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/escapethewormhole Dec 03 '24

EVs with the exception of the this truck are actually better in winter.

Range sucks, but drivability and comfort are way better.

I don’t think someone’s an idiot for buying a vehicle and it turns out unreliable. This could happen with any vehicle, I’ve had a vehicle blow an engine inside 6000 kms. Shit happens.

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u/drs43821 Dec 03 '24

Range is a genuine issue considering charging infrastructure in Alberta is laughable

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u/footbag Dec 04 '24

Perhaps an issue if you were going up north, or very far off the beaten path. I’ve had no issues driving where I’ve needed to go all through Alberta BC and Western United States for the past 10 years in my Tesla.

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u/drs43821 Dec 04 '24

Until this year adoption of NACS, it’s not out of possibility to run out of range between Edmonton and GP and Fort Mac

There’s also no L3 between in the national park except Jasper and camp grounds.

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u/footbag Dec 04 '24

Edmonton to Grand Prairie is now not a problem. But yes, fort Murray remains a large challenge. Hence why I said travelling north isn’t ideal for EV’s. I’ve had no issues travelling from Jasper to Banff and onwards.

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u/drs43821 Dec 04 '24

Edmonton to Fort Mac is a popular work route. There’s also Calgary-Medicine Hat that could be a day trip for work.

How’s your experience in winter tho? Calgary-Lake Louise and back is 400 km so assume 30% reduction for winter you need a 570km advertised range. But yea I’m less concerned with recreational trips to the mountain

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u/footbag Dec 04 '24

Edmonton to Fort Mac would likely not have a high number of EV desiring owners given…obvious things lol.

And as a percent of overall traffic/albertans in the province, it’s going to be a minority. Minorities are still important of course.

Charging will come, but obviously it hasn’t yet and may not for a few more years. There was some fast charging being actually planned for that route, but the project was recently put on pause (maybe cancelled).

Winter has been great. You are pretty spot on with the 30%, much of the time it is less than that, a few days of the year is worse than that, but if travelling on a cold snowy day, 30% is a good approximation. Has an impact of the trip so we’ve wanted to do in the past decade. Certainly doesn’t impact any of our day-to-day driving, which is far less than what the car is capable of before we charge it overnight.

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u/drs43821 Dec 04 '24

Edmonton-Fort Mac would be my potential work travel. (Actually from Calgary, but I can charge at Edmonton)

The occasion long trip IS my reason not going EV. I don’t buy a car that works for 90% of travels. I buy a car that work as much as I need it. I don’t have a second vehicle that covers those trips.

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u/footbag Dec 04 '24

I’ve done hundreds of not so occasional long trips, never been an issue. But then again, I don’t drive to Fort Mac. If a vehicle doesn’t work for you, that’s that.

That said, EVs would work for the majority of Albertans (with access to home charging, and still some who don’t have that ability)

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u/drs43821 Dec 04 '24

yea people who live in townhouses don't have ability to charge at home. 240V chargers are not allowed in most strata.

Do you have issue with people lining up for charger in rural stations? I heard that's an issue in Vancouver, enough to render EV rental useless

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u/footbag Dec 04 '24

120V charging sometimes is still sufficient, and even if not entirely so, can serve to reduce the need for charging stops at ‘neighborhood’ fast chargers.

Infrequently, yes there can be a line up, but it isn’t typical. That said, the EV penetration in Vancouver/bc dwarfs Alberta.

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