Cybertruck owner believed Elon Musk that it could cross lake – now he's in jail

https://electrek.co/2026/05/19/tesla-cybertruck-owner-believed-elon-musk-lake-jail/

by neilfrndes • 2 months ago

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ndr422• 2 months ago

OK, but getting charged with "having no valid boat registration" sounds as stupid as driving into a lake.

ndr422• 2 months ago

Here is a 2 year old video of a BYD electric vehicle floating for real: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fFKDV2p2C0

dlcarrier2• 2 months ago

It can swim, but can it jump?

LightBug12• 2 months ago

Leave that to the BYD U9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIKAn8yDkpA

dlcarrier2• 2 months ago

He's not even going off of a claim about production models, but a design goal stated before production.

As dumb as he is:

    The driver was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle in a closed section of park/lake, having no valid boat registration, and numerous water safety equipment violations. As of today, the driver remains in jail.

…why would that lead to an arrest? Just give salvage rights to whomever recovers it.

LightBug12• 2 months ago

Whatever your thoughts on the matter, this image is decently representative of Cybertruck and Tesla.

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/22ba/liv...

Cybertruck owner believed Elon Musk that it could cross lake – now he's in jail

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