Cybertruck owner reveals how much it really costs to fully charge and people are horrified
Topics: Tesla, Cybertruck , Money, US News, Instagram, Social Media
Poppy Bilderbeck
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Topics: Tesla, Cybertruck , Money, US News, Instagram, Social Media
You may be 'driving the future' with Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck but you certainly won't be saving many pennies anytime soon.
One Cybertruck owner's vehicle lost control and smashed into their neighbor's house just hours after purchase, and another driver considered selling it after someone simply reacted to their purchase.
And if you were looking into buying a Cybertruck because it's electric - electric cars are widely considered more expensive to buy upfront but cheaper to run when compared to petrol or diesel cars - well, Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck appears to be the exception.
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Entrepreneur David Nguyen took to Instagram to share a video of him charging up his Cybertruck to one full charge after realizing he'd reached a charge of just three percent.
Now, you'd expect some swanky sort of movement detection or a face scanner to open up the charging port of the vehicle - it is a Tesla after all - however, Nguyen has to give the outside of the truck a few taps with the charger to get the port to open sesame.
In he plugs it, getting back in the car to reveal how long it'll take to charge the truck up to 100 percent. Drum roll please.
And it's a whopping 'one hour and 30 minutes remaining' to reach the charge limit of 296 miles 'a.k.a. 100 percent'.
Nguyen explains it'll be 121kW of energy to reach a full charge, but how much will this cost?
Well, in San Leandro, California, the rate of electricity is $0.61 per kWh and Nguyen kindly breaks down the maths so we don't have to do it ourselves.
He explains: "That's 121 x 0.61 that is $73 to give me a full tank. That's going to give me a range of 296 miles. Is that good? Or not good?"
He resolves: "I think it's pretty good because you're driving the future a.k.a the Cybertruck."
Alas, not everyone agrees.
One Instagram user wrote: "$70???? I thought electric was cheaper. Why are we doing this again."
"80 dollars to fill up my GMC 1500 Sierra Diesel. Almost 600 miles with the full tank lmao . So NOT GOOD. Oh and it only took me four and half minutes to fill up," another added.
A third commented: "So it's the same to fill up a gas SUV, get further distance and it takes 10 minutes compared to 1.5 hours??? Think I'll stick to combustion."
And a fourth resolved: "Absolute joke."
UNILAD has contacted Tesla for comment.