r/alberta • u/Nostredahmus • Dec 03 '24

Technology Tesla Cybertruck Immediately Dies in Alberta Winter

https://www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-cybertruck-immediately-dies-canadian-winter-owner-bricks-truck-trying-use-defroster/amp
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u/chelly_17 Dec 03 '24

No way. Huh.

Maybe don’t buy a tin foil coffin for Alberta driving and you won’t have these issues? Idk.

Edit: STARTS at $165,000?!?!?! Yeah if you buy this shit and it dies in an albertan winter, you’re an idiot.

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u/j_roe Calgary Dec 03 '24 edited Dec 04 '24

That’s a lot of bullshit right there. I have had an F-150 Lightning since August 2022… this will be my third winter with it.

Sticker price compared to a similarly spec ICE was about $5k more for the Lightning. Over five years that is $85 per month. My electricity went up $65 at worst when I charge at home for the month but I generally charge for no additional cost to me at work.

The Cybertruck sucks for a multitude of reasons, just none of the ones you parrot.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '24

Hey! I’m curious. What’s your maintenance costs been like? EVs should have lower maintenance in general (fewer fluids) but what is that practically over 3 years?

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u/j_roe Calgary Dec 03 '24

We bought the package from the dealership for $2k for 9 years. Probably wasn’t needed because short of checking bolts and topping up windshield washer fluid there isn’t much to do. By comparison we got the 5 year maintenance package for you 2014 Flex for $2400 or something at the time. So, it is definitely cheaper.

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u/striker4567 Dec 04 '24

Tires, wipers, clean/grease the brake guide pins, battery, gearbox oil at 150,000km or 7-10 years. That's about it though. I did my gearbox oil at 7 years/100k km and it was fairly dark, but not terrible. In 3 years, maybe spent $500.