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Are you thinking about where to park your Cybertruck? Whether you plan to keep it in the garage or leave it outside, both options have benefits and drawbacks. From security and charging access to weather protection and space concerns, your decision depends on your lifestyle, garage, and particular needs. In this guide, we’ll explore the pros and cons of each choice to help you determine the best parking solution for your Cybertruck. Let’s get started.
Is It Safe To Keep Tesla in the Garage?
You can safely keep your Tesla in the garage or park it on the street. Since they produce no toxic fumes, they’re actually safer indoors than traditional trucks. If you’re worried about thermal runaway—the dangerous overheating of batteries, their lithium batteries contain safety features to help prevent that, making them safer than older-model EVs. Also, since the Cybertruck is a little smaller than a full-sized pickup truck, it should have no problem fitting in the garage.
Pros and Cons of Garaging Your Cybertruck
Garaging is always the best option if you’re worried about the condition of your Cybertruck. Here are some pros and cons of this option.
Protection From the Elements
Garaging your Tesla will protect it from rain, snow, hail, and extreme temperatures. While mostly minor, the elements will degrade the exterior and interior over time. Also, severe hail can easily break windshields, which is not a concern when stored indoors. Storing it inside will preserve its pristine condition much longer.
If you live in a climate with extreme heat or cold, these conditions can also degrade your batteries faster than if your temperatures are more moderate. Parking indoors protects batteries in cold weather, so you don’t have to worry about degrading them. And, if your garage gets too hot, you can always use portable ACs for garages. When you use a product like the EcoFlow Wave Portable AC, it doubles as a heater for those winters when the temperatures plummet.
Garage Space
The one potential con is that the Cybertruck is a large vehicle, so it will take up more space than a car in your garage. If you have a nice, roomy garage, this is not a problem. However, those with small garages or competing priorities may not have the space to fit it. Still, since it’s smaller than your average pickup truck, it should fit in most standard-sized garages.
Security
Your new Cybertruck is probably your favorite new toy. Keeping it in a garage will ensure it remains safe and secure without worrying about theft or vandalism.
Always Charged
One major pro of keeping your truck garaged is easy access to your charger, which will ensure that it remains fully charged at all times. Tesla recommends keeping your vehicle on the charger anytime it is parked. It has a battery management system to prevent overcharging, so you don’t need to worry about damaging your battery.
What if the power goes out? That’s where the EcoFlow DELTA Series Solar Generators come in handy. These powerful devices can always be used to top up your EV batteries during extended outages or if you come home from a long drive only to find you have no power. For instance, with the EcoFlow DELTA 3 Series Solar Generator (PV220W), you can charge your EV with solar.
Temperature Control
The Cybertruck already has a Cabin Overheat Protection mode that will prevent the cabin from getting too warm in hot weather. You can schedule it to precondition the cabin by moving the direction of airflow from the vents and turning the seat heaters on or off. In the mobile app, you can even set a custom temperature and have it prepped for you when you are ready to drive, and it will be the perfect temperature. Still, controlling the internal cabin temperature will be much easier and use less energy when parked indoors rather than outdoors when trying to battle with the elements.
Pros and Cons of Keeping Your Cybertruck Outside
Your Cybertruck was designed for the great outdoors, so parking outside is easy and worry-free. In fact, many owners have never parked their trucks indoors and are not worried about it at all.
Rugged Design
The Cybertruck’s rugged design means it will stand up to the elements. While parking indoors is always the best way to keep vehicles in pristine condition, your Tesla was built for rugged outdoor adventures, so it will handle the elements far better than a car would. In fact, the stainless steel exterior coating means there is no paint to fade or peel over time. If you are worried about extreme heat in the summer, you can always put a sunshade in the window to keep the temperatures down.
This is excellent news for multi-vehicle families with only a single garage—you can park the car in the garage and park the truck outside.
Security
You can lock your truck, including the tonneau cover, to secure items in the truck bed and reduce the risk of theft. However, leaving anything outside overnight—including vehicles—always carries some security risks. Still, if you live in a relatively safe neighborhood, especially if you set up an outdoor camera, you should have little to worry about.
Charging
The other main con of parking outside is access to your charger. However, if you know you plan to keep it outside, have your charger installed in a location where you can easily access it from your parking spot.
Great for Outdoor Adventures
Since the Cybertruck was designed for off-road driving and camping, it’s great for outdoor adventures where you will be leaving it outside at night. You can even sleep in your vehicle. As an added bonus, it has a Tent Mode option that will level out the truck bed when sleeping on an uneven slope.
Bring one of the EcoFlow Solar Generators with you on your off-road adventure for extra power. Even though your truck can charge your devices and run small appliances, you won’t want to risk draining your batteries and being left without power in the bush, waiting for someone to come by and help. Even if you do drain your battery, you can use the solar generator to top up your batteries using clean, free energy from the sun. They won’t give you a full charge, but it’s like carrying a jerrycan full of gas; it will top you up so you can get to the next charging station.
If you’re looking for something small just to charge your phone, laptop, or camera or run some camping lights at night, the EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus + 45W is perfect. It will keep all your electronic devices charged and ready to go. It’s so compact you can even bring it in a backpack when hiking. Then, you can recharge it with the super-efficient and compact 45W portable solar panel that comes included, so you never have to worry about running out of power.
Can the Cybertruck Fit In a Standard Garage?
Yes, the Cybertruck will fit in most standard garages. Most standard pickup trucks will fit in a standard garage, even if they might be a little tight for some. That said, with the Cybertruck being shorter in length and height than a standard truck, they should fit comfortably in most garages. Only those with particularly small garages may have difficulty fitting it in. However, thankfully, the rugged build of this model means it’s also perfectly safe to park outdoors if it doesn’t fit inside.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, the garage is the perfect place to park your Cybertruck while not in use. It will protect it from theft and vandalism and protect the exterior and interior from rain, snow, and extreme temperatures. In the garage, you’ll also have easy access to charging options.
Compared to the Ford F150 Lightning model, the Cybertruck is 9” shorter from end to end. It is also shorter by height by a little over 8.” This makes it bigger than a compact truck but not as big as a full-size model.
Final Thoughts
Ultimately, where you choose to park your Cybertruck depends on your garage size and priorities. A garage provides protection from the elements, better temperature control, added security, and convenient charging access. Parking outdoors takes advantage of the Cybertruck’s rugged durability, which should handle all the elements except perhaps your most severe storms. No matter where you park, having a reliable power source like one of the EcoFlow DELTA Series Solar Generators ensures you’re always charged and ready to go—whether at home or on an off-road adventure.