigan snow during deer season. All you need is good tires and a good air pump and a good head on your shoulders. If you ever get stuck you simply air down then get unstuck and then air back up. Sure I don't have a Tesla but this applies to any vehicles. Simply knowing how to get unstuck could honestly save your life.
Also from Michigan. This is great advice. I've never driven RWD in the snow, but the broader lesson of knowing how to avoid getting stuck and what to do when it inevitably happens is important.
I've been watching your channel since you had a little over 2k subs and your videos only get better and better! 100k+ subs is well deserved! Congrats!!
@andreasl4507 while I would normally agree, because the rear view mirror is useless you shouldn't have to worry about maintenance prior to driving your car just because it's dirty lol
@@andreasl4507 As a proud hetero, I should probably mention that after 10 minutes down every dirty/slushy road, the entire rear of the vehicle (including the camera) will be re-coated with grime. That's the reality of winter in the Midwest with any vehicle that has a flat back. 😀
For me, I don't care if I don't care. But I point stuff out in case the person watching cares. Then they can choose not to buy a Cybertruck if those things matter to them
@@knightrider693 bro what?💀💀💀💀💀💀 did you just say they take your phone?😭 you have NEVER EVER even USED a Tesla with that kinda low common sense over the vehicle. The fact you even thought the phone app is the only key the car has is hilarious asf. It’s people like you that decrease the logic of just about every comment section
When you were going down the hill using the brake and it was sliding. I'm curious if you would have just used Regenerative braking would you have slid or would it made it so it maintained control and remained steerable .
We don't get snow down here in Texas but every few years and when we do the town shuts down so nobody is going anywhere but I still appreciated this video.
As someone who had electronic doors in my van.. the doors frozen after there was a period where it was warm before and had snow melt. The melting snow ran in the tracks and if it turned cold again, then the doors froze. And it's quite normal during winter fir it to be warmer during the day and then getting cold again at night.
Quick tip: Infrared thermometers do not read accurately on reflective surfaces, so it's unlikely the stainless steel actually warmed anywhere near as much you measured. Also, the laser on these thermometers is just a laser pointer to show you the center of the circle area that it is measuring an average over. Typically circle diameter at x distance is notated on side of thermometer.
The wiper is designed to stay down so the trapped water doesn’t just blow back up the windshield. It pauses in the down position to give the collected water an opportunity to blow out to either side of the windshield.
@@TheNinthGeneration1 That would seem logical because that’s how it has been done for 100 years. However, Tesla is not in the business of doing things the same way if there is a superior alternative. Believe it or not, the wiper in the down position interrupts the highly tuned aerodynamic flow of the truck and affects its efficiency. I believe it was Lars M. Or Hans V. from Tesla who gave a detailed explanation for the reasoning. They initially wanted to conceal the wiper under a pop up door, but discovered that parking the wiper in the upright position eliminated the airflow issue and eliminated the complexity of the hidden wiper compartment. You have to respect their eye for detail. 🙂
@@retiredbitjuggler3471 the truck is not aerodynamic at all, I doubt the wiper being upright makes that much difference. It also means that the windshield doesn’t actually get cleared off as the first sweep brings things down to the base then the second sweep allows it to go back up, rather than the common practice that pushes things out to the side first and off the windshield, then traps the remaining liquid under a bar to prevent it from going back up. Also, having one extremely long wiper means that the edges have very little strength, even normal wipers are a bit too long in some cases.
@@TheNinthGeneration1 You should investigate this for yourself and not let it’s appearance fool you. It is far more aerodynamic than it looks. Don’t take my word for it - do some research for yourself and let me know what you discover.
The first thing I usually do when I want to use my car left outside in the snow, is to clear all the snow off it. I wonder why people don't do this first ? Maybe because snow is something unusual for them ? Anyway, good video nonetheless. Enjoy your Cybertruck !
Do you REALLY wonder why? Ignorance, laziness, or both. When I was a kid I remember commercials on TV about peephole drivers that warned of all the bad things that could happen.
I’m wondering in freezing rain if those doors will be able to open. I gotta really pull on my doors pretty hard to break ice sometimes in the winter to get my truck doors open.
I would be surprised if the headlights didn't catch snow during a drive. In my Rivian, the headlights aren't even inside of a groove, and the snow just cakes on the front of them (albeit slowly, but typically when it's a wetter snow).
Interesting. So what you’re saying is that people don’t usually clean their cars when they have snow on it before they start driving? I always thought that was mandatory/ only takes like 5mins at most if you have a snow brush/broom
I live in the great white north AKA Canada and this is not a problem or flaw of the Cybertruck. All vehicles have snow covered headlights and turn signals in the winter. Solution: we brush the snow off. Simple as that - no biggie. It's in our genetics...clean snow off before drive 🤖
The design of the headlights is as bad as the rest of the car. If you have LEDs you'll have to be smart designing them and not ask a 5 years old what looks cool🤦🏻♂️. Normal lights get fairly warm fast. So it's not really an issue.
