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This truck design had better be a joke....
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WilliamG
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Nobody seems to even suggest that last night we witnessed an efficient, 6-passenger pickup. I mean come on, people.
Efficient, fast, practical, solar option, camper option. This is the ultimate drive-into-the-wilds pickup.
If I were a pickup guy, or in the market for one...
A friend of mine just put a deposit on a tri-motor. So psyched for her.
And Elon said:
“Will be an option to add solar power that generates 15 miles per day, possibly more. Would love this to be self-powered. Adding fold out solar wings would generate 30 to 40 miles per day. Avg miles per day in US is 30.”
Elon Musk on Twitter
Imagine this solar powered for most people! Fantastic.
Efficient, fast, practical, solar option, camper option. This is the ultimate drive-into-the-wilds pickup.
If I were a pickup guy, or in the market for one...
A friend of mine just put a deposit on a tri-motor. So psyched for her.
And Elon said:
“Will be an option to add solar power that generates 15 miles per day, possibly more. Would love this to be self-powered. Adding fold out solar wings would generate 30 to 40 miles per day. Avg miles per day in US is 30.”
Elon Musk on Twitter
Imagine this solar powered for most people! Fantastic.
Depends on how data is sliced but less than half of trucks have 8’ beds and I believe that drops down to less than 25% once fleet trucks are removed.
Elon got exactly what he wanted. Any conventional design that crossed his desk was immediately crumpled and threw in the trash. There's no mistake here and personally, I like it.
Honestly I could see even police departments buying something like this for part of their force.
After owning a stylish MS and Model 3 the pickup truck is a huge departure style-wise. I don’t see us ever owning one but we’re certainly not everyone. Things about it do grow on you if you can get over that it’s not intended to be a pickup truck for everyone. Seems to be a hangup for some commenting I think because how they envision pickups being used for work doesn’t fit with this vehicle. I never thought I would see so many pickup trucks out there on the road as I do, and as commented on already, they are not being used for work.
After owning a stylish MS and Model 3 the pickup truck is a huge departure style-wise. I don’t see us ever owning one but we’re certainly not everyone. Things about it do grow on you if you can get over that it’s not intended to be a pickup truck for everyone. Seems to be a hangup for some commenting I think because how they envision pickups being used for work doesn’t fit with this vehicle. I never thought I would see so many pickup trucks out there on the road as I do, and as commented on already, they are not being used for work.
I'm in love with this car. If it comes out like this, I'll own one. If they change it to be more like those garbage ice trucks, I won't. This truck is shaped this way not to be different, but because it's the most functional and economical way to do it.
hill
high fiber member
Yea - sorry - but the Aztec (similarly shaped), was a design that no body wanted, decades ago - and history always repeats - nothing new under the sun. Same with this shape. Heck - even the decades old Stealth fighter now looks dated ... but its surfaces at least serve a purpose - masking radar signature.
I forget which EV / wanabe / fail / reveal it was, where the presentation involved a door not opening - and that car never came to production. Mocking laughter was the consensus. This is why manufacturers took years to put stuff in the public eye. It's also why our shiny new Model S didn't make it home some years back, when the air suspension failed. It's also why our Model X body sections were mis-aligned, & why our windshield caused double vision / ghosting, & why the 1/2 shafts shuddered badly, and why dealers just shrugged shoulders for the longest times. etc. Musk - can't live with him, can't live w/out him. (sigh) The only thing equally empathy raising is the huge amount of disagree postings from (fellow) tesla fans - when they (majority / typically) say, "this look - not going to overtake the traditional pickup look" ... or, "makes the Rivian pickup look better". Sure, a minority may like it. But the reason The 3, the S, & the X take away sales, is because they don't over do it ... they just out do it.
When we had to deal w/ way too many defects w/ out 2 Tesla's (to the point we just unloaded them onto 2 different poor unsuspecting souls) i admit i hated Musk for some time. Then it became acceptable. Even with bad feeling - one has to feel sorry for musk with the glass breaking. But really? Many don't live in So Cal, and occasionally have to pass over rivers & such, & if frozen over, one can sile off and into the drink. Now, you can't break the glass. And if battery is on fire? Tell the fireman or bystander to not feel too bad, thru the unbreakable glass. Because you ain't getting out.
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And how will the "foreign diplomats and politicians" and "warlords" service the truck? The inevitable Tesla QC issues will present themselves and I can't imagine those type of owners willing to play the waiting game and put up with Tesla's incommunicado style of service.
it’s funny about the comments of the Aztec. I literally was behind one today for several miles. It ain’t no cyber truck. Not even close.
hridge2020
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So . . . food for thought. Lots of folks (like me) are having a hard time with the sloped angle of the rear of the Cybertruck and its usefulness as a "pickup." Apparently (perhaps) - Tesla needed that sloped rear to create a "sail pillar" to provide rigidity and strength to allow for the towing capacity. Body on frame truck don't need it because the strength of the truck is in the frame. With a unibody - you need to compensate and prevent twist. The first Honda Ridgelines had a smaller sail pillar - which was eliminated though Honda's incorporation of some box-frame components in the rear of the truck.
So - the "shape" of the truck was necessitated by the desire for a high towing capacity. That makes sense. Some folks believe Tesla might borrow a bit from that redesign and incorporate it into Cybertruck.
Here’s why the Tesla Cybertruck has its crazy look – TechCrunch
So - the "shape" of the truck was necessitated by the desire for a high towing capacity. That makes sense. Some folks believe Tesla might borrow a bit from that redesign and incorporate it into Cybertruck.
Here’s why the Tesla Cybertruck has its crazy look – TechCrunch
As much as I agree with your sentiment, I hope that doesn't come true. I still have way too much TSLA shares.
Lasairfion
Member
For all the Aztec haters out there. Sometimes you just need to put a bit of effort into a vehicle to maximise its potential, you know.
hill
high fiber member
If you note - the above was not just about the look. There aren't enough thread Nazis on earth to prevent regurgitation the same thought, no matter how much one is a Tesla fan ... which i still am, despite this travesty.
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For all the Aztec haters out there. Sometimes you just need to put a bit of effort into a vehicle to maximise its potential, you know.
The Tesla Cybertruck will outsell and beat the *sugar* out of this thing.
Weird comparison imo.
Jigglypuff
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