Tesla Cybertruck owner reveals why he’ll be driving Cadillac Escalade for winter
- A Cybertruck owner will switch to an Escalade for the winter
- Many EV owners have noted issues with their cars during winter
- However, this particular concern is a little different
Published on Dec 12, 2024 at 1:03 PM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Dec 16, 2024 at 8:33 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
The owner of a Tesla Cybertruck has explained why he’ll be switching to a Cadillac Escalade for the winter.
We’ve seen more and more motorists making the switch from gas-powered to electric cars in recent years.
But one Cybertruck owner has revealed he’ll be switching back again for a few months now that winter has hit.
He’s probably not the only one – because the winter can bring additional worries for EV drivers.
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Electric vehicles can struggle a little in the winter
Earlier this year, EV owners across the US took to social media to complain about various weather-related issues with their vehicles.
Most problems centered on performance and battery or charging issues but one Cybertruck owner has revealed a different reason he’ll be parking his EV for winter.
Taking to the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, he admitted that seeing salt on the road had left him with some concerns about his beloved truck’s bodywork.
“It just started to snow here in Michigan, and with that comes salt,” he said.
“I think I’m going to drive my old Cadilac Escalade while they are salting the roads this winter.”
It seems a slightly odd worry for the owner, given that the Tesla Cybertuck is supposed to be practically indestructible.
The Tesla Cybertruck owner shared his concerns
But he went on to say that he doesn’t think the salt would rust the Cybertruck’s bodywork, but thinks it could ‘tarnish it’ and he’ll have to tackle the problem come spring.
“Then there is the galvanic corrosion that occurs between aluminum and stainless,” he went on.
“I’m sure that the engineers at Tesla took that into consideration but how well?”
For what it’s worth, Tesla says its Cybertruck says its ‘ultra-hard stainless-steel exoskeleton helps to reduce dents, damage, and long-term corrosion’.
So it seems the owner may be acting overly cautious and other Cybertruck owners seemed to agree.
“Treat the Cybertruck like any other vehicle when it comes to winter driving,” one person suggested.
Another forum user said he simply gives his truck a quick run through a car wash ‘now and then’ during the winter.
Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Across her career she's covered a wide variety of topics, including celebrity, cryptocurrency, politics, true crime and just about everything in between.