12:00 2 ideas for the tonneau cover melting snow: since it was rolled up, it was slightly protected from the cold and was well over freezing when it was rolled down, so the snow that fell melted immediately OR the black color received just enough solar radiation to keep melt the snow. It looked like you filmed in very light snow or drift, I think under heavy snow it would accumulate on the tonneau easily.
Saw it for the first time yesterday! Like a majestic unicorn crossing my path. Naturally I followed it for miles lol. It exceeded my expectations. Liked it before, love it now. Smaller than I thought. Less "ugly". But all around, fantastic.
QUESTION - SALT CORROSION? Curious if you saw salt corrosion as an issue? How often are you washing the truck? The manual reads like it’s a delicate creature compared to how rugged it looks. Lots of immediate cleaning. Thoughts?
This is a long term issue that no one will have a real world answer too yet. The fact is salt can corrode SS, but it takes a long time. imo, a couple washes per year will prevent this, and this SS will last far longer than the rusted out trucks you normally see all over Michigan.
Dude, I don't know how you can be a TH-camr with all the ignorant comments. Could you imaging having to be around those people in real life. Kudos to you, and I appreciate your content.
Yes, but don't forget: Don't leave the dirt on it too long or the steainless steel gets damaged and don't use the car wash because the truck dies AND you loose your warranty. So have fun washing it by hand in below 0°C.
I dont think you can get an accurate read of the stainless steel with an IR probe because the surface has different emissivity, it might be picking up your reflection. If you put a piece of black tape over it then you would get a more accurate read
Omg the external camera views lt was soo badass! Like some practical effects of car chases frome multimillion budget blockbuster movie when tire was plowing the snow, mud & water by high speed & spinning!!! That was extremely satisfying!
some of your temp readings might not be accurate because of the emissivity levels.... they differ from glass/plastic/stainless steel and so on and that gun doesnt have adjustment....even having one with adjustment it could still be way off depending
The wiper did about as poor as I would have thought for the size. Not awful, but not great. When I had my F150 with a bed cover, I had to use a push broom as well to get a majority of it off. Same with the cab roof. Didn't want to be that person blowing all kinds of snow on the road. Now that LED headlights are the norm, they really need some kind of defrost capability. Either integrated to the glass like the mach-e windshield, or some kind of solid state heater+fan inside the fixture. Lastly, stainless steel is quite reflective to IR, so your IR temp gun is going to see whatever the reflection angle is.
@@EyehatePersona5 yes and in some cases it can be beneficial. With a lot of trucks there is very little weight over the rear axil the added weight can give you better traction in the snow. This obviously does not translate the same to EV's
Good video, nice to see real world useful tests. I'm kind of sick of the cybertruck flex videos from others showing their wraps and wheels and public reactions.
How do you clear those sunken headlights if there's hard ice on them? My ice remover won't fit into that narrow gap; does Tesla give you a tool that actually fits to these specific headlights?
if you watch the front bumper closely @10:32 you will see the snow melting which can only means that the front bumper is heated. Maybe it is not powerful enough to get the initial snow melted in 40 min but if you clear it before driving it should be able to keep it snow free.
In a constant spray of slush or heavy snowfall? No way. The presenter mentioned the old incandescent headlights; I distinctly remember THEM freezing over when driving in snow. The CT's headlights, I think, will be a big fail in winter driving.
After watching your channel, I decided to buy a 2021 model 3 new with FSD Then later, after having a ton of problems with the car, we sold it back to Tesla and got the model Y with FSD. Bought it and it was a 2024. As the problems started to get worse with the model Y, we decided to give up on Tesla completely. Now we have a Cadillac CT5 for my daughter for college.. I hate to say this, but I was extremely disappointed in the quality that Tesla puts out, especially comparing it to the Cadillac. There is no comparison. Honestly, once you drive a another vehicle in the same price range there's no comparison that Tesla is a disappointment in my opinion. Just wish I could get my money back for FSD, which at best was dangerous. In some cases, we tried it, and it literally took the car in an uncontrollable situation, even at a slow speed. So we decided to never interact with FSD again after a couple calls. I paid $10,000 for FSD and I am extremely disappointed in the product as many other people I have spoke to. I also have a TH-cam channel that is a little smaller than yours so I definitely understand the need for creating content, but I think it's important to let people know how FSD could be dangerous
I saw one of these in person up close for the first time last weekend and I gotta say... it is absolutely ugly af! I wouldn't take one if you gave it to me for free.
