jack707
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I meant solyndra
TESLA Electric Truck?
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FarmerPhilip
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Oops, didn't realize there was a thread for this. I posted the link in the battery powered vehicle thread also.
I think you guys might be interested to read this..
Tesla Pickup Truck Makes World Debut: Cybertruck Blocks Bullets
FINALLY!!! A useful tailgate!!!
Take hunting/camping to the next level
I think it's interesting, at a minimum. He's pushing the innovation and that's a good thing.
It looks like something out of Mad Max, I do like that!
I think you guys might be interested to read this..
Tesla Pickup Truck Makes World Debut: Cybertruck Blocks Bullets
FINALLY!!! A useful tailgate!!!
Take hunting/camping to the next level
I think it's interesting, at a minimum. He's pushing the innovation and that's a good thing.
It looks like something out of Mad Max, I do like that!
Snobdds
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This truck is for the soy boy beta males that need something rugged to match their flannel when they go get their cup of cappuccino with their accessorized Yorkie/shiatsu Instagram ready dog.
This has a market, no doubt, but real man are not part of it.
This has a market, no doubt, but real man are not part of it.
zing
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Wow.Compensating much?
I saw that. Yes it's a blooper, but I would bet that if you threw that same ball bearing at my truck window it would also break. The difference is that I may throw it back at you.
(Or more likely, I would ask you to buy me a new window.)The truck concept is original. I wonder if they plan to install chargers out where I would be likely to camp.
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I'm still waiting for the regular cab version with a 8 foot box. The picture with the ATV in it has the suspension pretty much squashed, so I doubt I could haul much firewood.
Snobdds
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Sorry I offend you.
FarmerPhilip
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That's an awesome post! I consider myself pretty hip but haven't heard this description before. Made me LoL a lot, repeatedly. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
I guess it doesn't look like MadMax to you. :laughing:
zing
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Yeah, the armoured window thing is stupid. Here is a bit more information if anyone is actually looking for information on the truck, rather than just Elon's stupid window tricks... Tesla Cybertruck: Elon Musk'''s Pickup Truck Has Arrived | WIRED
Some of my thoughts were:
- why try so hard to be "different" that you distract from the actual value of the vehicle. I am sure the windows are strong but now all anyone is talking about is the broken window, when that steel ball would have broken the window in any truck it was thrown at. This is not supposed to be an armoured truck it is supposed to be a pickup truck, so why not focus attention on what matters?
- Why try so hard with the design? Who cares if it looks like a stealth bomber, truck cabs have looked the same for 70 years because that is a functional design. How much headroom is there in the back seat now that you have the roof slanting downward like that?
- With a price range from $40k to $70K, this is right in the middle of the price range for conventional truck currently, which suddenly makes it interesting for many people. Not for me because I need to take long trips while towing, but for folks who stay local with their truck, it matters. One of the biggest problems with a battery powered car was the sticker price up front but if it doesn't cost more buy, and also has a the lower cost to drive (cost of electricity vs gas) and lower cost of maintenance (90% fewer moving parts means less maintenance), can make a difference. https://www.2degreesinstitute.org/reports/comparing_fuel_and_maintenance_costs_of_electric_and_gas_powered_vehicles_in_canada.pdf Especially for companies running fleet vehicles.
- 3500 lb payload and 14,000 lb towing capacity is comparable to a conventional 1/2 ton, and 500 miles between charges will cover what most people will do day to day so it can be plugged in at night and ready to go the next day.
- Probably half of the trucks sold today are not purely work vehicles. They are bought by two car families as the second vehicle, so they have to be able carry stuff for household purchases and repairs, commute to work, tow the boat or trailer on vacation, carry the kids to school and sports, etc. They are a compromise between carrying cargo and carrying family, powerful enough to tow and carry but economical enough to commute, big enough to do what you need but small enough to get into the school or mall parking lot. The Tesla pickup is a pretty comparable truck, at the same up front cost.
As far as I am concerned Elon is missing the mark by talking about the gimmicks. He should be focusing on the practicality of the truck. If it costs the same up front as a normal truck, pulls and carries the same load, but still costs 20,000 dollars less in fuel and maintenance over 10 years, then that is his selling point. Not bullet proof panels and looking like a stealth bomber.
Tree hugging and climate change don't have to be a selling factor either. If the utility is close to the same, and the price is the same, and cost of fuel and maintenance is cheaper, then these trucks will find a market.
