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A Tesla Cybertruck owner shares that he has driven his truck for 50,000 miles and that it’s been the most reliable vehicle he's ever owned.
Ironically, the Cybertruck owner works as an environmental compliance tester, inspecting gas stations and similar facilities for leaks and other environmental concerns.
However, his vehicle of choice for his job assessing gas stations is his all-electric Cybertruck.
Because of his work, the Cybertruck owner drives quite a bit each day—more than 100 miles—and also carries over 1,000 pounds of equipment.
Despite these long drives and heavy gear, he praises his electric truck as the most dependable vehicle he's ever had.
He shares that he previously drove trucks from Ford, Chevy, and GMC, and after around 50,000 miles, he faced costly transmission repairs on all of them.
However, with his Cybertruck, everything has been smooth sailing.
The satisfied Cybertruck owner shared his experience on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum.
He writes…
“Well, I reached 50,000 miles in my Cybertruck today. The warranty is gone, and now I feel like I'm in a starship heading to Mars, alone and unsure of when something might fail.
It's okay, though; this truck has been more reliable than any other truck I've owned.
Driving over 100 miles a day for work, using every feature, and carrying 1,000 pounds of equipment daily for environmental compliance testing, construction, towing, camping, and off-roading.
By now, the Chevy, GMC, and Ford trucks I've owned needed major repairs; transmissions were the worst, and daily driving costs were high. That sucked compared to the cost of my Cybertruck.
So far, everything seems to be going very well. However, the Cybertruck owner notes that, since the Cybertruck is a battery electric vehicle, unlike his previous internal combustion trucks, he has discovered even more unexpected benefits.
He adds that when he goes camping, he brings solar-powered generators to the campsite and uses the sun to power both the campsite and his vehicle.
He continues to write…
“With my two Jackery 2000 Plus Explorer solar generators and 1600 watts of solar panels, remote adventures are worry-free during camping for days.
No sound, no fuel, no extra cost- just 240 V, 28 amps pushing electrons into the truck.”
The Cybertruck owner adds that, so far, the only drawback to owning the all-electric vehicle is how divisive it has become and the negative political attention it attracts.
He writes…
“It's been an exciting, fun, and politically charged adventure. Those people suck. It was like being around a bunch of monkeys who only have one feeling: hate.”
However, as the political tension around Tesla eases, he mentions he’s beginning to enjoy the vehicle.
He continues…
Now that the political shenanigans have settled down a bit, I'm back to enjoying my daily drive along the coast, through the Central Valley, and in the Sierra Nevada while FSD takes over, just relaxing.
There's much more to say, but someone else already said it.”
Below his post, the Cybertruck owner included several pictures. The pictures show his Cybertruck parked at a gas station loaded with environmental compliance testing equipment.
Overall, this Cybertruck owner appears happy driving his truck for work every day. However, please let me know what you think in the comments.
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So which is it: 1. 1600…
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So which is it:
1. 1600 watts of solar power.
2. 240 volts x 28 amps = 6,720 watts.
Or am I missing something.
sure its nice, just keep the…
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sure its nice, just keep the window panels down while driving in case it crashed & you can still crawl out..
I have to call bull on this,…
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I have to call bull on this, I have 2 Chevy trucks in my possession right now, one a 2008 3500 HD Silverado diesel with only 79,000 on it and I have never had any trouble with it. The other is a 1990 1500, two wheel drive Chevy Silverado with 261,000 miles on it and I never had to do anything on that truck until about 150,000 on it, and then it was just an alternator and I replaced the transmission when it had 183,000 miles on it. And it's still running good!
I have owned 3 Ford, 1 Dodge…
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I have owned 3 Ford, 1 Dodge and 1 Honda truck. Never had any transmission issues with any of them. Not knocking the choice of a Cybertruck, but I am surprised that the person featured in this article had that many issues.
I don’t believe this for one…
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I don’t believe this for one moment. I’ve been driving Ford trucks for decades and hauled tons in my trucks and never once replaced a transmission.
I've had several Chevy…
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I've had several Chevy trucks and had 100000 plus miles. Hauling heavy loads, pulling stock trailers loaded with livestock. Never had any problems with engine, transmission, transfer case or anything else. Great trucks.
I've owned a lot of trucks…
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I've owned a lot of trucks and have never had a transmission problem at 50000 miles. I have gone usually 250000 before having to have them rebuilt. I work the restaurant equipment repair industry and put over 1000 miles a week on my trucks with 3 tool boxes mounted on the trucks for tools and parts. And more materials in the bed. How often does he have to stop to recharge his cyber truck? Since realistically it on gets 80 to 135 miles per charge.
I am happy for that fellow,…
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I am happy for that fellow, my wife and I just traded in our 2003 yukonXl for a 2024 Yukon. The Xl had well over Three hundred thousand miles. Only had to get the transmission replaced and the catalytic converter. It was the most reliable vehicle we ever owned, we do a lot of over the road traveling. East and West Coasts. Personally I could never own an electric vehicle at this time as we need a good size SUV to have space for all of our traveling needs. Best of luck to this fellow with his cyber truck. But it is still very new and I would be more interested as to how it is doing in 7-10 years, espically after having our yukonXL for 21 yrs before the trade in.
If someone has 4 trucks with…
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If someone has 4 trucks with transmission issues after 50k miles, then the problem is the driver and not the vehicles. Learn to drive if you put on that many miles a day
If someone has 4 trucks with…
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If someone has 4 trucks with transmission issues after 50k miles, then the problem is the driver and not the vehicles. Learn to drive if you put on that many miles a day
Paying for transmission…
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Paying for transmission repairs from all of the big 3 before 50000 miles, huh? Well if you believe that from this guy then maybe believe the headline too. All 3 of them come with a 60k mile powertrain warranty that should’ve covered any transmission repair costs. So maybe he just doesn’t know much about vehicles and don’t believe him cause he’s a Tesla blowhard!! Get bent Elon!!
How much did Elon pay for…
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How much did Elon pay for this ad?
Ask those other trucks…
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Ask those other trucks needed transmission etc in 50k? Doubtful rose colored glasses will be hard to look out now that your warranty is out
Stop lying about electric…
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Stop lying about electric vehicles. They are overpriced throw away vehicles. Nothing good about them.
Junk.
Reliable or not I wouldn't…
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Reliable or not I wouldn't be seen dead driving a rolling dumpster
Like any product individual…
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Like any product individual stories dont matter. Its how its doing at an average. I mean in had 0 issues with my bought on day 1 xbox360 back in the day. It still fine when I last tested it bout 6 months ago. Doesn't mean the first batch of systems were perfectly reliable.
Considering the age of the…
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Considering the age of the Cybertruck I would hope it has been reliable. That and the cost of it. My 07 Dakota is still trucking along after 300k miles. Let us know how reliable the Cybertruck is at 300k. Ok.