--- title: "Elon Musk: The Cybertruck Will “Float For a While”" description: "According to a new tweet by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the electric automaker's upcoming Cybertruck will be able to float for short periods of time." date: "2020-04-20" modified: "2020-04-20" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-the-cybertruck-will-float-for-a-while" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "cybertruck" - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk: The Cybertruck Will “Float For a While” ![According to a new tweet by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the electric automaker's upcoming Cybertruck will be able to float for short periods of time.]() *\Image: Tesla/Victor Tangermann\* ## We All Float Down Here According to a [new tweet]() by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the electric automaker's upcoming Cybertruck will be able to float — at least for short periods of time. "Yes. It will even float for a while," Musk [responded]() on Twitter about the vehicle's wading depth. As [*Electrek* reports](), Musk bragged back in 2016 that Tesla's smaller Model S sedan also could float for a little while. "We \*def\* don't recommended this, but Model S floats well enough to turn it into a boat for short periods of time," Musk tweeted at the time. "Thrust via wheel rotation." [According to Musk](), it was mostly thanks to the hermetically sealed battery pack lining the floor of the vehicle that could help it float. ## Amphibious Obsession Musk's dreams of going amphibian are well documented. For instance, we've long [known]() about Musk's obsession with the 1976 Lotus Esprit sports car that transformed itself into a submarine in the 1977 James Bond picture "The Spy Who Loved Me." In fact, he loved the scene so much that he [reportedly bought]() a Lotus Esprit in 2013 for just shy of a million dollars. ## A True Off-Roader On top of being able to float, the Cybertruck will also feature a [cutting-edge dynamic suspension]() that's meant to allow it to off-road like no other. Tesla is still looking where to manufacture the Cybertruck right now. There has yet been no indication that Tesla will deviate from its initial plans to roll out the first Cybertrucks in late 2021. **READ MORE:** [Tesla Cybertruck is going to be ‘able to float for a while,’ says Elon Musk]() \[*Electrek*\] **More on the truck:** *[Watch a Half-Scale Cybertruck Beat a Ford F-150 in a Tug of War]()* ## 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]()