A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says His Truck Saved His Rare Chicken Breeds – Adds “Such an Amazing Feature! Name Another Truck That Can Do This”

Rod, a Cybertruck owner from Michigan, says that his truck has saved the lives of his precious rare chicken breed.

According to Rod, these chicken breeds need to be kept under an artificial heat source, and if they lose body heat, they can die.

This wasn’t a problem since Rod has been keeping his rare chicken breed under a heat lamp. 

The issue started one morning as he was about to leave the house in his Cybertruck when the power unexpectedly went out.

Rod says the power outage was caused by a bird that had nested on a nearby transformer.

Rod was preparing for a road trip, and he had plugged in the charger to fill up his Cybertruck to 100%.

However, when the power went out, his Cybertruck automatically began supplying power to the house through the same charger cable that the truck was using to draw power from the grid.

Rod says the lights flicked back on so quickly he wasn’t even sure that the power had gone out. That’s until he checked his Tesla app to see that his Cybertruck was providing backup power to his home.

Rod says that thanks to his Cybertruck, his rare breed of chickens are safe, and he believes there is no other truck that can do what his Cybertruck does.

The happy Cybertruck owner shared his story on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum.

He writes…

“This morning, as I was about to leave my house in my Cybertruck, I heard some kind of musical notes coming from my phone, the lights flickered, and then came back on. When I opened my Tesla app, it said that Powershare had kicked in.

Around our neighborhood, the sound of generators powering up filled the air, but in our home, all was quiet.

I had charged my truck to 100% the night before to take it on a road trip, and the app said it would continue to power our home for 2 days.

Apparently, a bird nested in a transformer, causing it to blow and cutting off power to most of our city. It was projected to be out for five hours, and the temperatures were in the low 40s.

The thing is, I've invested some money in some rare chicken breeds, and they need to be under a heat lamp in our garage. If they lose body heat, they can die.

Thankfully, the Cybertruck/Powershare combo saved the day. The chicks stayed nice and warm.

Honestly, I didn't even notice much of a blip between the power going out and the Powershare kicking in.

The system had not been tested, so I wasn't even sure it would work. Once power was restored, the panel seamlessly switched back to the grid, and my truck started charging up again. Such an amazing feature! Name another truck that can do this!!!”

Under his post, Rod shared a screenshot from his Tesla app. The app indicates that the Cybertruck is connected to Tesla’s universal wall connector; however, instead of charging, it is drawing power from its batteries to supply electricity to the house.

The Tesla app indicates that the Cybertruck is at a 99% state of charge and can provide power to the house for two days.

The Tesla app also gives Rod the option to set the minimum battery level at which his Cybertruck can be discharged.

Rod has set that limit to 6%, and the Tesla app indicates that his Cybertruck is supplying 1.1 kW to his home.

This is all well and good, and thanks to the Cybertruck, Rod’s rare chicken breeds are safe, and he says no other truck can do this.

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