My Wife Wasn’t Too Happy When I Bought a Tesla Cybertruck, but Today She Blurted Out “Thank You, Elon Musk!” & Became a Fan After the Cybertruck Kept Us Warm During an Ice Storm

Jeff is a Cybertruck owner from Virginia and says his wife has turned from a Cybertruck skeptic to a fan during a recent snowstorm.

Jeff excitedly shared that his wife's conversion came after having a hot meal, and the lights kept on in the middle of a power outage.

Jeff says not only did his wife become pro-Cybertruck, but she also blurted out, “Thank you, Elon Musk!”

The excited Cybertruck owner shared his wife’s transformation on the Cybertruck Owner Club forum.

Here is what he wrote…

“Thank you, Elon Musk", said my wife as she became a Cybertruck fan during a power outage

This is what my wife said a few minutes ago as we finished our hot supper.

Here in the mid-Atlantic, we had an ice storm roll in overnight.

Last night at dusk, a couple of hours before the storm was supposed to arrive, I backed the Cybertruck up near the house, dropped the tailgate, plugged the 50' generator cable going to the well into the 240v outlet, plugged the 10 AWG extension cord into the 120v outlet, threw the tarp over the open tailgate, and called it a night.

This morning, right on cue, the utility power went out.

My wife hadn't been particularly enthusiastic when I picked up the Cybertruck last summer. Today, she became a fan.”

Below his post, Jeff shared a picture of his Cybertruck providing power to his house.

As you can see, there is a thick yellow electrical wire connected to the Cybertruck’s bed outlet and this is what’s powering his house.

What’s interesting here is that Jeff didn’t even have to install Tesla’s Powershare system to supply backup power to his home using his Cybertruck.

Jeff was able to connect the 240-volt bed outlet with his home’s built-in generator inlet and call it a day.

Using this approach rather than going with the Powershare installation slightly decreases the peak power Jeff could draw from his Cybertruck.

The 240-volt bed outlet has a peak 9.6 kW power limit, whereas a Powershare installation that draws power through the charge port can go up as high as 11 kW.

In the comments, fellow Cybertruck owners expressed excitement about the prospect of simply connecting their Cybertruck to the home generator inlet to power their house during an outage.

A fellow Cybertruck owner, Vin from Princeton, writes…

“Charging up your Cybertruck before a storm and then plugging a cord into a home generator inlet is a game changer.

Powershare what?”

A fellow Cybertruck owner from Florida simply responds by writing…

“Yes, I agree.”

Other Tesla fans also shared that they felt their decision to buy a Cybertruck had been vindicated.

Some owners even say it’s a fundamentally better financial decision to buy a Cybertruck, ignoring some of the controversies surrounding Elon Musk and politics.

A Tesla fan, Tashi from Colorado writes…

“Indeed, fundamentally people should take care of their finances & fundamentals instead of being 'too emotional' about what's going on with Politics these days.”

Overall, it’s interesting to see Cybertruck owners feeling vindicated that they’ve made the best financial decision.

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Image 1: Courtesy of Grok

Image 2: Screenshot from Jeff’s Cybertruck Owners Club post

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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.