Tesla Cybertruck Cross Country Road Trip 2,500 Miles!!

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Published 2024-05-17
After picking up this Cybertruck in Salt Lake City, towing my Cybertruck behind it and delivering it to Celebration Florida for a Make A Wish event, it’s now time to deliver this truck to its final destination. When I agreed to pick this truck up in Utah and deliver to Florida, I also agreed to deliver the truck from Florida to California after the charity event.

Starting in Daytona, and stopping in Orlando, I then proceeded to cross the country in this Tesla Cybertruck, which involved crossing the southern half of the country on I-10. This roughly 2,500 mile road trip cross country is a great experience to see how the Cybertruck does for long road trips.

So the question is this, is the Cybertruck a great road-tripper or not? By the end of this video, you will surely know as well as myself.

This trip ended up taking 3 days to complete, which included staying in the Phoenix area for 12 hours to see a friend. After that overnight stay, I completed the trip by arriving in Long Beach, CA in the greater Los Angeles area.

The event in California was EVFest hosted by the Tesla Owners Club of SoCal. This event was jam packed with tons of custom and unique EV’s of many brands. Although Tesla was the dominant represented brand, it was amazing to see so many other EV’s and a whole lineup of custom wrapped Cybertrucks on display!

For the 2,500 miles, the Cybertruck was nearly flawless. The trip did start out questionable with a supercharger in Ocala, Florida. This supercharger would not go over 35 kW charge rate. After moving stalls, changing charging procedure, and finally confirming with other Tesla’s charging, the station seemed to be having issues. Fortunately that was not an issue anywhere else along the route.

Finally, along the way, I took the opportunity to find out what the charging curve looks like on an 800v charger. Electrify America had 2 chargers on my route that I decided to use to record the charging curve. The Cybertruck has 1,000v architecture, but this will at least allow us to see what the current charging capabilities are on higher voltage (roughly double) than the current Tesla network supports.

I was pleased with the results, and with this documented, we can now track the charging curve on the Cybertruck as we get software enhancements over time. In the end, this trip required about 1,500 kWh of energy in charging (including losses from heat), and cost $502.87 to travel the 2,504 miles of this trip. That comes out to just at $0.20/mile.

This comes out just under, or in the same ballpark of the average 20 mph truck across the country at $4.25/gal average. That does not include the oil change that is likely due immediately following the trip. With the 2 EA chargers, the cost of this trip was higher as these 2 chargers were 45% higher cost per kWh than the Tesla Superchargers on average.

So to wrap things up, is the Cybertruck a good road-tripper? It is absolutely a great road-tripper! It is smooth, comfortable, charges fast and has no issues getting into tight spaces. On the flip side, the lack of autopilot does make the Cybertruck less enjoyable on road trips than other Tesla’s, at least for now.

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All Comments (21)
  • @thefish5861
    As a three-time Tesla owner, and many long trips, that first charging stop was not a good advertisement for non EV owners!
  • @d5kenn
    "Usually when there's an issue at a Supercharger, it's fixed right away." I'm guessing this was before Tesla canned the entire supercharging division.
  • @jamesswaller
    I'm on a mission to let people know they can install the rear door hinges and door strap on the front door if they need it to open wider. I transfer my wife from her wheelchair, having the door open wider makes a huge difference. Her 300 lb wheelchair fits great under the tonneau in recline position. I tried to include a link for pictures but YouTube doesn't let you post links I think. I know this, is off topic for this particular video. But you have lots of subscribers who might benefit.
  • @matthewdavis6584
    What's kind of sad is, the total cost of $502.87 to charge is actually more expensive then an ICE vehicle getting 18 MPG with an average cost of $3.55 a gallon in addition to the hours spent charging. The CT is not a road trip vehicle if you trip in it often. You're not saving on gas. It actually saddens me to hear that the CT is comparable to a vehicle that gets 17.5 MPG. And I was just as excited to see the CT in Austin at the EV convention standing right next to you before the launch of the CT. I have a Honda Ridgeline 1st gen, I know CT is going to be an upgrade for sure, but was really hoping for the range and efficiency that was announced originally. Seeing you get less then 200 miles on 80-85% battery is a kick in the nuts.
  • @macgreiner
    You are a stronger man than me. That update waiting icon would haunt me in my sleep.
  • @d5kenn
    In some areas,, full supercharger lots are so common that everyone knows the drill - where to pull up to the "line," whose first, second, etc....
  • @radcpuman
    Great trip. ( you might want to check the video description. I think it is from you Utah to Florida trip.)
  • @FlexsWorld
    I watched this entire video. Good content and cool to see how the CT trends around the 500 wh/mi range where as the YP hovers around 300ish on road trips for me. But with the bigger pack of the CT it still is roughly the same 2 hr drives between charges give or take. Now if CT could produce the 300wh/mi then we are really talking some range. I feel the tires have a huge negative for that. I noticed that your based in Cleremont. I’m also in Orlando and visited the new store last week. Nice that they merged service and delivery at that location and we don’t have to go to Eustis anymore.
  • @crazej213
    Bro spent more time at the charing stations than on the road. I have a MYP but I wouldn’t roadtrip with it. 😂😂
  • @chilis_guest_wifi
    Man you wait soooooooooo long to plug in when you get to chargers. Why not plug in and then discuss the next moves?
  • @timmaQlate
    Hi Justin, When I bought my first Tesla, I used your referral code. Now, nearly four years later, I'm asking you for a favor. I'll be hitchhiking across the States starting June 8th, in search of kindness. Besides witnessing a rocket launch, my other wish is to see a Cybertruck up close and personal. If you could help make that happen, I'd love to share some awesome Tesla road trip stories with you.Cheers, Tim
  • @NormalShock
    I was at W Silver Springs SC in Ocala on Mother’s Day, worked great. I wonder what happened.
  • @jimmyers4890
    Where the charger is iced you should have parked the trailer in front of the car so they couldn't leave.
  • @RidingWithJahv
    20:50 - I have model 3 sr+ and it never wants me to get to the supercharger with less than 15%. idk why