Another broken promise: the Tesla Cybertruck does not float…

The comedic saga surrounding Tesla and the Cybertruck continues with this example that had to be retrieved from the depths of the Pacific.

Elon Musk may have been better off pursuing a career in comedy if you consider how amusing the news about Tesla can be. After having discredited his brand and now asking for advertising help from Donald Trump at the White House – Trump, who openly hates electric vehicles, follow the logic – the South African businessman has a new piece of information to manage. Information that, in a country where lawsuits are common, could still be very costly for Tesla.

Indeed, numerous times, Musk has claimed that the Cybertruck could float, or even serve as a boat for a few minutes. Evidence of the falsehood of this claim is that one had to be salvaged from the bottom of Ventura Harbor, California.

A sane mind would not have paid attention to Elon Musk’s promises—to submerge a 3-ton electric vehicle in water so that it could, according to the businessman, “cross rivers, lakes, or even seas if they are not too rough.” But in the United States, people blindly trust Musk, and it rarely ends well…

No Tesla Guarantee

Another issue: Tesla does not offer any compensation to customers who risked their Cybertruck in water, or even those who go off-road on rocky terrain. In Ventura, the driver of the Cybertruck intentionally submerged his electric pickup to put a jet ski in the bed underwater. Clearly, he learned the hard way that his vehicle is not as waterproof as it seems.

Following this, BYD, the Chinese giant, was quick to mock this mishap by shamelessly posting a video of its massive electric SUV Yangwang U8… which is actually capable of floating.

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