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Tesla Pickup Moves Up the Company's 'Resource Priority' List

Discussion in 'Cybertruck' started by TMC Staff, Nov 19, 2018.

  1. Barklikeadog

    Barklikeadog Active Member

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    speaking of which, will it have a plow package?
     
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  2. cpa

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    You forgot your coal rolling attachment! :eek:
     
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    $50K? Try start at $75K considering the batteries and motors needed.

    I noticed a couple comments on wishing this F150 like. I doubt that will happen as we've already seen the sketches, so this will likely be a turn-off for some. Did Tesla just tease its pickup truck?

    Absurd to think shape would matter - but it will to some rural folks (just like I still can't like a shoebox car). Why anyone would want to push air like a brick wall when there's minimal cooling needed is beyond me. But many that convert will not be in it for the eMPG savings, they'll just want badassness which it will have no doubt. On the other hand, this screams utility and performance which will bring more younger gen onboard than the rural conservative type that fight it. Hang on to your F150, they'll look good in a museum someday soon.

    I turn 59 1/2 in 2020. This could be my first big spend. So how big of a garage will I need?

    Another thought, with really low CG, this thing should go almost straight up with full 4-wheel traction the whole way.
     
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    I do not want it to look like an F-150, make the front like the X with an 8 foot bed.
     
  5. Barklikeadog

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    I want durability, capability, reliability and 500mi of range for a decent price. why would it have to look like an F150?
     
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    I just want to be able to park it in my garage. No way I’m parking (and charging) a $100+ truck in the driveway.
     
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  7. Barklikeadog

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    I can't fit my truck in the garage because there is a fireplace in the kitchen that intrudes into the garage.
    1st world problems!
     
  8. woodisgood

    woodisgood It's walnut, beech

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    Gotta say, those specs on the Rivian R1T revealed today are pretty nice and with many thoughtful features pickup owners want. The vehicle isn't awful looking and traditional enough where I think current pickup buyers would go for it. It's kind of exactly what I was hoping the Tesla pickup would be like, but I'm afraid they'll go off the semi design and do the whole "cyberpunk" thing Elon is so jazzed about - which might be cool but probably won't sell well IMHO.

    Of course, it remains to be seen what Rivian will be as a company and if they will actually be able to produce what they have designed and unveiled. Honestly though, if this was Tesla's pickup I'd be all over it.

    Rivian unveils all-electric pickup truck with unbelievable specs
     
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    Same. Personally, I'd like to see Tesla acquire Rivian.
     
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    I'm sure this will appeal to a lot of potential truck buyers but it's not for me. It looks a bit dainty to me, stylistically, and it isn't a serious truck...it's more like a Honda Ridgeline. I go off road a lot, bash my truck over rough terrain, haul elk and deer after hunting and generally beat the crap out of my truck. The Rivian looks like it will be too geared towards urban owners. If Bollinger gets the range of the Rivian into its proposed truck, now we're talking.
     
  11. Merrill

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    I like it, put a Tesla Model X nose on it and get it below $50,000.
     
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    I'd like to see Rivian do well, hitting those target specs, performance and especially OTA. The same for Jaguar. We'll all benefit greatly from competition. But I do like Tesla's truck look more.
     
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    Just saw the Rivian video - and WOW. I truly wish the company well. I think all of us on this forum agree that our species needs to head in the mass-EV direction, and this truck, besides checking off a vast majority of features that truck and non-truck owners seek, will be a nice addition to the growing EV market. Had it been a Tesla, I would have put money down for 3 trucks. I like the truck's aesthetics- familiar yet refreshingly different (I don't want another vehicle that looks like my beloved X).

    In my view, the only rate limiting step would be a lack of charging options. If I could hit the road and just drive as I can with my X, this truck would be a home run.
     
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  14. JoRey

    JoRey Current Volt Owner, Aspiring Model III Owner

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    I am keeping my eye on the Tesla truck. I look forward to what Tesla will put forward and hope they make a simple utilitarian truck. I also hope that they make a crew version with at least a 6.5ft bed inorder to take advantage of tax credits. (The so called hummer tax) My dad is a contractor and would be needing a new truck sometime in 2020. I seriously hope that they do not make an oversized monstrosity. Already it is virtually impossible to find parking for my dad's current 2015 f150 and it feels way to wide in some narrow lanes when driving in the freeway. The Rivian truck gives insight into just what Tesla can do. But, I hope they make a stripped down version to help them directly compete against Ford's 900,000 million marketshare, not to mention dodge and GM. The amount of profit they can make on the Tesla truck, is peanuts when compared to what they make with the Model 3. Im hoping for a starting price of 50k with a 100Kwh pack, 4wd. 7500 lbs towing and at least 250 mile range. At that price Tesla will be competing against the Lariat trim f150 and higher spec XLT's. At that price the Tesla truck would represent better value for money then what Ford currently offers. Not to mention that such a platform could be adopted to make a SUV. In short the market for trucks is huge and if Tesla plays it's cards right it could become a huge player in the pickup scene.
     
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  15. Vitold

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    Did you see Tesla’s drawing of the truck? It has a size of f650/750.

    Maybe there will be one more thing and Tesla will introduce a pickup version along Y with Y based on model 3 platform.
     
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    I sincerely hope they don't plan a F650 in a SRW like the sketch indicates...
     
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    Towing capacity is going to be very important. I work for a living, left consulting behind, as a land manager for farm estates. So, we deal with lots of people/trucks/tractors/logging equipment/construction equipment etc. The ability to tow 20k lbs is going to be a difference. All the big pickups, f450, big ram diesels blah blah will all tow at commercially relevant load rates. Toyotas dont. F150..nope.

    If Tesla makes a frame and suspension that can handle another +20k lbs then yes you would have a killer product. Many people in the white collar world don't realize that a simple f450 has towing capacity to rival medium duty dump trucks. Lots of guys skirting CDL requirements pulling heavy duty gooseneck trailers and making a living. Now if they get pulled...they will get a ticket if the cops a ahole but until such time they make a living.
     
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  18. Vitold

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    Super Single tires :)
     
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    Why? Heavy military vehicles have SRW. DRW is bad offroad. Plenty of tire development in this area due to the gulf wars.
     
  20. JoRey

    JoRey Current Volt Owner, Aspiring Model III Owner

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    I sincerely hope that Tesla does not make the mistake of making the Tesla Pickup the size of a F650. Doing so would cater to a smaller market (only companies) and not the core of the truck market. Ford sellers nearly 1 million f150 trucks a year and that's not including gm or dodge.
     

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