money New videos of Tesla Cybertruck off-roading appear to show it struggling to climb up a steep dirt hill
Tesla's Cybertruck appears to struggle off-roading in a new series of videos from social media.
A video reposted on X shows the Cybertruck's wheels spinning in place as it climbs a dirt hill.
Elon Musk has promoted the vehicle as tougher than most trucks, with a bulletproof exterior.
Tesla's Cybertruck might not be the best vehicle for off-roading, at least according to some new videos.
A series of videos originally posted to Instagram that a Tesla fan account on X, formerly known as Twitter, later reshared shows some Cybertrucks off-roading. Jason and Rochelle Paul, under the handle @stretch_thecj2l on Instagram, posted the video. In three of the videos, a Cybertruck struggles to gain traction up a steep slope and struggles to make some turns on sandy terrain.
With its supposedly bulletproof stainless-steel exterior and even the added option for fixed bulletproof-glass windows, Elon Musk has promoted the electric pickup truck as the type of rough-and-tumble truck you'd want to own in the apocalypse.
In one video, the Cybertruck's wheels appear to spin and its tires screech as it struggles to get up a dirt hill. The EV eventually climbs it, but only after about 10 to 15 seconds of spinning its wheels near the crest of the hill.
"Is it even on?" a woman in the video asks while watching the Cybertruck. The Instagram post's caption said that three Cybertrucks were being tested at Hollister Hills, a vehicular-recreation area in California, and that the onlookers "had to show them how it's done" with an off-roading Jeep. A different video from the same user shows a 1946 Jeep CJ-2A successfully navigating the same hill without stopping or struggling.
"Piece of cake!" the same woman heard in the earlier video says as the Jeep summits the hill. "That poor Tesla's broke down there."
The reshared clips have already garnered over 342,000 views on X.
Another video from the same location and user shows another Cybertruck struggling to climb the hill. The driver appears to repeatedly adjust the vehicle to climb the hill, but the video ends before the Cybertruck successfully summits it.
The Cybertruck was likely undergoing off-road testing in the lead-up to the truck's release. Tesla has created a Cybertruck-delivery event for November 30.
It's not the first time people have spotted a Cybertruck struggling to navigate difficult terrain. In May, an X user posted a video that showed a Cybertruck allegedly stuck in a field of mud in Texas.
A spokesperson for Tesla did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication, but Musk has said the vehicle is designed to be "tough." An auto expert previously told Insider that it's unfair to judge a vehicle off a prototype, especially one that has gone through rigorous testing.
During an interview with Joe Rogan earlier this week, Musk confirmed the vehicle can raise its ride height to avoid obstacles.
"Normally in other vehicles — gasoline or diesel vehicles — you've got the differential which hangs down low between the rear wheels," Musk said. "So you look under a truck, there's almost always a differential there that's hanging down pretty low. So if you hit the diff on a rock, you'll break it. But no, the bottom of the Cybertruck is completely flat and has the best clear height of any vehicle."
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