A Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted across Penang, Melaka, and Klang Valley for the past few days. You might wonder: Is the Cybertruck finally on sale in Malaysia? Did JPJ allow Tesla to sell the Cybertruck in Malaysia?
While the Cybertruck did come to Malaysia before in 2024, it was here as Tesla’s technology showcase and promotional vehicle. A consignment luxury car dealer has also listed one for sale at RM1.2 million, but there were no verified sightings of the Cybertruck on our roads, even though it was rumoured that someone actually bought the unit.
That’s until this particular Cybertruck arrived in Malaysia earlier this month. But of course, I suppose the question that most probably came to your mind after you saw the liveries on the Cybertruck would be…who’s Cyberlocos?
Say hello to the globetrotting Cyberlocos
Travelling in an Idaho-registered Cybertruck, the Cyberlocos consist of Alan Wurman from Chile and Lars Aage Haaland Christiansen of Norway. Their epic adventures started in Salt Lake City in the United States in late January 2025.
Together, they are aiming to break the Guinness World Records for the most countries visited by an EV. Their aim is to hit 80 or more countries, and Malaysia is already the 73rd country on the Cyberlocos list.
Before making their way to this side of the world, the duo has covered South America, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa. Along the way, the duo has also roped in Kenyan entertainer Nelson Saisi Lemiso – known by his stage name Mbuzi Seller – into the Cyberlocos gang.
I briefly caught up with Cyberlocos when they came over to Gamuda Cove to join a Tesla community gathering organised by RizoEVents. The trio are not only there to meet fellow Tesla owners and enthusiasts but also participated in the obligatory light show – a standard activity in most Tesla community gatherings.
Did the Cyberlocos encounter charging issues along the way?
Since this is a US-spec Cybertruck which is equipped with the NACS charging port, I assume that the Cyberlocos crew have to rely on an adapter to utilise non-NACS chargers, like in Malaysia, where the de facto standard is CCS2 for DC and Type 2 for AC.
But that’s if they can find a proper EV charger. How about in remote places? So, I asked them where the most difficult place to charge their Cybertruck and according to Lars, it was Malawi.
“Malawi was almost impossible – it is the only place where we’ve actually had to use an electric generator at night, and somebody had to come over with 5 bottles of gasoline to put on the generator.
Because the electricity turned off every 2 seconds and we had not enough to go to the next city,” – Lars Aage Haaland Christiansen, Cyberlocos.
Alan has also said they just learned during the journey that they can only charge when there’s 3-phase electricity. I don’t really understand what he meant, but then again, the Cybertruck does come with an 11kW 3-phase AC onboard charger (OBC).
Plugging in to a 1-phase AC charger will limit the charging speed to just 3.7kW which is painfully slow for an EV that is powered by a 123kWh battery. In addition to that, Alan also recalled a particular time that they had to pull a cable from the 3rd floor of a hotel.
Getting closer to the finish line
For the Southeast Asian leg of their adventure, Cyberlocos chose Cambodia as the starting point. From there, they then travelled to Laos and Thailand before eventually arriving in Malaysia sometime last week.
The gang was supposed to go to Singapore next, but permit limitations and hefty insurance costs forced them to make some changes. Hence, Cyberlocos have decided to ship their Cybertruck to the next destination from Malaysia itself.
Australia will be their next playground, and once their Down Under adventure is over, Cyberlocos will then move on to Panama. From there, they will complete the final leg of their world record attempt by driving all the way back to the finish line in the United States.
Cyberlocos Visits Malaysia Image Gallery
