Think of the money that will be saved on grounds maintenance.thats nothing. Where I live driving such a vehicle would damage hedges on both sides of the road at once
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Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable
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A Tesla is very different from a conventional ICE cars. Many people prefer an extended test drive before committing to buy one. And they are happy to pay for it especially when they rent a car anyway. Ken, have you had any problems renters abusing the car?
Wow if Elon turns rock into cheese, Boring Company is gonna disrupt the 100 billion dollar cheese industry.
If only I had this truck when I lived in Los Angeles traffic...
I am also vertically challenged-in the other direction - 5’1” tall. I would have been OK with 5% smaller truck. Also, I am not really the ‘roughing it outdoors’ type. But I really really really want the cybertruck!! So what if I only drive it on the 405 and 5.
looks like we will need to clean out our garage to make room for the large size
Dan Detweiler
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We're in the design stage for a new house build anyway. I can make the garage as big as I want.
BRING IT ON!
Dan
BRING IT ON!
Dan
That's really stretching the meaning of "drive".
During the Cybertruck reveal I’m going nuts, my wife says you’re NOT parking that in my driveway — I ordered as soon I could. So, I’ll make sure it fits in the garage, but I’m parking on the driveway.
Tesla Shanghai registered for electricity generation and transmission business. Tesla Giga Shanghai Newly Registered Electricity Generation & Transmission Businesses in China
StealthP3D
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I'm 6'-04" but when I heard about the downsizing, I was not worried about it from an ergonomics perspective (because the original design was mammoth inside). However, if it's going to displace the American pick-up truck, it shouldn't be the size of a Ford Ranger, it should be the size of a full-sized pickup! So this most recent news makes me glad.
Yeah, if your garage is too small for it then your garage is too small for a regular pick-up! You can park it outside or get a bigger garage.
Physics seem off a bit in that video...I mean I thought I saw a scratch on the side of the cyber truck
According to this data, ~70k midsize premium sedans were sold each quarter in the US before the introduction of the Model 3.
According to this data, currently ~95k midsize premium sedans are sold each quarter in the US, ~45k of which are Model 3s.
So although the Model 3 is to a certain degree competing with what are commonly thought of as its competitors, I'd argue that it has done much more than that and almost created its own market segment.
I think it's highly likely that the Cybertruck will do something similar. It'll undoubtedly compete with the likes of the F-150 and steal customers away from those vehicles, but I think its appeal goes far beyond that and will attract many customers that have never owned a truck before.
Therefore, there is certainly merrit to make a slightly smaller Cybertruck that fits in garages, especially for non-US markets. Perhaps Tesla will consider downsizing it when it is ready to establish overseas production for the Cybertruck.
StealthP3D
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OK then. There's a lot to look forward to on Wednesday!
Crew Dragon launch scheduled at 4:33 pm EST
Cybertruck and Cyberquad on Jay Leno's Garage released (not sure what time).
Jpr007 has a lot of tweets on lithium mining and prices, including this tweet which references the article below.
JPR007 on Twitter
Lithium-Ion Batteries - Price Trend and Cost Structure
The article includes this quote:-
There there is this earlier tweet from jpr007 showing the composition of a battery pack by weight:-
JPR007 on Twitter
Key takeaway - There is a lot of scope to reduce the cost of battery packs by working on the packaging, heating and cooling and by having larger cells with less resistance.
JPR007 on Twitter
Lithium-Ion Batteries - Price Trend and Cost Structure
The article includes this quote:-
There there is this earlier tweet from jpr007 showing the composition of a battery pack by weight:-
JPR007 on Twitter
Key takeaway - There is a lot of scope to reduce the cost of battery packs by working on the packaging, heating and cooling and by having larger cells with less resistance.
StealthP3D
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With all this talk of cybertruck not fitting in regular garages, I hope it has a front charging port option. I'd not be thrilled to back into my driveway.
Never any problems. I don't do it for the money, but it does pay my car loan. One thing I learned is that having a list of Tesla owners has got to be worth a fortune. I typically spend at least an hour chatting with very smart and interesting people. Ken
Dan Detweiler
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What if battery day is being delayed because trump wanted to announce something Tesla related at this. Not calling it highly likely but Trump started talking about Tesla months ago like there was a government deal, and I keep expecting some huge announcement on that front.
Your understanding is pretty long
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