Tesla Cybertruck Survives a Month Plugged In
So here’s an interesting story that’s been making the rounds. A TikTok user named Jeremy Judkins recently shared his experience with his brand-new Tesla Cybertruck, and it raised a lot of conversation about electric vehicles. Judkins went on vacation for about a month and, instead of worrying about his truck sitting idle, he simply left it plugged in the whole time. When he came back, the Cybertruck was fully functional, exactly as he had left it.
In his video, he even joked that his relationship with the Cybertruck felt like a “loveless marriage” because he hadn’t touched it for weeks. But the real point he wanted to make was this: with an EV like a Tesla, you can leave it plugged in indefinitely, and when you return, it just works. He hopped inside, saw the screen prompt “Tap to activate drive,” tapped it, and the truck was ready to move. He compared this with a gas-powered car, which, after sitting unused for weeks, might have a dead battery or trouble starting up. For him, this was proof of a major advantage electric vehicles have.
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Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Tesla and most EV manufacturers actually recommend leaving the car plugged in if you’re not going to be using it for a while. That’s because modern electric vehicles have something called a Battery Management System. It regulates charging, prevents overcharging, and keeps the battery at an optimal level. Essentially, the system makes sure the vehicle doesn’t drain down to zero or sit at a damaging full charge for too long. In Judkins’s case, leaving the Cybertruck plugged in for a month didn’t hurt a thing.
But there is a caution here. Just because you can leave your EV plugged in indefinitely doesn’t necessarily mean you should make it a long-term habit. Some experts warn that keeping a battery at 100 percent charge for extended periods may accelerate degradation over time. Doing it once while you’re on vacation isn’t going to ruin your truck, but repeating that pattern regularly isn’t ideal for battery health. Similarly, letting an EV sit at zero percent can cause permanent damage. So, the safe middle ground is to leave it plugged in, but not to obsessively charge it to maximum every single time.
Viewers of Judkins’s video weren’t all convinced, though. Some pointed out that gas-powered cars can sit for weeks, even months, and still start up just fine. One person even claimed their car had been idle for five years and fired up almost instantly. That pushback shows the debate is still ongoing—are EVs truly more reliable in these scenarios, or is it just a different kind of convenience?
At the end of the day, Judkins’s experience highlights one of the perks of owning an EV: low maintenance when it’s left unused. His Cybertruck sat plugged in for an entire month and was immediately road-ready. That kind of reliability is exactly the message Tesla would want owners to share, even if the full picture is a little more nuanced.
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