Ever since the Tesla Cybertruck launched, folks have been placing the truck by its paces with hilarious, and often catastrophic, outcomes. Tech YouTuber JerryRigEverything — principally recognized for his smartphone sturdiness check — put a Cybertruck by a distinct sort of check by loading the truck’s hitch as much as its 11,000-pound tow restrict to see if the truck might deal with it.
We gained’t spoil the ending solely, however primarily based on the headline, you may in all probability guess how the check goes to go. Within the video, Jerry has an excavator put 10,000 kilos of weight immediately on the hitch of the Tesla to see if the Tesla can deal with an improperly loaded trailer or the variances in weight that may occur when towing a trailer. The Tesla doesn’t fare effectively.
After the Tesla, Jerry performs an equivalent check on a Ram 1500. Not solely does the Ram 1500 cross the check, however the excavator bounces the truck whereas preserving it beneath a ten,000-pound load to deliberately attempt to break the automobile. Spoiler alert: It didn’t work.
Jerry concludes that the gigacasting method for making automobile frames is nice for Tesla’s different automobiles however will not be the perfect thought for the Cybertruck.
