Cybertruck Sinks During Jet Ski Launch Attempt

Electrek reports:

A Tesla Cybertruck sank in Ventura harbor in California when trying to launch a jet ski despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk saying that you could use the truck as a boat. Elon Musk has often made claims before about how Tesla vehicles could float and briefly serve as a boat.

Ahead of launching the production version of the Cybertruck, Musk claimed the vehicle would be “waterproof enough” to serve as a boat and cross rivers: “Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes and even seas that aren’t too choppy.”

The CEO added that the goal is for a Cybertruck to be able to cross the water between SpaceX’s Starbase and South Padre Island in Texas, which is about 360 meters (1,100 feet).

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