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Tesla Cybertruck reveal (OP)

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SLoWMoTIoN

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haxan7 said:
Battery replacement costs, the incredibly specialized knowledge and tools needed to do any work on them, the massive amount of complicated electronics that can and will fail.

I’ve been discovering an appreciation for simple cars that last a long time and you can do your own maintenance on. That’s how you really save money. These cars are the opposite of that.

I want to see how they are holding up when they get to be 5+ years old and where they fit in with their resale values. I don’t get the impression they’re built to last.
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They aren't
 
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Cybrwzrd

Cybrwzrd

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The more I look at the more I lovehate it. It's all late 70s' early 80's supercar ridiculousness. Its a Lotus Espirit on a truck frame. It's pure sex, specifically coked out escort sex.

Lotus_M70.jpg
 
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Weiji

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Cybrwzrd said:
OK TeslaQ.

insideevs.com

Highest Mileage Tesla Now Has Over 420,000 Miles

The list of the highest mileage Teslas is growing by the day with the most driven Tesla Model S mileage topping the list with a staggering 420,000 miles travelled
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I once knew a guy with an Audi that had 350k miles on it. Just because a single vehicle hasn’t failed doesn’t mean that model is reliable.

I want to know how far the average Tesla goes before it breaks down.
 
Cybrwzrd

Cybrwzrd

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Weiji said:
I once knew a guy with an Audi that had 350k miles on it. Just because a single vehicle hasn’t failed doesn’t mean that model is reliable.

I want to know how far the average Tesla goes before it breaks down.
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A few hundred k miles?

There just isn't much to break other than typical wear and tear items. The cars are incredibly reliable.

Comparing the failure modes for a Tesla and a standard ICE vehicle is like comparing a steam locomotive to a bullet train.
 
G-Bus

G-Bus

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For the love of god just make normal looking vehicles that are electric. They don't need to stand out.

This truck looks reduculous. This won't appeal to the masses. What the fuck Tesla.

I like what VW did with the E-golf. It looks exactly like a vw golf!
 
Pejo

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I unabashedly love it. The exterior/the interior/broken windows, the whole thing. I was saving up for a 4 door Wrangler before this, I think that might have just switched to a Tesla.

Anyone currently with a Tesla - How hard is it to modify your garage to get a charging setup configured?
 
GAMETA

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EviLore said:
Interior

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The panel/dashboard (I don't know the right term in english) is ugly as fuck. Other than that it's a nice and large interior.

Also, airbags better be sensitive... an abrupt brake without the seat-belt means you're splitting your head on those sharp corners :messenger_tears_of_joy:
 
Cybrwzrd

Cybrwzrd

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Pejo said:
I unabashedly love it. The exterior/the interior/broken windows, the whole thing. I was saving up for a 4 door Wrangler before this, I think that might have just switched to a Tesla.

Anyone currently with a Tesla - How hard is it to modify your garage to get a charging setup configured?
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You can charge on 110/120v using a standard plug (or whatever your local electrical standard is) It is just slow.

Otherwise as hard as running a 240v line and buying the adapter for that plug type, or buying the Tesla wall charger if you want to charge a bit faster. If your breaker is in your garage, its easy.

Charging speed is essentially based on how many amps you can throw at the battery.
 
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Cleared_Hot

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If Elon had just said it looks like a giant delorean instead of calling it blade-runner -esque I think the Indy concept designers would've been much more accurate.
 
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Dural

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I like the futuristic cyberpunk look, but can't say I'm not disappointed that it doesn't have a standard bed. Would have liked to have the possibility of using a camper, shell, or any of the countless other products created for standard truck beds. Hell Honda changed the bed on the Ridgeline specifically because of people complaining about it. Still preordered one, the price can't be beat for what you get.
 
Shifty

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It looks like they started blocking out the design in 3DS Max, then got halfway and were like "yeah, that's good. ship it."

I'm down for futuristic designs but this looks like it could use a bit more refinement.
 
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Alx

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Even without the glass failure, those demos of sturdiness are stupid. Modern cars are designed to have their structure crumple and their windows shatter, the former to absorb most of the energy in a collision, and the latter to avoid hurting the passengers with glass shrapnels (or even let them go through the windshield with minimal harm).
A rigid tank running at high speed is a death trap, completely opposite to everything we've learned in car safety for half a century. I wonder how that car would fare with the Euro NCAP.
 
triplestation

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man this is making me giddy as fuck

looks like something you'd use for a moon mission

god bless elon

he's like steve jobs in that they're both visionaries, but elon is an actual engineer

and my god what a presentation

keep going elon 😍
 
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Dontero

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love that they said "fuck it, we are going full nerd on it"

Also i wonder how their "exoskeleton" will work with repairs. Or they really believe it is so hard that no one will dent it ? I am guessing any hit to the car will mean car will be scrapped.
 
Skyr

Skyr

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So will this thing be featured in cyberpunk 2077? I can definitely imagine Tesla pulling that marketing move.
 
Pumpkin Seeds

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I am kind of curious who this is targeted at for an audience. The f150 and Chevy/Toyota crowd needs multi-function and adaptable. The look doesn't actually appeal to them, but there is questions to how the form works for that. There's a lot of people for who the look works, but they don't traditionally buy trucks.
 
haxan7

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Radical Dreamer said:
It looks like shit imo, but I actually applause this design from tesla. Maybe other brands will start to differentiate in ways other than making fugly grills.
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Yep, car designs have been getting way too homologous for years now. If there's one thing I like about the Tesla truck it's the look.
 
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