My Rs3 would make it up that "hill" in deeper snow with continental dws's all seasons. I've driven up some pretty steeps roads in it in deeper snow and it just plows. Better than my truck. Never got stuck once & never felt like I was going to be stuck in my Audi and quite a few times in my Dmax i've been stuck..
Those all terrain tires are actually pretty bad on snow compared to something like the Crossclimate2 (which I don't think you can have on such a big wheels)
my guess on the bed cover, the bed inside is exposed to 3 sides of warm area during pre conditioning, the window, the bottom (battery underneath maybe providing some heat?) and the driver side warming on the charge port side, so maybe its just a tad warmer under there when fully closed. To add, i imagine it wouldnt be too difficult (big assumption lol) to attach some heating elements inside the bumper (or even on top) right under the headlights somewhere and tie them into the system....sounds like a smart aftermarket product.
If that snow melts a little in the afternoon and then freezes hard overnight I would bet you would have a frozen tonneau cover. I used to have the problem in North Missouri with my Corvette headlights that would freeze closed and wouldn't open.
I would like to see how the windshield whipper handles I-10 in Louisiana in the late spring. Big hint gigantic sloppy slimy bugs hitting your windshield at 70 mph.
?.. Does the rear passenger door windows need to roll down slightly before the door opens and closes? It may have just been an illusion from the snow, but it looked like that is what happens.
I was going to mention this. I’m fairly certain you can Actually, I just checked my app… You can add a button called “un latch door”. If you live where it’s cold, this seems like a great feature!!
The issue with the headlights isn't about sbow being there when you're parked. It's about when you're driv8ng through th esnow and them being so low. The snow will pick up and cover them as you drive for longer distances.
Enjoyed your review - it seemed really honest. And thank you for giving celsius temperatures - it's clearly outside your comfort zone - so I hope you don't mind if I mention that you said 4C when it was almost certainly 0.4C (because you also gave a farenheirt temperature of 31F). A 4C difference in farenheit is around 7F. But it's still nice to hear the celsius. 😊
It is required by law to have your lights and number plates clean. And if you don't clean the snow, it will form ice and when driving high speed it might break off and hit another car, damage it or even kill people. In that case you will be held responsible for the accident because you didn't clean the snow.
20:37 could that be a button for the heated mirrors? It has that same kind of funky triangle look. My old car used to have heated mirrors and they worked perfectly, it’s a feature I miss on my current car.
Thanks Chris... You can please some of the people some of the time, most of the people most of the time...... etc, great video thanks for sharing I personally would clear any snow off flat or nearly flat surfaces and clear the lights, wind shield etc before driving.
All terrain tires are actually pretty bad for snow. Snow tires try and hold onto snow because snow-on-snow traction is pretty high whereas all terrain tires try and get rid of mud because mud-on-mud traction is low
For the plugin on the truck if the “clicker” no longer works and the charging port cover fails is there a manual override? That’s probably a stupid question to ask, but I’m curious.
People asked specifically for preconditioning with the snow on, but tbf I actually don't clean it off with a Tesla... if I know it snowed I just precondition for ~1hr before I leave and there's usually nothing or little left to clean off
Thank you for the celsius readings
by the way the snow was not at 4deg C but MINUS 4 ...but thanks for the effort...
In this day and age, a grown person should know F vs. C degree readings at a glance. However, most don't. 10 degrees C is x F. Ugh.
@MR-sj6rq I don't because I don't care and doesn't factor into any portion of my day to day life. It didn't factor in back in 72'-73' when that system of measurement was introduced to the American public was going to replace EVERYTHING we had known. Quickly though that decision was rescinded and dropped. Though, some math courses taught the differences but it wasn't pushed. Maybe into college but not high school. I don't feel deprived. I don't need it.
@@MR-sj6rqOnly 2 countries in the world still uses the outdated imperial measurement system.
1. Myanmar.
2. The US.
Just a little point regarding your infrared thermometer: if you point it at reflective surface (e.g. glass, mirror, metal), you need to adjust the emissivity setting of your thermometer (if it has one) to account for it. Otherwise, you'll be measuring the temperature of the object the surface is reflecting not the surface itself.
Yeah that's why I was a little unsure of the mirror but... the tailgate stainless steel was still frozen, whereas near the charge port and on the doors (where climate control could be effecting it) the SS was above freezing. Either way I'm sure my little temp monitor is not fancy enough for that.
Or, point at an angle to the target object.
@@DirtyTesla yeah I don't think any infrared thermometer actually can measure the temperature of glass. as a firefighter our TIC's can't see the temp of glass
maybe put a little painters tape on all the areas you want to test.
this stuff is great info.
