Cybertruck Owner Reveals How Much It Really Costs To Fully Charge And People Are Horrified

You might think you're "driving the future" with Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck, but you certainly won’t be saving much money anytime soon.

One Cybertruck owner had their brand-new vehicle lose control and crash into their neighbor’s house just hours after buying it. 

Another owner considered selling their truck because of someone’s reaction to the purchase. 

And if you’re thinking about buying a Cybertruck because it’s electric, you might want to reconsider. 

While electric cars are generally more expensive upfront but cheaper to run compared to gas or diesel vehicles, the Cybertruck seems to be an exception to that rule.

Entrepreneur David Nguyen took to Instagram to show just how much it costs to charge a Cybertruck.

After realizing he was down to only three percent battery, Nguyen decided to fully charge it and share the process. 

Now, you might expect some high-tech feature—like motion detection or facial recognition—to open the Cybertruck's charging port. 

After all, it’s a Tesla. But instead, Nguyen had to tap on the side of the truck a few times to get the port to open.

How much did you think it costs to charge a Tesla Cybertruck to 100%? (Instagram/ @utechpia.dev)

Once he plugged it in, he returned to his car to check how long it would take to reach a full charge. Drum roll, please.

It turns out it would take a whopping "one hour and 30 minutes remaining" to hit the 100 percent mark, which would give him a range of 296 miles. 

Nguyen explained it would take 121 kW of energy to reach a full charge. But how much would that cost?

In San Leandro, California, where Nguyen was charging his Cybertruck, the electricity rate is $0.61 per kWh. 

He kindly did the math for us, saying: "That's 121 x 0.61, that is $73 to give me a full tank. That's going to give me a range of 296 miles. Is that good? Or not good?"

He concluded, "I think it's pretty good because you're driving the future a.k.a. the Cybertruck."

However, not everyone agreed with his take. 

One Instagram user commented, "$70???? I thought electric was cheaper. Why are we doing this again?"

Another person chimed in: "80 dollars to fill up my GMC 1500 Sierra Diesel. Almost 600 miles with the full tank lmao. So NOT GOOD. Oh, and it only took me four and a half minutes to fill up."

A third added: "So it's the same to fill up a gas SUV, get further distance, and it takes 10 minutes compared to 1.5 hours??? Think I'll stick to combustion."

And a fourth user simply said, "Absolute joke."