I’m curious if this is a “Cyber Truck” issue or an electric vehicle / drive train issue. I mean, do the electric motors in these vehicles have “gears”?
I don’t think it’s something with it being electric. I haven’t had snow in a while, but about 2 years ago I went to an unplowed parking lot and some unplowed streets to see how my Model Y would work and it handled 3-4 inches fine.
They have the ability to make some kind of vehicle that can handle a few inches of snow, it’s wild this would be an issue in a vehicle that people are likely to take off the road.
I wonder if the tires on the Cybertruck are too narrow for it’s weight or something.
Technically they have gears, but not as you normally think of gears.
In my opinion, Partially it’s an electric vehicle thing (lots of torque) and partially it’s a software thing (wheel slip and torque control algorithms)
The suspension design and tire size choice could affect this as well, but not as much in my opinion as the previous points.
If you’re driving in the snow you don’t want a lot of torque starting out. When I’d drive a manual transmission I’d start off in 2nd rather than 1st for this reason.
Electric motors are famous for having maximum torque instantly, so unless it’s got an accurate wheel slip sensor it will apply too much torque and just spin.
Then there’s the problem of it being super heavy. The best car I ever drove in the snow was a Scion xA. It was so light it would float above any accumulation. My motor scooter was even better.
I’m curious if this is a “Cyber Truck” issue or an electric vehicle / drive train issue. I mean, do the electric motors in these vehicles have “gears”?
I don’t think it’s something with it being electric. I haven’t had snow in a while, but about 2 years ago I went to an unplowed parking lot and some unplowed streets to see how my Model Y would work and it handled 3-4 inches fine.
They have the ability to make some kind of vehicle that can handle a few inches of snow, it’s wild this would be an issue in a vehicle that people are likely to take off the road.
I wonder if the tires on the Cybertruck are too narrow for it’s weight or something.
These trucks are really heavy, being made out of metal. Google says 6600-6800lbs while a F150 is 4200-5700 lbs
No idea on the drive train, would be interesting to see though!
Technically they have gears, but not as you normally think of gears.
In my opinion, Partially it’s an electric vehicle thing (lots of torque) and partially it’s a software thing (wheel slip and torque control algorithms) The suspension design and tire size choice could affect this as well, but not as much in my opinion as the previous points.
If you’re driving in the snow you don’t want a lot of torque starting out. When I’d drive a manual transmission I’d start off in 2nd rather than 1st for this reason.
Electric motors are famous for having maximum torque instantly, so unless it’s got an accurate wheel slip sensor it will apply too much torque and just spin.
Then there’s the problem of it being super heavy. The best car I ever drove in the snow was a Scion xA. It was so light it would float above any accumulation. My motor scooter was even better.
mostly seems like a tire issue. These things come with all seasons made for fuel efficiency, not traction.