Tesla is known for *cutting costs* not massively adding costs for dubious benefits. They dont care one bit about the Model 3 / Y / X / S windshields breaking but the much much larger CT windshield (at a likely lower msrp than the X) will get ultra fancy "break resistent" glass "later on" to increase costs ?
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TessP100D
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Range is King. It’s 500 miles of range or bust.Just like they “skipped” the 500+ miles Model S Plaid+ as wellabsent of any new battery breakthrough… I doubt the cybertruck could currently even accommodate a battery that large without severely restricting payload…. 350 miles EPA and quad-motor sounds nice but that won’t be cheap. Likely over $90k as starting variant…
I guess all the BS I heard and read about for the over hyped Battery Day was just that. BS
that tweet ... "it's huge". lol. Isn't it the same footprint as a mundane F150 ? The best selling truck in North America? Wait until these "non truck experts" see a F350 dually with a modest lift. lol. Or an F150 Raptor. "huge!!!"
future variant without a wheel... sure. Level 5 autonomy. Totally not likely within this product life cycle of the current CyberTruck... We are still sitting at Level 2 ... not even hands-free L2.
yeah. I doubt they are technically able to fit a battery pack that large into the truck... the Silverado EV with 400-450 miles targeted EPA needs a 200kwh pack and comes in at 8,500 lbs (...) stainless steels is heavier and those castings aren't particularly thin and lightweight either... so a 500+ miles Cybertruck would clock in at potentially 9,000 lbs...
Ford Lightning Starting Price is back down to $49k for a Pro, $91k for a Limited
TessP100D
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Well said. The Fraud that is FSD continues.
TessP100D
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I have driven many F350 Dually’s, many F250 crew cab 4x4 Super Duty‘s. Currently driving a new F150 4x4. It’s not Hugh. It’s perfect. There’s a reason the F150 is THE TRUCK. Incredible comfort, great engine and transmission with all the features and QUALITY you would want. The CT is the same size as the F150, plus or minus. It’s not huge. anybody who says it’s to big either is not a truck guy or drives one of those little toy trucks.
Is that Truck going to a customer or is it a Preproduction Truck and they are now testing the line and working out all the kinks? Now the Cybertruck looks the same size as the first gen Tundra.
Likely pre-production truck. It was the first truck off the line and deliveries are months away, but who knows?
No way to tell.
No vehicles will be delivered until prices are announced. After that, funding will need to be transferred before the first CT is handed off to a customer. I bet that event will be recorded and televised, if not streamed in real time on Twitter.
Until then, we are still in a holding pattern.
Buckminster
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lol. "mother of all clues". how?
*somewhat* expensive is like saying a comparable Cybertruck will be *somewhat* cheaper. Now how much is *somewhat* ? $3k ? $5k ? $10k ?
also compared to what? F150 Lightning Pro in work trim with standard battery starts at $49k and goes all the way to $92k in the Limited w/ extended battery ... that's a huge range. Heck the 320 miles EPA XLT trim AWD is now starting at $69k.
Ford isn't offering quad-motors or ~350 miles of range ... so until we see Tesla's specs and pricing ... it might well be there isn't a comparable Lightning for a Cybertruck. And Elon could easily claim that a 320 miles dual motor Lightning is *somewhat expensive* for $70k but a quad motor Cybertruck with 350 miles of range for $80k is a great deal...
Buckminster
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Farzad heard your insightful question:
yeah.... 350 miles of range for ~$60k and available at launch? I believe when i see it...
not sure why Farzad is seen as this authority here when he doesn't work for Tesla and has made questionable projections over and over again...
"Robotaxis in 2024 CONFIRMED?" (Sep 2022)
he lives for clicks and views and hence the clickbait and teasers... meanwhile as of now Tesla hasn't revealed any pricing or specs... but Elon has eluded multiple times that the cybertruck will be more $$$ and very hard to make cheap
Buckminster
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Could quad be sold with a smaller battery that tri motor. Ie. have a long range tri motor for towing and a high performance quad for a similar price.
Unless battery output is still limited for max performance?
Unless battery output is still limited for max performance?
clickbait... still waiting for Robotaxis which Farzad is projecting for next year
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