In CT we get all types of snow and one of the most common is a very heavy wet snow that turns to slush on the roads. It ends up covering the entire bottom and front of the vehicle when driving. It’s almost like an icy mud. Super sticky.
I can say with 100% certainty that those headlights will be completely caked with slush and rendered unusable a large portion of the time while driving in the snow here. I would expect that’s the case in most places, at least in the northeast.
Stop 🛑
I live in Alaska and was thinking the same. Also icicles covering the headlights when it's snowing and below zero.
Move to a southern state.
@@tedoptional-p8l yeah I’m totally going to move across the country so I can have the option to drive a vehicle that I don’t want.
@@dirkdiggler9379 he's not lying or anything my wrangler does the same thing when it's snowing o have to stop every so often to clean the headlights off
Being from a cold climate, I found this this video to be very informative! Thanks.
In Europe you have to remove any blocking stuff on tail and front lights if you drive away. If you don't, you can get a ticket
No tganks
In Europe, you can’t have a Cybertruck as it won’t pass the EU safety regulations.
Cyber truck isn't road legal in Europe. It's too big and heavy and doesn't have crumple zones.
@@winstonsmith6552thank god
But we have so much blocking stuff here...we just can't make it illegal...plus we brush it off.
The IR gun is ok for some surfaces but it's not really accurate for shiny or glass objects. Infrared thermometers have good accuracy when measuring most objects, but shiny, reflective surfaces can be a challenge. You should be especially wary when measuring the temperature of shiny metal objects, but even reflections off of glossy paint can affect accuracy. Also you need to be very close to what you are reading. The laser is not reading temperature, that just shows where the center of the "cone" is and the farther you are away from the object the wider area your are reading. The gun will usually say how large the cone gets at varying distances.
Yeah, a piece of gaffer tape on the surface you want to measure would be helpful...
I was almost shouting at the screen: "Are you sure you're measuring the truck and not your reflection off the truck? Please even mention the possibility of this problem!"
You will live longer if you stop reading internet comments.
But then I wouldn't have seen this wise advice 🤔
Such as this one??? 😂 🤡
@@DirtyTeslahehe yes I know but now that you’ve seen it you can choose to stop ;-)
It’s like a train wreck.
Amen.
🙏
"lose their minds in both directions" love it!
I didn't get it. What's "lose their minds in both directions" supposed to mean in this case ?
Those kinds of people often don't really care which direction they choose -- just so long as they can lose their minds over SOMETHING. 😉
@brucew.willett8196 it's garbage
%100
Outstanding job with all the temperature measuring. Also testing the door opening when the buttons are below snow. Very informative and thorough.
the thermometer he's using needs to be close to the measured surface. otherwise the measurement will be inaccurate...
My doors on my Chrysler were froze yesterday so nothing surprises me in winter.
My 2001 F350 Dually Crewcab is RWD only and I drive it in deep Michigan snow during deer season. All you need is good tires and a good air pump and a good head on your shoulders. If you ever get stuck you simply air down then get unstuck and then air back up. Sure I don't have a Tesla but this applies to any vehicles. Simply knowing how to get unstuck could honestly save your life.
Also from Michigan. This is great advice. I've never driven RWD in the snow, but the broader lesson of knowing how to avoid getting stuck and what to do when it inevitably happens is important.
What you gonna do when Fuel is $10.00 gal or more soon , specially if Biden wins
Chains in upper mich!!😊
I've been watching your channel since you had a little over 2k subs and your videos only get better and better! 100k+ subs is well deserved! Congrats!!
That means a lot, thanks for sticking around :)
If you put a piece of black electrical tape on something it will give you a more accurate thermal reading from an infrared thermometer.
True, you are measuring the surface temperature.
I use a leaf blower to blast the snow off my F150. It’s not cheating
Sounds great ,I'm gonna give it a go! Tip of the mitt!!😊
19:30 "'10ft of snow 1999 Oldsmobile...'" comment perfect. 😄
My 455 olds was able to burn the tires and do brodies my Pontiac did too
@@thelightstillshines2476 Bet that Olds could do it even in less that 10ft of snow. One wheel drive sucks tho. :D)
Yes, @Tesla, please add washer to rear camera.
Just clean the camera takes 1sec before you get in the car. Stop acting gay.
@andreasl4507 while I would normally agree, because the rear view mirror is useless you shouldn't have to worry about maintenance prior to driving your car just because it's dirty lol
@@andreasl4507 As a proud hetero, I should probably mention that after 10 minutes down every dirty/slushy road, the entire rear of the vehicle (including the camera) will be re-coated with grime. That's the reality of winter in the Midwest with any vehicle that has a flat back. 😀
@@andreasl4507Within a few miles it'll be covered again. We know from experience.
Also "stop acting gay"? Are you a child?
