Elon Musk dragged for using Hurricane Ian carnage to promote ‘waterproof’ Tesla Cybertruck

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With thousands of Floridians trapped or missing as Hurricane Ian devastates Florida, Elon Musk took to Twitter to suggest the Tesla Cybertruck could offer respite from future natural disasters. “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,” Mr Musk tweeted on Thursday afternoon about the yet-to-be-released electric pickup. “This will literally never happen.” Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes & even seas that aren’t too choppy — Elon Musk September 29, 2022 Brad Freeman, who tweets under the account StockMarketNerd, wrote: “It must be fun to be able to just say whatever you want about product roadmap with seemingly no material consequences. Estimated arrival spring of next year.” The account Jackaltogether wrote: “Dogg you can’t even make a car trunk rainproof I’m not drowning my family in a coffin from a 64 game.” Twitter prankster “Greg16676935420” asked: “Will I be able to waterski behind it?” After years of delays which Mr Musk blamed on supply chain issues Tesla recently announced that its electric pickup will hit the markets in 2023.