Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

[madodel]

I also went FSD. At first I was going to skip it on a vehicle like this. Then I caved. I figure that it shouldn't increase the price if I decide to drop it and being able to summon will actually be handy.

Let's say you go out to some remote place, park and then hike. If you take a fall and are injured the ability to have the truck come to your location and drive you to a hospital is pretty neat. You'd still have to be able to function enough to get in, but there's a big difference between just levering yourself up into the truck and having to do that and everything else.

Sure, current FSD capabilities aren't that good, but two years from now?

You can name it "Lassie". "Little Jimmy fell down the well. Lassie go to the well, run the winch down and pull Jimmy out."

 

[jerry33]

OK, I'm back in again. Will buy more as it drops (if it does). All that fuss for $400... why not eh, make it more fun!

The truck will sell no doubt. No one will copy it either - class of its own with a brand new audience.

It will be hard to copy, they'll have to invent SpaceX metallurgy. But I think the specs will sell it to a good portion of the existing audience (as well as a new audience).

 

[tinm]

My wife pulls into the garage this morning after her morning swim and I'm standing there in the garage with a grin a mile wide.

She gets out and is like, "What?"

"Oh you're gonna LOVE this one."

"What?"

"Time to get the lawyers I'm sure."

"Who's suing you?"

"You are."

"What'd you do?"

"I ordered a Cybertruck."

"You're right, get the lawyers."

But as we walked into the kitchen, I could see she was smiling. And then she said,

"I kind of like it."

And it's clear, she's gonna wind up with it.

I might have to order another!

 

[2virgule5]

Elon confirmed on Twitter that there is an option for solar roof on the truck - adds 15mi per day. Anyone doing the math on how big the battery mist be with today’s panel efficiency and roof surface?

 

[StealthP3D]

The issue is he told us exactly what this was going to be, why act surprised when it ended up exactly as he predicted?

Because it distracts from the fact the Model 3 is ramping up and rolling out all over China as we talk about this.

 

[jerry33]

Because it distracts from the fact the Model 3 is ramping up and rolling out all over China as we talk about this.

That's probably okay because it will make the Q4 numbers more of a surprise.

 

[⚡️ELECTROMAN⚡️]

Is anyone else annoyed at Tesla’s specs that say 110v and 220v AC outlets? They will be 120v and 240v!!!

No, and I’m an electrician. The thing that concerned me the most was how low the price was. I think the price is possibly stranger than the styling. My other main concern is how dangerous this thing could be to other drivers. Hopefully autonomous safety features will have advanced enough to negate that by the time this thing is on the road.

 

[jhm]

Imagine people who never heard of Tesla visiting the website after they saw an article on the Cybertruck:

"Huh? They sell normal cars too?"

This is worth massive advertising dollars. Polarizing design is all about catching attention.

 

[Fred42]

So Tesla exposed the pre-order count via the order numbers?

Interesting and possibly intentional leak.

If true they'll have to increase the 50,000/year production capacity target ...

Do we know there's a 50,000 annual production capacity target?

 

[Thumper]

Not caught up yet so this may be redundant. Elon mentioned this is an alloy developed for the starship. Using it in the truck will greatly increase the order volume for this raw material thus reducing its cost to SpaceX too.

 

[wipster]

No, and I’m an electrician. The thing that concerned me the most was how low the price was. I think the price is possibly stranger than the styling. My other main concern is how dangerous this thing could be to other drivers. Hopefully autonomous safety features will have advanced enough to negate that by the time this thing is on the road.

Do you mean external airbags?

 

[jerry33]

No, and I’m an electrician. The thing that concerned me the most was how low the price was. I think the price is possibly stranger than the styling. My other main concern is how dangerous this thing could be to other drivers. Hopefully autonomous safety features will have advanced enough to negate that by the time this thing is on the road.

I don't see how this would be any more dangerous than any other similar sized truck. It's certainly going to be less dangerous for the occupants.

 

[c041v]

The same principle behind finding all woman to be ugly for the first week when you landed in a new culture.

Dude. Go to Iceland and tell me if you think that statement holds.

 

[woodisgood]

The efficiency tests between vault cover open and closed will be fascinating. Resident aero experts, what kind of difference would you expect?

 

[jhm]

I keep wondering what a Cybertruck van would look like.

 

[M3Rider]

Did anyone else buy one to run over shorts

I bought 10 shares and I put a reservation on $70k truck. I don't have the money lined up for it and may end up canceling. But maybe with luck in the next 3 years that will change.
Still buying the Y.
I would be super happy to drive it even though I mostly don't need it. Looks cool.

 

[sundaymorning]

No, and I’m an electrician. The thing that concerned me the most was how low the price was. I think the price is possibly stranger than the styling. My other main concern is how dangerous this thing could be to other drivers. Hopefully autonomous safety features will have advanced enough to negate that by the time this thing is on the road.

Well, the best way to protect yourself from a crazy maniac tesla bullet proof cybertruck driver going 0-60 in 2.9 seconds is to be in a Tesla bullet proof cybertruck yourself. Make sure to add autopilot. Problem solved.

 

[jerry33]

Do we know there's a 50,000 annual production capacity target?

I sure hope not or it will take a couple of years just to clear the backlog of currently placed orders (even with the cancellations).

 

[StealthP3D]

It's really over the top and bizarre.

Distasteful, personal attacks deleted.

What's bizarre is believing that they didn't know both windows would break from a ball bearing. If they thought it wouldn't break, they would have thrown the ball bearing at it for practice. And for fun. Obviously. Because they could. Billionaires like Musk like doing things like that.

That and the fact that Musk giggled like a schoolboy when the first window broke and *again* when the second window broke. To think *both* broken windows were accidents is to suspend all rational thought.

 

[wipster]

One thing I have to admit - think about the Model 3 reveal. What was everyone saying the next day? They were making fun of the minimalists interior and saying it looked like the screen was just stuck on as an afterthought. It was pretty brutal the day after the reveal.

Fast forward almost 4 years, and Ford reveals a car with a nearly copy-cat interior of the Model 3. So, who know what 2 or 3 years will bring.

That's why I got 2 reservations. I hate that truck with a passion right now - but I'm smart enough to know I might love it in a year or two. you never know -especially if they tweak it a little.

As you can probably tell, I love it just as it comes, but it will be very interesting to see what wrapped CyberTrucks look like... a little color might go a long way towards changing your perception.