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Post by User 180565 is taking donation on Nov 22, 2019 4:24:31 GMT -8
Man, if I ever get 40k I'm buying this things. Almost looks like something you'd see bat man in. 🤣
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Post by đź“š Dianne đź“š on Nov 22, 2019 4:44:53 GMT -8
"Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled "Cybertruck," the company's first passenger truck on Thursday night.
The Cybertruck is made of a heavy-duty stainless steel and armored glass, and will be available in three configurations: single-motor rear-wheel-drive, dual-motor all-wheel-drive, and tri-motor all-wheel-drive.
It can seat up to six passengers and travel up to 500 miles on a single charge. It starts at $39,990."I saw it in my news-feed when I got up ---in my opinion, it's butt ugly and it's expensive (sort of) but it will be the IN thing for people of a certain age. I mean ARMORED GLASS really??? And I wonder which engine(s) you need to get that 500 miles? The price...not bad at all since my Caddy cost way more than that. Sadly I didn't get the armored glass option. Sorry, I didn't watch the video which I'm sure answers one of my questions. PS - Recently in as town near me a Tesla owner (and this was seen my a friend of mine) got a ticket when his vehicle crashed into someone else while the owner 'summoned' it. The owner was surprised he got the ticket (and did a LOT of arguing with the cop)since he wasn't in the vehicle.
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Post by User 180565 is taking donation on Nov 22, 2019 5:29:03 GMT -8
"Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled "Cybertruck," the company's first passenger truck on Thursday night.
The Cybertruck is made of a heavy-duty stainless steel and armored glass, and will be available in three configurations: single-motor rear-wheel-drive, dual-motor all-wheel-drive, and tri-motor all-wheel-drive.
It can seat up to six passengers and travel up to 500 miles on a single charge. It starts at $39,990."I saw it in my news-feed when I got up ---in my opinion, it's butt ugly and it's expensive (sort of) but it will be the IN thing for people of a certain age. I mean ARMORED GLASS really??? And I wonder which engine(s) you need to get that 500 miles? The price...not bad at all since my Caddy cost way more than that. Sadly I didn't get the armored glass option. Sorry, I didn't watch the video which I'm sure answers one of my questions. PS - Recently in as town near me a Tesla owner (and this was seen my a friend of mine) got a ticket when his vehicle crashed into someone else while the owner 'summoned' it. The owner was surprised he got the ticket (and did a LOT of arguing with the cop)since he wasn't in the vehicle.  Lol, Yeah theres a lot of videos showing Teslas summon feature isnt all that accurate. Despite what they claim it's not always true, say if a cones knocked over the tesla wont ve able to detect it as shown in many videos. Most good pick up trucks go for 40k+ I cant even find a used in good condition most have like 100k+ miles and still go for 6k. I side with the cop on that one, if he pressed a button to start the vehicle hes still responsible.
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Post by Artemis on Nov 22, 2019 6:53:31 GMT -8
I like Tesla and I'm all for moving over to electric but I have to say this is by far one of the ugliest vehicles I have ever seen. 0.o
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Post by đź“š Dianne đź“š on Nov 22, 2019 6:59:18 GMT -8
"Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled "Cybertruck," the company's first passenger truck on Thursday night.
The Cybertruck is made of a heavy-duty stainless steel and armored glass, and will be available in three configurations: single-motor rear-wheel-drive, dual-motor all-wheel-drive, and tri-motor all-wheel-drive.
It can seat up to six passengers and travel up to 500 miles on a single charge. It starts at $39,990."I saw it in my news-feed when I got up ---in my opinion, it's butt ugly and it's expensive (sort of) but it will be the IN thing for people of a certain age. I mean ARMORED GLASS really??? And I wonder which engine(s) you need to get that 500 miles? The price...not bad at all since my Caddy cost way more than that. Sadly I didn't get the armored glass option. Sorry, I didn't watch the video which I'm sure answers one of my questions. PS - Recently in as town near me a Tesla owner (and this was seen my a friend of mine) got a ticket when his vehicle crashed into someone else while the owner 'summoned' it. The owner was surprised he got the ticket (and did a LOT of arguing with the cop)since he wasn't in the vehicle. Lol, Yeah theres a lot of videos showing Teslas summon feature isnt all that accurate. Despite what they claim it's not always true, say if a cones knocked over the tesla wont ve able to detect it as shown in many videos. Most good pick up trucks go for 40k+ I cant even find a used in good condition most have like 100k+ miles and still go for 6k. I side with the cop on that one, if he pressed a button to start the vehicle hes still responsible. Wow trucks sure do cost a lot! But if you need to haul stuff and for work then what can you do? If you just want it for looks well, you might have to think outside of the box! I wonder what vehicle I would buy if I ever won the big bucks lottery...
