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Sweep The Moon: How to Charge Vehicles, Unload and Upgrade

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A full dust bin and a low battery call for different stops. Empty your vehicle at a supported unloading point, recharge at its base charging position, and upgrade the stat that interrupts your cleaning most often.

Turbo Sweeper parked in its base bay with CHARGING and a 94% battery indicator.

Enter, Clean and Leave a Vehicle

  1. Approach your ready vehicle and press E — DRIVE.
  2. Drive across lunar dust to collect it. Watch the vehicle's bin and battery indicators as you work.
  3. Press F to get out when you want to shop or continue on foot.

Vehicle storage is separate from your personal container. Use the vehicle's own bin indicator to decide when to unload. Cleaning Rover cleans automatically as you drive through dust; you do not need to click.

If you are choosing your next model, compare vehicle prices, unlocks and uses.

Junk Hauler collecting dust with its bin, battery and F EXIT indicators visible.

Where to Empty Each Vehicle

When a finite bin fills, drive to an unloading point that supports your vehicle. Move into the SELL area and watch the vehicle's stored dust drop before returning to work.

Vehicle Where to unload
Junk Hauler The SELL area beside the Lunar Converter
Cleaning Rover A SELL pad, including the area beside the Lunar Converter, or Dust Carrier
Turbo Sweeper Conveyor SELL pads
Cleaning UFO A SELL pad or Dust Carrier
Dust Carrier Its own hopper converts collected dust into Cash and has unlimited storage

To empty Cleaning UFO, take it to a SELL pad or an available Dust Carrier. Its hovering movement does not remove the need to empty its finite bin.

Conveyor SELL pads let you unload away from the base once the facility is purchased. Use the conveyor guide to extend those unloading routes.

Dust Carrier's front roller collects dust, and its hopper converts dust into Cash in the manner of the Lunar Converter. Unlimited storage does not remove battery use, and conversion can still involve waiting. For how dust becomes spendable Cash, see the selling and income guide.

With Sell As You Sweep, any vehicle you drive pays as it sweeps, removing trips made just to cash in. You still return when you need to shop. See the game pass guide for its purchase details.

Cleaning Rover on the green SELL area beside the Lunar Converter with an empty bin.

Recharge at the Base Bay

For Junk Hauler, Cleaning Rover, Turbo Sweeper and Dust Carrier, recharge by returning the vehicle to its designated base position.

  1. Drive back when the battery is low.
  2. Park in the corresponding bay or charging area listed below.
  3. Look for CHARGING and a battery percentage that rises. If those indicators do not appear, reposition the vehicle within its charging area.
  4. Wait for the battery to recover before heading out. If you got out, approach the vehicle and press E — DRIVE to resume driving.
Vehicle Charging location
Junk Hauler Its charging position at the base
Cleaning Rover Its corresponding base parking bay
Turbo Sweeper Its corresponding base parking bay
Dust Carrier Its designated charging area

You can remain seated while Turbo Sweeper charges. Use the charging indicators to confirm that it is parked correctly.

Turbo Sweeper parked in its base bay with CHARGING and a 94% battery indicator.
Junk Hauler charging at the base with an E DRIVE prompt.

Choose the Upgrade That Removes the Interruption

Press Tab, open Upgrades, and select Vehicles. Compare the current value, next value and price for your vehicle, then buy the upgrade that addresses your main slowdown.

What slows you down Upgrade to prioritize Why it helps
Long drives between work areas Drive Speed Increases movement speed
A narrow cleaning path Brush Size Clears a wider strip of dust
Deep dust that takes repeated passes Power Removes more layers per pass
Frequent full-bin stops Bin Size Holds more dust before unloading
Frequent charging trips Battery Extends driving duration

Battery values are driving time in seconds, not charging time.

If the bin fills long before the battery runs low, prioritize Bin Size over Battery. If capacity is comfortable but thick dust keeps you driving over the same ground, choose Power. Brush Size is more useful when covering a broad area is the main task. These choices target different limits, so a wider brush does not replace the need for storage or battery upgrades.

Upgrade Values and Costs by Vehicle

Match the current → next values to your vehicle's upgrade menu. Each price below applies to that specific transition, and all prices are in Cash.

Junk Hauler and Cleaning Rover

Vehicle Upgraded configuration
Junk Hauler Drive Speed 26 with a 600-dust bin
Junk Hauler Battery driving time of 380 seconds with a 750-dust bin
Cleaning Rover Battery driving time of 563 seconds with a 2,000-dust bin

Turbo Sweeper

Upgrade Current → next, or cap Cost
Power 11 → 13 layers per pass $1,500
Battery 1,125 → 1,350 seconds of driving $52
Bin Size 5,000 dust — MAX MAX

Dust Carrier

Upgrade Current → next Cost
Drive Speed 42 → 50 $487
Brush Size 9 → 11 tiles $2,400
Power 9 → 11 layers per pass $1,072
Battery 563 → 750 seconds of driving $648

Cleaning UFO

Upgrade Current → next, or cap Cost
Drive Speed 65 → 67 $11
Drive Speed 72 → 75 $386
Brush Size 5 → 7 tiles $56
Brush Size 8 → 9 tiles $1,061
Power 22 → 26 layers per pass $1,852
Bin Size 10,000 → 15,000 dust $60
Battery 2,100 seconds of driving — MAX MAX

If you cannot afford an upgrade, its button can show how much more Cash you need. MAX applies to that individual upgrade. You can still buy another available upgrade—for example, Turbo Sweeper can have a MAX bin while Power and Battery upgrades remain available.

Vehicles upgrade menu with Power and Battery offers and Bin Size marked MAX.