Cybertruck

[Ogre]

Absolutely true! And, it's weird but, it's kind of fun.

It’s called CyberHolm Syndrome. After the daughter of a rich media mogul pre ordered a Cybertruck and began to live Tesla in spite of the abuse.

 

[ThomasD]

Is the final design of the truck even done yet Adding 4 wheel steering and a 4th motor may require some redesign

 

[Zorg]

It'll be interesting to see what the specs for the suspension are.

 

[dazedNconfuzed]

If these two agree, wisdom has been spoken.

 

[strider]

The most recent version removed the unit cap so Tesla would be eligible again. For $8,000. $4,000 base plus $3,500 since the battery is over 40kWh, and $500 since the battery is made in the US.

But unlike the "old" tax credit, there are income caps in this one so not everyone will qualify.

 

[Zorg]

An alternative way of looking at this for people who don’t own EVs yet is gasoline equivolents.

If you have 110v @ 15 amps, its roughly equal to someone putting 2 gallons of “gas” in your car every night.

110v @15 amps = 2 gallons
220v @15 amps = 4 gallons
220v @30 amps = 8 gallons
220v @60 amps = 16 gallons

Any day where the car/ Cybertruck is parked there all day doubles those numbers.

If you go through 50 gallons of gas a week in your truck, you are going to need 220v, likely at least 40 amps.

And Yes… I know this is deeply flawed. It’s just a rough idea.

220V x 60Amps= 13.2KW x 10 hours = 132KWh 1 gallon of gas = ~32 KWh 132/32 = 4 gallons. Then again, an EV is 3 times more efficient than a comparable ICE vehicle, so 4 x 3 = 12 gallons in an ICE vehicle.

 

[TessP100D]

Is the final design of the truck even done yet Adding 4 wheel steering and a 4th motor may require some redesign

Let’s hope not. A lot of needed stuff to put back on it To make it reasonable.

 

[NY_Rob]

Who knows? By the time the design is finalized.. it might be a 3-wheeler. You know Elon.. it's all about de-contenting!

 

[mbeadnell]

I am considering installing a NEMA outlet for charging my cybertruck. I have ready about the pros and cons of using a regular NEMA 14-50 outlet vs a wall charger. Does the wall charger plug directly into the wall outlet or does it get wired into something entirely different?

 

[TessP100D]

I am considering installing a NEMA outlet for charging my cybertruck. I have ready about the pros and cons of using a regular NEMA 14-50 outlet vs a wall charger. Does the wall charger plug directly into the wall outlet or does it get wired into something entirely different?

A Tesla wall charger is hard wired to an dedicated electrical outlet and breaker.
a 14/50 is a outlet that is a 220v outlet that a Tesla cord plugs into.


I’ve had both. Love my Wall Charger

 

[Ogre]

I am considering installing a NEMA outlet for charging my cybertruck. I have ready about the pros and cons of using a regular NEMA 14-50 outlet vs a wall charger. Does the wall charger plug directly into the wall outlet or does it get wired into something entirely different?

Wall charger is hard wired.

 

[Zorg]

I am considering installing a NEMA outlet for charging my cybertruck. I have ready about the pros and cons of using a regular NEMA 14-50 outlet vs a wall charger. Does the wall charger plug directly into the wall outlet or does it get wired into something entirely different?

Current mobile charger caps at 32 A. Wall charger caps at 48A. With the big battery on a CT, one should try to get the most Amp possible.

 

[TessP100D]

Current mobile charger caps at 32 A. Wall charger caps at 48A. With the big battery on a CT, one should try to get the most Amp possible.

I charge at 72 amps I believe. Wall charger gen 1

 

[Zorg]

I charge at 72 amps I believe. Wall charger gen 1

True but current gen cars and wall chargers cap at 48

 

[BigNerd]

By the time the CT is in regular production... maybe wireless charging will be a thing.

 

[ThomasD]

I wonder if payload capacity will be lower with 4 wheel steering and a 4th motor due to extra weight

 

[TessP100D]

By the time the CT is in regular production... maybe wireless charging will be a thing.

Lol

 

[mbeadnell]

Any idea why they removed the year from the order page of when production will start?.

 

[JG T3SLA]

Could be indicative of a further delay or it could have been updated since we are in 2022 now. No need to call out the year.

In any case I bet we get some updates from Elon and team on their next earnings call. Didn’t he tweet an update was coming this month?

 

[Zorg]

I would expect update during earnings call