Hoppi
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In another thread, there was a conversation about the size of the Cybertruck and how it might fit in certain parking spaces. I weighed stating that some of our parking spots out here in the Seattle area are quite small as an attempt by the government to incentivize us to buy smaller (and thus by proxy, more fuel-efficient) cars as a curb on climate change.
Out of curiosity, I decided to go measure some actual parking spots to see how they would compare to the size of the Cybertruck itself. So before the pandemic, back when I made my Cybertruck reservation, I was employed at an office in downtown Bellevue WA. And this is where I would have needed to park my Cybertruck if I was still employed there. The actual parking structure is 5 stories above ground, 2 stories below ground, and can be seen here. Now, I didn't go to the actual roof to make measurements because there actually less room on the lower stories due to support pillars. But the layout of the spaces on the roof is basically the same as for the lower stories.
So here are the general measurements.
For compact spaces, the size of the painted space is 13' x 6'2" (396 cm x 187 cm) as measured from just inside the marker lines. Then there is 16" (41 cm) between spaces to allow for door openings between cars. That is 2x4" (10 cm) paint lines separated by 8" (20 cm) space. Note also that the length of the space is a hard measurement here because it is right up to the support wall.
Then the lane between the compact spaces is 25' 5" (775 cm).
So given those dimensions, let's see how much room there is if 2 cybertrucks are parked in compact spaces opposite each other and then 2 cybertrucks try to pass each other in the center lane going opposite directions.
To do this, we would have 2 cybertrucks parked in spaces and take their lengths as the measure. So 2 x 19' 4" (589 cm) for a total parked length of 38' 8" (1179 cm). Then between those 2 parked cybertrucks we would try to drive 2 more cybertrucks that are each 6' 8" (203 cm) for a total passing width of 13' 4" (406 cm).
Given these dimensions, and without any space between the vehicles, the amount of room left over is...... -7" (-18 cm).
Add in some wiggle room so we don't all get scratched and you can see that this scenario doesn't work. Someone needs to be getting out of the situation. And this doesn't even take into account the turning radius etc for the Cybertrucks that are trying to pull into or out of those spaces.
OK. But that is for compact spaces... The Cybertruck is certainly not a compact vehicle. So what do the "normal" spaces look like in this same scenario? Well, I measured those too.
Normal parking space measures: 16' 0" x 7' 7" (192 cm x 91 cm).
The passing lane between the parked vehicles is 25' 6" (777 cm)
So for the same scenario as above but in the "normal" parking space lane, the total available space between the Cybertrucks comes out to be... 66" (168 cm). Divided between the 5 spaces where a gap is needed that leaves only 13" between vehicles and walls.
Now I get that this example is somewhat contrived. Not everyone is driving Cybertrucks. But there are still a lot of people driving fairly large trucks and in a parking structure like this one, it gets really tight really quick.
But there is 1 thing that I didn't mention yet. Below is the entrance to the parking structure. Notice that there is a bar and sign letting you know that your vehicle needs to be under 6' 3" in height. What was the height of the Cybertruck? Oh yeah, 6' 3". So it is possible that pulling a Cybertruck into this parking structure might just be too tight on height alone. I wonder, is that 6' 3" measurement with the air suspension at full height? If I try to drive into this parking structure, can I lower the Cybertruck to just make it fit? There are some speed bumps in the structure but I don't think any of the speed bumps are under a 6' 3" structure.
I probably should have measured the width of the entrance too come to think of it. But I've seen some large trucks in there so my guess would be that the Cybertruck could get through the gate width.
Out of curiosity, I decided to go measure some actual parking spots to see how they would compare to the size of the Cybertruck itself. So before the pandemic, back when I made my Cybertruck reservation, I was employed at an office in downtown Bellevue WA. And this is where I would have needed to park my Cybertruck if I was still employed there. The actual parking structure is 5 stories above ground, 2 stories below ground, and can be seen here. Now, I didn't go to the actual roof to make measurements because there actually less room on the lower stories due to support pillars. But the layout of the spaces on the roof is basically the same as for the lower stories.
So here are the general measurements.
For compact spaces, the size of the painted space is 13' x 6'2" (396 cm x 187 cm) as measured from just inside the marker lines. Then there is 16" (41 cm) between spaces to allow for door openings between cars. That is 2x4" (10 cm) paint lines separated by 8" (20 cm) space. Note also that the length of the space is a hard measurement here because it is right up to the support wall.
Then the lane between the compact spaces is 25' 5" (775 cm).
So given those dimensions, let's see how much room there is if 2 cybertrucks are parked in compact spaces opposite each other and then 2 cybertrucks try to pass each other in the center lane going opposite directions.
To do this, we would have 2 cybertrucks parked in spaces and take their lengths as the measure. So 2 x 19' 4" (589 cm) for a total parked length of 38' 8" (1179 cm). Then between those 2 parked cybertrucks we would try to drive 2 more cybertrucks that are each 6' 8" (203 cm) for a total passing width of 13' 4" (406 cm).
Given these dimensions, and without any space between the vehicles, the amount of room left over is...... -7" (-18 cm).
| Space | Inches |
| Compact Space 1 | 156 |
| Compact Space 2 | 156 |
| Separating Lane | 305 |
| Total | 617 (51' 5") [1567 cm] |
| Vehicle | Inches |
| Parked Cybertruck 1 | 232 |
| Parked Cybertruck 2 | 232 |
| Passing Cybertruck 1 | 80 |
| Passing Cybertruck 2 | 80 |
| Total | 624 (52' 0") [1585 cm] |
Add in some wiggle room so we don't all get scratched and you can see that this scenario doesn't work. Someone needs to be getting out of the situation. And this doesn't even take into account the turning radius etc for the Cybertrucks that are trying to pull into or out of those spaces.
OK. But that is for compact spaces... The Cybertruck is certainly not a compact vehicle. So what do the "normal" spaces look like in this same scenario? Well, I measured those too.
Normal parking space measures: 16' 0" x 7' 7" (192 cm x 91 cm).
The passing lane between the parked vehicles is 25' 6" (777 cm)
So for the same scenario as above but in the "normal" parking space lane, the total available space between the Cybertrucks comes out to be... 66" (168 cm). Divided between the 5 spaces where a gap is needed that leaves only 13" between vehicles and walls.
| Space | Inches |
| Normal Space 1 | 192 |
| Normal Space 2 | 192 |
| Normal Lane | 306 |
| Total | 690 (57' 6") [1753 cm] |
| Vehicle | Inches |
| Parked Cybertruck 1 | 232 |
| Parked Cybertruck 2 | 232 |
| Passing Cybertruck 1 | 80 |
| Passing Cybertruck 2 | 80 |
| Total | 624 (52' 0") [1585 cm] |
Now I get that this example is somewhat contrived. Not everyone is driving Cybertrucks. But there are still a lot of people driving fairly large trucks and in a parking structure like this one, it gets really tight really quick.
But there is 1 thing that I didn't mention yet. Below is the entrance to the parking structure. Notice that there is a bar and sign letting you know that your vehicle needs to be under 6' 3" in height. What was the height of the Cybertruck? Oh yeah, 6' 3". So it is possible that pulling a Cybertruck into this parking structure might just be too tight on height alone. I wonder, is that 6' 3" measurement with the air suspension at full height? If I try to drive into this parking structure, can I lower the Cybertruck to just make it fit? There are some speed bumps in the structure but I don't think any of the speed bumps are under a 6' 3" structure.
I probably should have measured the width of the entrance too come to think of it. But I've seen some large trucks in there so my guess would be that the Cybertruck could get through the gate width.
