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[bmaverick]

When google maps says, take the next ferry across . . .
Be sure to have the roof rack mounted tightly.

 

[California]

Just truckin ...

Yep.

Per the source one of three loads of crushed CyberTrucks and other Teslas.

 

[dstig1]

crushed Teslas from where? The fires?

 

[ning]

crushed Teslas from where? The fires?

Pre-production test vehicles of all makes get crushed

 

[WM75Guy]

Pre-production test vehicles of all makes get crushed

GM did have a lottery system for their pre-production test vehicles. They ran 50 of each model and trim down the assembly line to train their people. Government agencies can get them, the only restriction is there is no title and they cannot be registered for the street. The Texas prison system uses them on the prison farms as they never go on a public road. We would occasionally win some at the FD from the Arlington GM plant. We would use them for extrication training, use the spreader tools on the doors, pull the steering wheel thru the dash, etc. It was great to train on new vehicles instead of wrecked ones from the junkyard.

Back then Arlington was making 1/2 ton pickups, now they make all the large SUVs for GMC, Cadillac, and Chevrolet. The vehicles were not stripped down versions either, there were all trim levels represented. We would hold an employee raffle for who got the new seats or tires and rims, put their old ones on the vehicle to roll it around. One year my city pickup got new leather seats to replace the OEM cloth ones. We would sell our vehicles to the local salvage yard afterwards as there were still good parts on them, such as a brand new engine or the bed.

 

[California]

crushed Teslas from where? The fires?

No, the photo at the gate is from Sacramento - 400 miles north of the fires.

I dug down into the post with that photo, but nothing useful was found. Speculation was that they were corporate test vehicles.

Here's the post with the highway photo. Again, no info beyond a link to a photo a few months ago showing Tesla's test vehicles ready to be scrapped.

I recognize the highway location. Westbound west of the Cordelia (Fairfield) CHP truck scales on I-80. Halfway between Sacramento, and where many truckloads of scrap cars go, Port of Oakland. Destination might be Tesla's Fremont assembly plant except he's beyond the 680 interchange that would be his most direct route.

 

[Rockbadchild]

Just truckin ...

Yep.

Per the source one of three loads of crushed CyberTrucks and other Teslas.

the cyber trucks have standard disk brakes ??

 

[Oaktree]

Here's the post with the highway photo.

Got a laugh at some of the comments at that link. Not a lot of love for the CT out there...

 

[WinterDeere]

crushed Teslas from where? The fires?

They don’t look like finished vehicles. My guess was also factory prototypes or test vehicles, like Ning said. Could also be recalls, but guessing the former.

 

[Fallon]

the cyber trucks do not have standard disk brakes ??

I assume you are talking about regen braking? You still need normal brakes as a backup in case the batteries are full, can't charge or have some other issues.

 

[WinterDeere]

I assume you are talking about regen braking? You still need normal brakes as a backup in case the batteries are full, can't charge or have some other issues.

Also for final stop, even if batteries are empty.

As one who's always driven high gear ratio hotrods with big engines, and a lot of manual transmission, I absolutely love the feel of regen braking. I hate driving most regular auto's because, by comparison to manual or even an auto set up for racing, most regular passenger vehicle autos feel like they're always accelerating forward. It's really nice to feel the vehicle pulling you back when you let up on the accelerator.

 

[KennyG]

I'm not sure how the Cyber Truck brakes work, since it's 4WD, but the Ford hybrids that are front wheel drive always slightly apply the rear brakes for stability control. It changes the old way of thinking because the rear brakes wear faster than the front.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

...and one guy only nodding his head in their direction as a greeting, because his other hand held a steering wheel. My brother said me, hold the steering wheel so i can wave with my right hand, i want to see their faces !

Reminds me of when a friend had put a small (and dark) steering wheel in his RHD VW bug.

I'd hold the light colored original steering wheel and would look at everything but forward while we were going through city traffic. Freaked a lot of people out.

 

[Renze]

I'd hold the light colored original steering wheel and would look at everything but forward while we were going through city traffic. Freaked a lot of people out.

Like this:

 

[Dftodd]

Around here it seems like few signatures required as the photo replaces that most of the time. Some things still do require a signature when the sender requires it. Also alcohol requires a signature.

The photos great as long as they got it on your property.

After the photo, what's stopping from snagging the package for themselves.

 

[Dftodd]

Got a laugh at some of the comments at that link. Not a lot of love for the CT out there...

Saw one running around town the other day.

It reaffirmed my conclusion that they are Fugly!!!!!!

 

[thepumpguysc]

USPS requires a signature for any pkg insured over $500.

 

[two_bit_score]

The photos great as long as they got it on your property.

After the photo, what's stopping from snagging the package for themselves.

Or the buddy following along behind.

 

[Dftodd]

Or the buddy following along behind.

True!!

 

[bcp]

Stolen skid steer leads to officer-involved shooting on Alabama highway

The driver of the stolen Kubota meandered around Exit 15, doing circles in the grass and road.

abc45.com

Bruce