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National
David James

Texas cops fish sunken Cybertruck from lake, arrest driver, Elon Musk’s aquatic promises apparently overstated

Elon Musk was quite specific. In 2022, he told potential Cybertruck buyers that his monstrous angular vehicle “will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes, and even seas that aren’t too choppy.”

That promise would, like so many Musk promises, go unfulfilled. In its place is “Wade Mode”, which raises the suspension and pressurizes the battery to prevent water ingress.

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