TESLA Electric Truck?

[jjp8182]

The Rivian truck is far more appealing since it looks like it might actually be able to use current truck accessories (tool boxes, fuel transfer tanks, etc).

.....though that's not saying much as there's still the recharging/range limitations (which can change based on environmental conditions) which make electric vehicles unappealing to me.

Personally, I'd like to see a diesel-electric hybrid (or a diesel fuel cell) truck as it's pretty hard to beat liquid hydrocarbon fuels as an energy storage medium both in terms of energy content, as well as the ease/speed of bulk transfer.

 

[aczlan]

.Personally, I'd like to see a diesel-electric hybrid (or a diesel fuel cell) truck as it's pretty hard to beat liquid hydrocarbon fuels as an energy storage medium both in terms of energy content, as well as the ease/speed of bulk transfer.

IIRC, part of the issue with a diesel-electric hybrid is that it would need to meet emissions standards (ie: DPF, Urea, etc) unless it was under 25hp. Granted (assuming it's a series hybrid), it will have a good life as it can always start and run at the optimum RPM, but a gas engine can do the same with a lot less emissions hassle and a small GDI gas engine (possibly turbocharged) will probably come close enough to a diesel's efficiency that the cost per KW generated will be the same.

Aaron Z

 

[Copperhead]

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.

Based on vehicle looks or that it is electric?

 

[Copperhead]

Seems Elon was doing some backward research. A guy developed a similar shape as a truck cap several years ago.....

 

[Citydude]

You for got the skinny jeans and man buns. The rest is spot on.

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.

 

[jasonzee]

I just seen the truck on youtube IT LOOK LIKE CRAP!

 

[dragoneggs]

I will say this electric truck will go no where! How many batterys you gonna have ? What's the power# I cant wait till they come up with a electric plane!!

List of electric aircraft - Wikipedia

And this isn't all of them. My company is working with many.

 

[mikester]

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!

FUGLY is the first thing that comes to my mind. Looks like that tailgate is too heavy for that vehicle...only an ATV in the back and the driver is starring at the sky. Musk must be channeling DeLorean with a hot psychic link to 1980.

I think its a great vehicle for the poser soccer dads to replace their gas guzzling F250 crew cab short box or Range Rovers that are driven 99 percent of the time with one person in it and nothing in the back.

 

[Jstpssng]

As mentioned earlier, apparently the air shocks have been lowered to facilitate loading. They claim a 3500 lb payload.... more than the heaviest F150. Here's Ford's response to this release though...Ford responds to Tesla's new Cybertruck
In a lot of ways the EV of today is like the Model T of 100 years ago- except that the Model T was designed so that the average American could afford them. Some of you make me think of my BIL, who has been a hard core snowsledder all of his life.
When they started putting 4-stroke engines in them he was all up in arms, "They will never work, too heavy, don't like cold weather", and all manner of "reasons" why they were bad. Then he bought one, and it's all that he will run.

You never will get around how butt-ugly that Tesla is though, no matter how much lipstick you put on it.

 

[DK35vince]

FUGLY is the first thing that comes to my mind. Looks like that tailgate is too heavy for that vehicle...only an ATV in the back and the driver is starring at the sky.

The air in the rear airbags was released for loading..