@@paulrybarczyk5013 not just Midwest. Anywhere north of the 37° longitude line will have this problem when it snows.
Dude is actually very caring for someone who repeatedly says "I dont care"
For me, I don't care if I don't care. But I point stuff out in case the person watching cares. Then they can choose not to buy a Cybertruck if those things matter to them
@DirtyTesla
Buy BYD...Ultimate EV.
Sorry, I'm not going to "pre-heat" my vehicle for an hour because it's cold outside.
Pre heat 😂 is this a truck or an oven😂😂😂 well it looks like some sort of frozen tv diner from the 60s
I don't care on camera off 😢😅
The most under-appreciated part about Tesla's is that fact you can do so much stuff like that from your phone! That's so nice
Yeah I precondition the car (which is in the garage) from my couch before I leave. Can't do that with an ICE car.
one could interpret that as a security risk
The best part is they dont have to take your phone from u when they take the car from u to fix it for a month. Terrible build quality
I mean my 2020 gas Mustang does most of that stuff though yes having full phone suits in 2024 is still uncommon.
@@knightrider693 bro what?💀💀💀💀💀💀 did you just say they take your phone?😭 you have NEVER EVER even USED a Tesla with that kinda low common sense over the vehicle. The fact you even thought the phone app is the only key the car has is hilarious asf. It’s people like you that decrease the logic of just about every comment section
Is the software designed to prevent it from moving when plugged in and charging?
Yep
Thank you. Seemed a very balanced appraisal. Great to see how the Cybertruck performed
How many Kilowatts did the precondition use?
I wonder too. There was said it was for free, but it costs some energy. Much less work with all the features, but you must pay the bill ;)
When you were going down the hill using the brake and it was sliding. I'm curious if you would have just used Regenerative braking would you have slid or would it made it so it maintained control and remained steerable .
He thought it was sliding... The camera showed the wheel turning. Electronic abs?
We don't get snow down here in Texas but every few years and when we do the town shuts down so nobody is going anywhere but I still appreciated this video.
Wish you luck getting into that thing during a major ice storm
As someone who had electronic doors in my van.. the doors frozen after there was a period where it was warm before and had snow melt. The melting snow ran in the tracks and if it turned cold again, then the doors froze. And it's quite normal during winter fir it to be warmer during the day and then getting cold again at night.
Warm water
Quick tip: Infrared thermometers do not read accurately on reflective surfaces, so it's unlikely the stainless steel actually warmed anywhere near as much you measured.
Also, the laser on these thermometers is just a laser pointer to show you the center of the circle area that it is measuring an average over. Typically circle diameter at x distance is notated on side of thermometer.
Actually, the stainless steel (or glass) will read lower that accurate due to its low emissivity and reflection of the cold outdoor temperatures.
@@rsteeb I believe it can also reflect infrared from other sources.
The wiper is designed to stay down so the trapped water doesn’t just blow back up the windshield. It pauses in the down position to give the collected water an opportunity to blow out to either side of the windshield.
Why not just start it in the down position?
@@TheNinthGeneration1 That would seem logical because that’s how it has been done for 100 years. However, Tesla is not in the business of doing things the same way if there is a superior alternative. Believe it or not, the wiper in the down position interrupts the highly tuned aerodynamic flow of the truck and affects its efficiency. I believe it was Lars M. Or Hans V. from Tesla who gave a detailed explanation for the reasoning. They initially wanted to conceal the wiper under a pop up door, but discovered that parking the wiper in the upright position eliminated the airflow issue and eliminated the complexity of the hidden wiper compartment. You have to respect their eye for detail. 🙂
@@retiredbitjuggler3471 the truck is not aerodynamic at all, I doubt the wiper being upright makes that much difference. It also means that the windshield doesn’t actually get cleared off as the first sweep brings things down to the base then the second sweep allows it to go back up, rather than the common practice that pushes things out to the side first and off the windshield, then traps the remaining liquid under a bar to prevent it from going back up. Also, having one extremely long wiper means that the edges have very little strength, even normal wipers are a bit too long in some cases.
@@TheNinthGeneration1 You should investigate this for yourself and not let it’s appearance fool you. It is far more aerodynamic than it looks. Don’t take my word for it - do some research for yourself and let me know what you discover.
Spotted the muskbro
Thanks again for Centigrade numbers. Awesome actual test with proper detail. LEGEND
The first thing I usually do when I want to use my car left outside in the snow, is to clear all the snow off it. I wonder why people don't do this first ? Maybe because snow is something unusual for them ? Anyway, good video nonetheless. Enjoy your Cybertruck !
