Beyond being a bit of an eyesore, it turns out that the Tesla Cybertruck just isn’t practical to drive at night if it’s snowing. A new video from a Cybertruck owner shows that snow builds up on the small shelf in front of the headlights, and since they’re so thin, it can cover them quite quickly.
That being said, unless it freezes, light snow should blow off once you start driving. If it’s frozen, you’ll need to use your ice scraper to clear it off, so Canadians with a Cybertruck should make sure to check their lights before driving at night in the winter.
I assume that if your lights are covered in frozen snow, you’ll also have to scrape off your windshield, so cleaning the lights will likely just become part of Cybertruck owner’s winter routines, but it’s still not that surprising that Telsa didn’t design its truck for all-weather since the company seems to be mostly focused on making cars for its home states of Texas and California.
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Drivers have reported that the Cybertruck headlights are quite bright, but they still might not be great for winter driving since sticky snow might be able to build up on the front bumper lip that sits right below them, which can dim them considerably. That said, I don’t think anyone is buying a Cybertruck for practical reasons, so I’m sure they won’t be overly bothered by this.
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen an EV that’s been designed without Canadian winters in mind. When Hyundai launched the Ionic 5 one of the main issues drivers had with it was the lack of a rear wiper. The new 2025 version has reminded us of that.
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