--- title: "Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Could Move Through Water Faster With a Propeller" description: "Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggests the company's Cybertruck could move faster through water with the help of an electric propeller." date: "2022-10-08" modified: "2022-10-08" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-cybertruck-propeller" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "amphibious vehicle" - "cybertruck" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Could Move Through Water Faster With a Propeller ![Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggests the company's Cybertruck could move faster through water with the help of an electric propeller.]() *\Image: pslavi\_3d\_vfx\* ## Going Amphibious Last month, in the face of a devastating hurricane, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised that its long-awaited Cybertruck pickup would [technically be an amphibious vessel](). "Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes and even seas that aren’t too choppy," he [tweeted]() at the time, suggesting the truck could "get from Starbase to South Padre Island, which requires crossing the channel." A pickup truck with four wheels, of course, isn't exactly an ideal vessel to cross any distance on water, at least without some paddles. But it sounds like Musk has been brainstorming since, because now he has a fresh idea: an outboard motor. "You’d need an electric propeller mounted on the tow hitch to go faster than a few knots," he [tweeted]() today, after another user [suggested]() the Cybertruck may only be able to crawl at anywhere between three and ten knots or 3.5 mph and 11.5 mph. ## Major Props It's certainly a fun concept to think about. But, for now, it's a vision that only exists in Musk's imagination. In fact, [according to one former employee](), it's quite possible that Tesla's engineers didn't even know about the floaty requirement until Musk tweeted it out. Besides, we've got some serious doubts about the Cybertruck being completely waterproof, especially given the company's [well-documented fit and finish issues](). So as usual with Muskworld, we'll believe it when we see it. **More on the Cybertruck:** *[Elon Musk Says the Cybertruck Will Double as a Boat]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()