The Tesla Cybertruck is set to start being delivered by the end of the month, but before the first customers get their hands on one, a pre-production example was allowed to take a brief trip to the beach. Video of the EV frolicking on the beach was posted to TikTok.
The footage was shot in Port Aransas, Texas, according to the TikToker who shot the video, @fastkitkat. That means that the Cybertruck was driving into salt water along the Gulf of Mexico. More importantly, it was also driving out.
Located around four hours south of Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory, where it will be built, the location is an interesting one to find the truck in. Unfortunately, it is unclear why a Tesla employee decided to take the truck there in the first place.
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Whether it was just for fun, as a way of testing if there were any leaks under the truck, or simply to show off for the camera ahead of the start of deliveries, the video provides us with an interesting look at the Cybertruck’s capabilities.
It is also a reminder of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s previous posts about the truck, and his suggestion that it will be able to float on water. The executive also added that the truck will be able to act as a boat, ferrying passengers across “rivers, lakes and even seas that aren’t too choppy,” which I’m sure has given a few maritime engineers frustration migraines.
Fortunately, the driver of this Cybertruck is not attempting to do that, but is instead just dipping its wheels into the water. As Teslarati points out, the test may have some actual relevance to buyers, as driving on beaches is relatively popular among truck and SUV owners. This video suggests that the truck is light enough to engage in that kind of fun despite its stainless steel body and heavy batteries, as most beaches have a 10,000 lb (4,536 kg) weight limit.
We’ll find out a lot more about the production Cybertruck at its delivery event, which is scheduled for November 30. Not A Tesla App reports that the company will be delivering just 10 examples of the truck at the event, and that it could take until 2025 before production of the vehicle is up and running at full speed.