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Tesla Cybertruck reveal (OP)
- Thread starter Cybrwzrd
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NYR
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lol - Tesla’s have been in mass production since around since 2012. You’re literally spreading FUD using “the absence of evidence is evidence”. There are tons of articles showing Tesla’s with lot of miles on them, spend 10 seconds looking instead of putting the onus on someone else.
That above article is about a guy who literally abused his car and put thousands and thousands of miles on it in a short span and the car is still going. It’s a good test case, to throw it away as a “one off” is pure bullshit.
KorbinDallas
Member
This just confirms we're living in a boring dystopia.
A Regular Guy
Banned
Reminds me of MegaRace
Pumpkin Seeds
Member
I figured dual would be the most popular. The price is its biggest draw right now.
MaestroMike
Gold Member
looks kinda gross like something from a futuristic 80s movie. ew. I think its pointy-ness messes up like the car's aerodynamics which has an effect on something...its speed?? can any engineers please explain why curves are better??
Unknown Soldier
Member
The power of memes is amazing. They got 146k preorders of a meme car, Elon is the greatest genius.
I don't really want a Mars Rover instead of a truck but I'm not dumb enough to tell 146k people they are all wrong. I'll be sticking with my Model 3 though.
I don't really want a Mars Rover instead of a truck but I'm not dumb enough to tell 146k people they are all wrong. I'll be sticking with my Model 3 though.
haxan7
Banned
Well the presentation worked
Kenpachii
Member
That's the whole issue with it. The glass is under tension in the car which will result in it breaking vs what they showcased on the other demo.
It's clear they put the glass lose in that video from its frame. Its clearly showcasing. He would have been better to just not make a video about it.
Even while the car looks like total shit, still kudo's to him for trying something new.
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RokkanStoned
Member
First I was like "whaaat?".
Then I was like "hmmmmmMMMMMmmm..."
Then after watching it in motion became sold.
Really, I think my biggest gripe was the type of metal finish, that seemed like some industrial metal style making it seem like a home project.
The return of more angular design I like, as the more rounded designs that have plagued the car industry since at least the start of the 00s all end up looking very samey.
Then I was like "hmmmmmMMMMMmmm..."
Then after watching it in motion became sold.
Really, I think my biggest gripe was the type of metal finish, that seemed like some industrial metal style making it seem like a home project.
The return of more angular design I like, as the more rounded designs that have plagued the car industry since at least the start of the 00s all end up looking very samey.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
I can't stop thinking about this car, and I am not the target market at all.
Really thankful to the team behind this; truly a dream vehicle. My first road trip in this beast will be the thing for ages.
Really thankful to the team behind this; truly a dream vehicle. My first road trip in this beast will be the thing for ages.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Sorry if this was posted:
Mihos
Gold Member
Honestly the only thing I got from that is that, is that the tesla box thing is fricken huge.. like driving a city bus around.
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lock2k
Banned
I actually installed Stunts on my dosbox last sunday because of the comparisons
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
womfalcs3
Banned
^Pre-orders don't mean squat. People can cancel anytime until the car is released in 2021. I think many will do so once they realize what a bad financial decision this is... or once they're brought back to reality by someone else.
People on Twitter are using the 40,000-dollar metric when discussing the upper-end of the specifications. $40,000 only gets me a range of 250 miles and 7,500 lbs of max towing. I could spend $15,000 less and double those metrics with a gas-powered truck.
And I would have the convenience of having a gas station around the corner where I fill up in minutes as opposed to charging for hours.
People on Twitter are using the 40,000-dollar metric when discussing the upper-end of the specifications. $40,000 only gets me a range of 250 miles and 7,500 lbs of max towing. I could spend $15,000 less and double those metrics with a gas-powered truck.
And I would have the convenience of having a gas station around the corner where I fill up in minutes as opposed to charging for hours.
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Mihos
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womfalcs3
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Mihos
Gold Member
Funny, the other models are not. Maybe they are trying to inflate the preorder number
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Personally i like the cybertruck design.
DESTROYA
Member
Love the aerodynamics on this :/ , cars have curvy lines for a reason, better mileage and drag coefficient ( the lower the number the better ).
I just don't see how this design as revolutionary. Sure - it's different (futuristic/poorly styled/ugly mofo?) , from an efficiency perspective - I think it's poorly designed. It seems to me that Tesla's pitch has been about making cars more efficient, getting better range, saving the planet . . . . This truck doesn't move Tesla towards that goal.
I think of cars I like similar to the type of women I like, curvy and sexy in the right areas not flat and slab sided like this design.
I just don't see how this design as revolutionary. Sure - it's different (futuristic/poorly styled/ugly mofo?) , from an efficiency perspective - I think it's poorly designed. It seems to me that Tesla's pitch has been about making cars more efficient, getting better range, saving the planet . . . . This truck doesn't move Tesla towards that goal.
I think of cars I like similar to the type of women I like, curvy and sexy in the right areas not flat and slab sided like this design.
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Grinchy
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I kinda agree, but I also think this truck isn't really meant for regular people. The weird look is clearly just meant to get the name out. Some will buy it because it's weird and new, but I kinda feel like this is some sort of trojan horse to get more into the construction/transportation industry.
Really, any company that has to do constant short-range hauls of anything between point A and B could get great use out of these.
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Cybrwzrd
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You don't need to charge for hours $TSLAQ. Superchargers can take you from like 20-80% in ~30 minutes. Range is really only a concern with EVs when you are going cross country.
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Dural
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I've been researching trucks for the past 6 months for a possible purchase, please show me a new half ton truck for $25k that can pull 15klbs. Hell, any half ton truck that can pull 15klbs! You won't find it, the cybertruck is priced very competitively. Every truck I've looked at was $50k+.
haxan7
Banned
Interest free $50 million loan for Tesla. Genius marketing at work here.
lock2k
Banned
Warthog inspiration confirmed. I would love one of this in green. I would slap a UNSC sticker in it.
womfalcs3
Banned
Sorry, 33% more towing capacity (10,000 lbs) than a Cybertruck for 28 grand MSRP, but you can get it at 25 or lower. Fuel economy is 16-21 mpg.... so if we take 18 mpg as the average, you would get over 500 miles on a single tank.
100% more range.
33% more towing capacity.
$15k less.
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godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
That doesn't account for the cost per mile.
At $4.00 per gallon and 21 MPG fuel efficiency, the truck you linked to has a price of $0.1904 per mile.
The CyberTruck has a battery of 250KW that delivers a range of 250mi and the cost per KW is about 13 cent, therefore you are looking at $0.13 dollars per mile.
For every 100k miles, you would be paying an extra $6k on the truck you linked to, and that is in a fantasy world in which the cost of gas doesn't increase and the cost of electric doesn't decrease.
Threeshotgamer
Banned
It will be interesting to see what this ends up looking like when its actually road legal. Also what being under a full capacity load will do to those ranges.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Ford has the better truck, nobody knows if this truck will takeoff, let me remind everyone that the Ford F-150 has 100+ years in the limelight, so experience is the one flaw I see with this cyber truck.
lock2k
Banned
I actually work at the big F and I don't believe products can be invincible forever just because of experience. Even Ford proved that on Le Mans in the 60's.