Do you REALLY wonder why? Ignorance, laziness, or both. When I was a kid I remember commercials on TV about peephole drivers that warned of all the bad things that could happen.
they start doing it after someone else's snowpile flies off the car ahead and slams into their windshield
I’m wondering in freezing rain if those doors will be able to open. I gotta really pull on my doors pretty hard to break ice sometimes in the winter to get my truck doors open.
Pretty sure it has an ice breaker mechanism but we'll find out next winter
I would be surprised if the headlights didn't catch snow during a drive. In my Rivian, the headlights aren't even inside of a groove, and the snow just cakes on the front of them (albeit slowly, but typically when it's a wetter snow).
My thoughts as well. I'd have to guess that if you're following another vehicle especially, that area is gonna get packed in with snow/slush.
The headlights would easily catch slush and salt. Yuk!
This was a great video. Thank you.
The way you put your hand up at 15:53 felt like I was playing an FPS shooter
😂😂
Interesting. So what you’re saying is that people don’t usually clean their cars when they have snow on it before they start driving?
I always thought that was mandatory/ only takes like 5mins at most if you have a snow brush/broom
I live in the great white north AKA Canada and this is not a problem or flaw of the Cybertruck. All vehicles have snow covered headlights and turn signals in the winter.
Solution: we brush the snow off. Simple as that - no biggie. It's in our genetics...clean snow off before drive 🤖
The only issue is that they get covered on the road with slush, and the lights don’t warm up enough to melt it off while on, so it is a little issue
LEDs omit heat
Just brush the snow off your vehicle. That would have made the first quarter of the video unnecessary..
The design of the headlights is as bad as the rest of the car. If you have LEDs you'll have to be smart designing them and not ask a 5 years old what looks cool🤦🏻♂️.
Normal lights get fairly warm fast. So it's not really an issue.
I have two concerns about this truck
1 Camera should have self washing solution like in bmw
2 Car relies heavily on the giant screen what if it broke?
You outdid yourself on this one, great shots, great video.
12:00 2 ideas for the tonneau cover melting snow: since it was rolled up, it was slightly protected from the cold and was well over freezing when it was rolled down, so the snow that fell melted immediately OR the black color received just enough solar radiation to keep melt the snow. It looked like you filmed in very light snow or drift, I think under heavy snow it would accumulate on the tonneau easily.
Saw it for the first time yesterday! Like a majestic unicorn crossing my path. Naturally I followed it for miles lol. It exceeded my expectations. Liked it before, love it now. Smaller than I thought. Less "ugly". But all around, fantastic.
That's the gayest thing I've ever read
QUESTION - SALT CORROSION? Curious if you saw salt corrosion as an issue? How often are you washing the truck? The manual reads like it’s a delicate creature compared to how rugged it looks. Lots of immediate cleaning. Thoughts?
This is a long term issue that no one will have a real world answer too yet. The fact is salt can corrode SS, but it takes a long time. imo, a couple washes per year will prevent this, and this SS will last far longer than the rusted out trucks you normally see all over Michigan.
its stainless steal there shouldnt be salt corrosion.
CHRIS - you dropped the snow shovel on the side of the truck - how could you damage the shovel like that /s
how do the door buttons work after rain snow mix freezes over?
A good punch will set them free, but you can also pop the doors from the Tesla App
At 21:39 that symbol is for the heated side mirrors, i was confused too the first time I saw it
8:30 of you opened the frunk would the snow (or rain) all go into the frunk?
Dude, I don't know how you can be a TH-camr with all the ignorant comments. Could you imaging having to be around those people in real life. Kudos to you, and I appreciate your content.
😂 it's crazy. Read some of the ones just in this video
I concur Dr.
Your wall charger can report energy drawn durring your defrost. how many kw's did it take to do that?
15:15 Infrared Thermometers are wholly unreliable on reflective, and transparent surfaces like your glass, mirrors and maybe even stainless steel
What's the triangular section behind the rearview mirror for? It looks out of place.
I believe that would be the built in dash cam
Now that’s a proper dirty Cybertruck 🤭
Yes, but don't forget: Don't leave the dirt on it too long or the steainless steel gets damaged and don't use the car wash because the truck dies AND you loose your warranty. So have fun washing it by hand in below 0°C.
A Cybertruck in snow is literally my best dream ❤ Great informative video!
I dont think you can get an accurate read of the stainless steel with an IR probe because the surface has different emissivity, it might be picking up your reflection. If you put a piece of black tape over it then you would get a more accurate read
Great video! The Cybertruck is so cool! Also just so you know, at 18:42, the side camera got partly covered in snow so we couldn't see that well.
Omg the external camera views lt was soo badass! Like some practical effects of car chases frome multimillion budget blockbuster movie when tire was plowing the snow, mud & water by high speed & spinning!!!
