It has been nearly 4 years because the Tesla Cybertruck was offered to the world and whereas buyer deliveries have nonetheless but to begin, growth of it’s ramping up and a prototype is being put via its paces within the wintry circumstances of New Zealand.

The prototype in query is bathed in camouflage however there’s completely no solution to confuse the Cybertruck with every other forthcoming EV. This prototype was not too long ago filmed on the Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds near Queenstown within the nation’s South Island.

A handful of movies shared to Twitter present the Cybertruck being pushed on a snow-covered street. One of many clips additionally exhibits the engineer behind the wheel testing out the four-wheel steering system and gently sliding the truck backwards and forwards within the slippery circumstances.

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Tesla may also be seen testing out the Cybertruck on a big space of ice. As quickly because it hits the ice, it begins to slip however the driver is ready to shortly maintain it underneath management. Some pundits on-line have instructed that Tesla may very well be testing how the automotive’s autonomous driving techniques react to being pushed on snow and ice but it surely’s unclear if that’s really the case.

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Elon Musk says that manufacturing of the Cybertruck will begin this yr earlier than ramping up all through 2024. Curiously, no up to date specs in regards to the truck have been launched since its unique debut in idea guise again in late 2019. If no modifications have been made, we will anticipate the vary to kick off with a single-motor RWD model whereas these looking for extra efficiency and vary will likely be supplied dual-motor, tri-motor, and quad-motor AWD variations. The flagship model might have upwards of 620 miles (1,000 km) of vary.