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Ease of Entry and Exit from Vehicle

BarryKirk

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Feb 3, 2020
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Two people in my family have issues getting into or out of vehicles. So, I'm wondering if the CT with the suspension lowered all the way would make entry/exit easy.

Climbing up into a standard pickup truck is impossible for them.
 
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cilynx

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Dec 31, 2019
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I'm hoping it comes with the ability to save your "easy entry" suspension setting as well for the opposite reason. Getting into and out of my wife's Model 3 is less than awesome on my back, but I can basically walk up and casually sit down on the driver's seat of my 17-year-old Superduty. For my normal highway commute, I'd like the CT suspension to be low for aerodynamics, but getting in and out, I want it jacked up to don't-hurt-my-back levels.
 

lafrisbee

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Dec 13, 2019
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I'm hoping it comes with the ability to save your "easy entry" suspension setting as well for the opposite reason. Getting into and out of my wife's Model 3 is less than awesome on my back, but I can basically walk up and casually sit down on the driver's seat of my 17-year-old Superduty. For my normal highway commute, I'd like the CT suspension to be low for aerodynamics, but getting in and out, I want it jacked up to don't-hurt-my-back levels.
sitting on those tires I doubt it will get low.
 

Dan Detweiler

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Apr 21, 2016
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Cybertruck.jpg
I am in the exact same situation as a few of you guys. Elderly in laws will need to be transported and getting in and out will be an issue. With the air suspension it shouldn't be a major challenge to get the truck to lower to, say, Model X heights. That would be fantastic. The elevator running boards is a great idea, but would probably add significantly to the cost and complexity to manufacture.

Dan

If you look at this photo there is plenty of room in the wheel wells to allow for lowering a great deal. Wonder if this picture is with the suspension at its highest, lowest or somewhere in between.
 
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willow_hiller

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Apr 3, 2019
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Some of the promotional material showed the Cybertruck kneeling to lower the angle of the ramp for the ATV:

Tesla-Cybertruck-and-ATV.jpg


I bet it could be programmed to lower the front and rear suspension evenly for ease of passenger entry.
 
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Dan Detweiler

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Apr 21, 2016
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The fact that it CAN lower itself with the air suspension is well known. What isn't known is how low it will be able to go. This is a huge vehicle with very large tires. It will have limits as to how much it will be able to assist with getting in and out.

Dan
 

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