That was extremely satisfying!
some of your temp readings might not be accurate because of the emissivity levels.... they differ from glass/plastic/stainless steel and so on and that gun doesnt have adjustment....even having one with adjustment it could still be way off depending
The wiper did about as poor as I would have thought for the size. Not awful, but not great.
When I had my F150 with a bed cover, I had to use a push broom as well to get a majority of it off. Same with the cab roof. Didn't want to be that person blowing all kinds of snow on the road.
Now that LED headlights are the norm, they really need some kind of defrost capability. Either integrated to the glass like the mach-e windshield, or some kind of solid state heater+fan inside the fixture.
Lastly, stainless steel is quite reflective to IR, so your IR temp gun is going to see whatever the reflection angle is.
is it ok if snow gets into a truck bed
@@EyehatePersona5 yes and in some cases it can be beneficial. With a lot of trucks there is very little weight over the rear axil the added weight can give you better traction in the snow. This obviously does not translate the same to EV's
It mite be intresting to see how all this effects a non plugged in truck's battery. How it effects your overall range.
Nice Test! 👍
Thank you for the video and all the tests. I like the approach and different factors you take into account.
I’m from Florida. Born and raised.
Of course I watched the whole video
Thanks, as usual, Chris!
same 😂
I'm in Georgia, yet here I am.
I'm in Europe, we don't even get the Cybertrucks
Same here
Who is paying the electric bill in your house for the preheat time ? How many ways is using, that's informative .
Good video, nice to see real world useful tests.
I'm kind of sick of the cybertruck flex videos from others showing their wraps and wheels and public reactions.
How do you clear those sunken headlights if there's hard ice on them? My ice remover won't fit into that narrow gap; does Tesla give you a tool that actually fits to these specific headlights?
if you watch the front bumper closely @10:32 you will see the snow melting which can only means that the front bumper is heated. Maybe it is not powerful enough to get the initial snow melted in 40 min but if you clear it before driving it should be able to keep it snow free.
yeah
I've seen other videos where the snow doesn't melt in front of the headlights while driving in snow.
I think that's from runoff, which is fine while parked, but may not work too well while driving
That is runoff water. No way that is heated
In a constant spray of slush or heavy snowfall? No way. The presenter mentioned the old incandescent headlights; I distinctly remember THEM freezing over when driving in snow. The CT's headlights, I think, will be a big fail in winter driving.
@12:45 The snow and tailgate are not 3 and 4 celcius, those are negative symbols in front of those numbers.
After watching your channel, I decided to buy a 2021 model 3 new with FSD
Then later, after having a ton of problems with the car, we sold it back to Tesla and got the model Y with FSD.
Bought it and it was a 2024.
As the problems started to get worse with the model Y, we decided to give up on Tesla completely. Now we have a Cadillac CT5 for my daughter for college..
I hate to say this, but I was extremely disappointed in the quality that Tesla puts out, especially comparing it to the Cadillac. There is no comparison. Honestly, once you drive a another vehicle in the same price range there's no comparison that Tesla is a disappointment in my opinion. Just wish I could get my money back for FSD, which at best was dangerous. In some cases, we tried it, and it literally took the car in an uncontrollable situation, even at a slow speed.
So we decided to never interact with FSD again after a couple calls.
I paid $10,000 for FSD and I am extremely disappointed in the product as many other people I have spoke to. I also have a TH-cam channel that is a little smaller than yours so I definitely understand the need for creating content, but I think it's important to let people know how FSD could be dangerous
Does it have turn signals? I've noticed Tesla's don't have them.
I saw one of these in person up close for the first time last weekend and I gotta say... it is absolutely ugly af! I wouldn't take one if you gave it to me for free.
Ahah, I was thinking exactly the same!😂😂😂
You d refuse a free 100k truck, just because you don’t like how it looks ?
You’re dumber than dumb aren’t you ?
Im not sure, but isnt the thermometer reading a bit of his body heat from the reflection on the silver doors?
Nice review. It seems ok. In my opinion the styling could use great improvement. Thanks for sharing this with us!
My Rs3 would make it up that "hill" in deeper snow with continental dws's all seasons. I've driven up some pretty steeps roads in it in deeper snow and it just plows. Better than my truck. Never got stuck once & never felt like I was going to be stuck in my Audi and quite a few times in my Dmax i've been stuck..
Those all terrain tires are actually pretty bad on snow compared to something like the Crossclimate2 (which I don't think you can have on such a big wheels)
my guess on the bed cover, the bed inside is exposed to 3 sides of warm area during pre conditioning, the window, the bottom (battery underneath maybe providing some heat?) and the driver side warming on the charge port side, so maybe its just a tad warmer under there when fully closed. To add, i imagine it wouldnt be too difficult (big assumption lol) to attach some heating elements inside the bumper (or even on top) right under the headlights somewhere and tie them into the system....sounds like a smart aftermarket product.
