The Arctic Cybertrek Expedition—a 5,500-mile journey from Florida to the end of the Dempster Highway in Canada—is a resounding success. What was particularly impressive about the expedition was that the two Tesla Cybertrucks that participated in the journey were able to reach the Arctic Ocean with pure electric power.
The journey to the Arctic Ocean was undoubtedly challenging. Critics could argue that such an expedition could be accomplished easily by combustion-powered cars, but that is quite the point of the Arctic Cybertrek Expedition. It aimed to prove that good electric vehicles like the Tesla Cybertruck could reach the Arctic Ocean without any issues, lack of charging infrastructure be damned.
And prove, the Cybertrucks definitely did. While the Arctic Cybertrek Expedition team—comprised of EV community members @teslatino and his spouse @TSLATNA, @beardedtesla, and @blueskykites–experienced challenges early in their journey due to the lack of EV chargers in the Canadian wilderness, the team nevertheless persevered. Through grit, resilience, and a thorough focus on managing their Cybertruck’s range, the four Tesla enthusiasts accomplished their goal.
Photos shared online showed the Tesla fans beaming as they posed with their Cybertrucks at the shores of the Arctic Ocean. To commemorate their achievement, the team left their Arctic Cybertrek Expedition badge at a signage for the Arctic Ocean. But while the team’s victory was undoubtedly sweet, the Tesla owners actually achieved something so much more substantial during their journey.
This was because the Tesla owners actually helped set up several Level 2 chargers during their trip. Thus, other EV owners could now effectively replicate the Arctic Cybertrek Expedition, but with much better EV charging support. Needless to say, it would be quite interesting now to see how many other electric vehicles would take the trip to the Arctic Ocean in the near future, especially now that Level 2 chargers have been installed along Dempster Highway.
The resounding success of the Arctic Cybertrek Expedition is a milestone for electric vehicles. If any, the fact that the two Cybertrucks reached the shores of the Arctic Ocean without relying on diesel generators effectively proved critics wrong. After all, a substantial number of skeptics were quite convinced that the two Cybertrucks had a diesel generator stowed away somewhere to charge the vehicles just in case they ran out of battery in the middle of nowhere.
