Doesn’t look big enough to haul anything with, why are they calling it a truck?
Interesting. I’d like to test drive one.
Except...it’s not a truck.
More like a fast, electric hummvee.
After seeing the armor glass shatter in the demo, twice, I think I would forego any offers to ride in his space ships.
You know the armored glass broke during the demo, right? And the adaptive suspension wouldn’t adapt.
And no comments on how much the mileage drops when carrying a full load or towing a heavy trailer.
Or how much the long charge time costs a business- to have an asset sit there (down time essentially) until charged.
The tacky circus atmosphere is a nice touch.
People will still buy it just to brag about owning a Tesla pickup. It serves more the purpose of Jewelry than it does as an actual useful truck.
500 miles! Well, that means if I make my mother move 350 miles further east, I can get to my sister’s place in just 2 DAYS, rather than the 16 HOURS it takes me in my liquid fueled vehicles.
I also wonder if I could get 2 yards of gravel in its bed.
I’ll stick with my diesel p/u thanks. It does look pretty ‘80’s, too. Charge up those flux capacitors Marty...
Of course, the Cybertruck won’t be without some competition. Ford has plans to release an electric F-150 and Rivian (also backed by Ford and Amazon) wants to put out an electric truck in 2020.
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I don’t think Tesla is trying to compete with them or convert many traditional truck owners.
I think they are trying to create a new niche market for enthusiastic owners.
That’s not a truck.
Its a car with an open-air back seat.
Looks straight out of the Dire Straights “Money for Nothing” video circa 1982. More angular than a Lamborghini Countach. Laserbeams and fog machines. All that’s missing are some grids and maybe some neon text. I can’t help but think of this (warning: Hasselhoff content):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTidn2dBYbY
My son made one of those for pinewood derby a few years back.
Well, it looked like that anyway.
More wasting US Taxpayers’ subsidy monies.
12,000 pound towing capacity, all electric, 450 mile range and it's over 700 ft. pounds of torque all wheel drive.
“0-60 in 2.9 seconds”
Once........
The final truck can’t possibly keep such sharp edges. There are state and federal regulations for pedestrian impact protection that mandate rounded corners. These regulations are a lot of the reason many cars look alike.
This type of “truck” is ‘electric’ eCON-conscience and targeted for people who don't need to heavy lift. Your average virtue signaling meterosexual.
Ugly too. Looks like some engineering geeks got together and put the Pythagorean theorem on wheels.
Looks interesting...