Tesla Cybrtrk

[JayP90X]

Guys, the tires are DEFINITELY going to be airless.

They just straight up look like it from the enhanced pics here, but also Elon said "it's literally bulletproof"

The only truly bulletproof tires are airless tires.

I'm sure of this now.

I doubt it. Airless tires are still very much developmental. This is meant to be a production vehicle sold to the masses still.

 

[outdoors]

Looking at one key point (#3) on the R&D site for Michelin:
Michelin Group| R&D key figures
Michelin invests in innovation with a focus on three key areas:

1. Accelerating development of new ranges for the MICHELIN brand and other Group brands.
2. Continual progress on improving tire performance and services for each new generation of tires.
3. Disruptive innovations for truly original solutions.

Sound like another company I know.....Wouldn't put it past Tesla to try something like this.

 

[doghousePVD]

Michelin Rolls Out an Airless Tire That Will Be "Puncture-Proof" says the Michelin airless tire won’t be available for consumers until 2024.

Interesting video and am looking forward to seeing how it works.

 

[Krugerrand]

Bring it, Elon! I’m down for one. I don’t care what it looks like.

All those claiming Model 3 ‘cockpit’ was over sold by Elon have VERY short memories. Have forgotten the angst about having no dash display was the end of the world. Have forgotten the proclamations from Mt Everest how looking an inch to the right (or left depending on country) for your speed et al was distracted driving, OMG! That’s so stoopid. Have forgotten every single person’s/reviewer’s/etc first reaction about the minimalism and road view. Have forgotten everyone’s subsequent reaction when they got back into a regular car ‘cockpit’ and went - Damn! All this instrumentation and huge dash is stoopid.

 

[asimo3089]

The tires may not be airless, but maybe the air compressor can refill them automatically. Musk mentioned even having an air compressor outlet somewhere on the truck that you can use.

 

[SalisburySam]

It could be a cool weirdmobile. Besides, Pontiac Aztek sold over 100,000 vehicles and most everyone thought it looked like crap.

...and significantly helped the demise of the Pontiac marque. 100,000 people CAN be wrong.

 

[ohmman]

...and significantly helped the demise of the Pontiac marque.

Isn't this kind of like saying that the fourth smokestack on the Titanic helped it sink? Let's be honest, Pontiac was going down anyway, and it seems hard to know whether the Aztek really had an impact. It's just an unsightly visible reminder of a lot of things they'd gotten wrong, and the aging of a brand.

 

[Gwgan]

Michelin's Uptis wins Golden Steering Award for innovation
Same event where Model 3 won best midsize sedan and Elon announced Giga4. GM new-car customers won’t get it until 2024, but that doesn’t mean nobody gets it sooner.

 

[Buckminster]

This poll touches on several features discussed here:

Poll: Unusual pickup truck features

 

[MichaelP90DL]

There's a new Cybertruck owners club site:

Tesla Cybertruck | CYBRTRK Forum - CYBRTRKownersclub.com

 

[tomot]

Yikes! If it ends up looking like that, I wont be standing in line!

 

[JayP90X]

There's a new Cybertruck owners club site:

Tesla Cybertruck | CYBRTRK Forum - CYBRTRKownersclub.com

Lots of comaradery among truck owners usually which lends itself to fun and active truck forums.

 

[JRP3]

This will definitely not fit in a garage James Stephenson on Twitter

 

[doghousePVD]

Yikes! If it ends up looking like that, I wont be standing in line!

Enjoy the 20th century ...

 

[jordanX]

I like this open front cabin! But where do you store stuff? It was almost 20 years before I purchased a new SUV because the center consoles kept getting bigger. My main requisites were cupholders and be able to hop over the console in rotten weather when dropping off my spouse of 45 years! Hopping over the Model X console is no problem!

I also like the phone holder location. The Model X has a pretty poor phone holder as you are unable to view it while driving.

 

[jordanX]

A ramp to the truck bed would be a great idea. Much safer than driving a rider mower up 2 planks to put it on a pickup to go do Mom or Grandma's lawn.

 

[Watts_Up]

This will definitely not fit in a garage James Stephenson on Twitter

I guess, you will need then to use a Cybercharger?

 

[AudubonB]

This is my favorite rendition so far.

I imagine Tesla wanted to maximize internal room by aggressively slopeing up from the front like the Semi. Trucks have a huge front area for the ICE engines taking up most of that useable space. EV trucks, such as Rivian, unnecessarily keep this "tradition".

The cybertruck body could be used on other platforms such as a full sized SUV, van, or mini-bus. I can see the body being used as the Boring Company transit system vehicle for the Las Vegas convention center (currently under construction).

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"I want to sit with my torso perpendicular to the motion of the vehicle when it's on a real road, as opposed to, for example a smoothly-running train track, etc."

said no one, ever, who even once has experienced that innards-scrambling body position.

 

[printf42]

I couldn’t see any suspension components where they should be, portal axles anyone?

 

[Blup85]

I couldn’t see any suspension components where they should be, portal axles anyone?
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I would say no way. Your introducing 4 more failure points with a tremendous amount of torque.. Thats my guess, but jeeps with V8s break axles and gearboxes all the time under heavy loads going 5 mph rock climbing, and you want to add that to a hub? NOPE.