Great to see it parked and charged outside, as it came from the factory! (What??? No wrap? No coatings? No heated garage for storage?)
The Dirty Tesla way :)
Well, I recall temps in parts of Canada hitting -36 which is pretty much the same F or C. I'm guessing we'd still be warming up. 12 HOURS LATER...
Bro Tesla strongly recommends not removing heavy snow with the wipers because the mechanism cannot handle the weight.
If that snow melts a little in the afternoon and then freezes hard overnight I would bet you would have a frozen tonneau cover. I used to have the problem in North Missouri with my Corvette headlights that would freeze closed and wouldn't open.
Schröedinger's truck: simultaneously the best and the worst truck ever according to the internet.
I would like to see how the windshield whipper handles I-10 in Louisiana in the late spring. Big hint gigantic sloppy slimy bugs hitting your windshield at 70 mph.
Great video Chris. Good suggestions for heated headlamps and rear camera washer. I hope Tesla adds them soon.
Strange to place the headlights low on it.
Test the headlights at night with snow on
Most likely going to have to wait until next year but will do
Excellent, informative cold climate video. -Trav in Minnesota
In Connecticut, if you don't clean your snow off your vehicle, they will send an F-16 fighter strike in after you !
Don't care for the steering wheel. Is there an option to have a regular, round one when purchasing it.?
The heavier your vehicle is, the more important winter tires are. As a life long Canadian, all terrain or all season tires don't cut it.
?.. Does the rear passenger door windows need to roll down slightly before the door opens and closes? It may have just been an illusion from the snow, but it looked like that is what happens.
Can you pop the door in the App?
I don't see it as an option right now but honestly lots of software stuff is missing so they might add it later
I was going to mention this. I’m fairly certain you can
Actually, I just checked my app… You can add a button called “un latch door”.
If you live where it’s cold, this seems like a great feature!!
I’m speaking for my model Y. I assumed CT would have it. If not now, hopefully it’s on Teslas to do list.
Yeah my Y had it, CT doesn't have it yet
The issue with the headlights isn't about sbow being there when you're parked. It's about when you're driv8ng through th esnow and them being so low. The snow will pick up and cover them as you drive for longer distances.
That big ole air fryer
Enjoyed your review - it seemed really honest. And thank you for giving celsius temperatures - it's clearly outside your comfort zone - so I hope you don't mind if I mention that you said 4C when it was almost certainly 0.4C (because you also gave a farenheirt temperature of 31F). A 4C difference in farenheit is around 7F. But it's still nice to hear the celsius. 😊
You should always clean off the snow on any vehicle before using it, in fact here it’s required by law
By law? Smoke another one lol
@@awsabeandogrescue I'll smoke another one, by law. Then I'll try that some of that wasabean dog barbecue.
Where in Mars??😂😂😅
It is required by law to have your lights and number plates clean.
And if you don't clean the snow, it will form ice and when driving high speed it might break off and hit another car, damage it or even kill people.
In that case you will be held responsible for the accident because you didn't clean the snow.
20:37 could that be a button for the heated mirrors? It has that same kind of funky triangle look. My old car used to have heated mirrors and they worked perfectly, it’s a feature I miss on my current car.
Thanks Chris... You can please some of the people some of the time, most of the people most of the time...... etc, great video thanks for sharing
I personally would clear any snow off flat or nearly flat surfaces and clear the lights, wind shield etc before driving.
After setting off, if you are driving in heavy sow, it could build up again!
@@harmony3138 I've had some snow build up while driving if it is unusually sticky, but most all of the time the wind blows it off.
I strongly believe that there is a washer fluid system on the fornt camera only because it is close to the washer fluid bottle
Average people don't want to deal with ALL the finicky crap like nerds do.
Hey😊 now that’s a proper dirty Tesla 😊
All terrain tires are actually pretty bad for snow. Snow tires try and hold onto snow because snow-on-snow traction is pretty high whereas all terrain tires try and get rid of mud because mud-on-mud traction is low
What a fun video! Your videos get better and better. Keep doing what you do.
If they add infrared LEDs above the lights, then they could be used to melt the snow while pre heating.
For the plugin on the truck if the “clicker” no longer works and the charging port cover fails is there a manual override? That’s probably a stupid question to ask, but I’m curious.
Good tests. Obviously you’d typically brush it off and/or pre-warm and melt 🎉
People asked specifically for preconditioning with the snow on, but tbf I actually don't clean it off with a Tesla... if I know it snowed I just precondition for ~1hr before I leave and there's usually nothing or little left to clean off
@@DirtyTesla first principles automation 😊
What A Nice Looking Tesla Cybertruck You've Got There! And it goes from 0-60 and even further