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Post by User 180565 is taking donation on Nov 22, 2019 7:29:26 GMT -8
Lol, Yeah theres a lot of videos showing Teslas summon feature isnt all that accurate. Despite what they claim it's not always true, say if a cones knocked over the tesla wont ve able to detect it as shown in many videos. Most good pick up trucks go for 40k+ I cant even find a used in good condition most have like 100k+ miles and still go for 6k. I side with the cop on that one, if he pressed a button to start the vehicle hes still responsible. Wow trucks sure do cost a lot! But if you need to haul stuff and for work then what can you do? If you just want it for looks well, you might have to think outside of the box! I wonder what vehicle I would buy if I ever won the big bucks lottery...  I know which one I'd buy www.dodge.com/2020/charger.htmlI'd also probably buy a few teslas and get the painted to say My Grubhub, not yours ignore the no person behind the wheel get up.
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Post by Retread on Nov 22, 2019 8:34:47 GMT -8
What the truck am I looking at? What has been seen can not be unseen! I like Tesla and I'm all for moving over to electric but I have to say this is by far one of the ugliest vehicles I have ever seen. 0.o I almost agree with you. Almost ... Which is the ugliest? Flip a coin.
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Post by wildmaven on Nov 22, 2019 8:41:35 GMT -8
Silly California has been shutting off power to cities to prevent fires when the wind is suspected to be high just in case a powerline gets knocked over. This caused massive issues for those driving electric cars, as they couldn't recharge them.
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Post by User 180565 is taking donation on Nov 22, 2019 12:49:35 GMT -8
What the truck am I looking at? What has been seen can not be unseen! I like Tesla and I'm all for moving over to electric but I have to say this is by far one of the ugliest vehicles I have ever seen. 0.o I almost agree with you. Almost ... Which is the ugliest? Flip a coin. Honestly it's an improvement
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Post by đź“š Dianne đź“š on Nov 22, 2019 13:40:37 GMT -8
What the truck am I looking at? What has been seen can not be unseen! I like Tesla and I'm all for moving over to electric but I have to say this is by far one of the ugliest vehicles I have ever seen. 0.o I almost agree with you. Almost ... Which is the ugliest? Flip a coin. If you are going to go with older cars then try the AMC Gremlin... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Gremlin#1970
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Post by Retread on Nov 22, 2019 13:57:18 GMT -8
I think the Gremlin was okay looking. The Pacer was weird but not nearly as butt-ugly as the Tesla Truck or the Pontiac Asstek.
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Post by Inkjet on Nov 22, 2019 14:18:53 GMT -8
I’ve got to hand it to Elon, as ugly as it is, he kept the price really reasonable. Consider a Toyota Tacoma TRD lists close to $60k after all the add ons.
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Post by Derek‽ on Nov 22, 2019 14:37:43 GMT -8
It’s absolutely hideous. It’s rather reminiscent of a DeLorean with its stainless steel body and sharp edges, but... backwards. Did the designers drop LSD and watch Back to the Future in reverse? Of course, most concept vehicles are pretty wild and ugly. We don’t know what the final, street-legal version will look like. I expect some changes to be made; not a radical overhaul, but it might be less awkward in appearance. The designers have a small dose of my sympathy, because designing an attractive, aggressive-looking electric truck is hard. There’s no need for a “frunk” or a large engine compartment, leaving anything looking rather snub-nosed, but is this seriously the best they could come up with in the marriage between design and utility? I was a bit disappointed that Tesla apparently didn’t showcase quality of life features, because that’s become big for trucks these days. Is there on-board tool storage? If so, is there built-in RFID tool tracking? Can the truck’s batteries be used to power equipment? Is there at least a fold-out step for easier access? The answer to all of these appears to be “no” at the moment, and that’s a shame. All Tesla has shown off is the ability for the back end to lower for easier loading and unloading, which is itself cool, but likely isn’t enough to sway anyone needing to use a truck at a job site regularly. $40K for a heavy duty truck is a decent starting price. Not great, but decent. Pricing a couple full-size trucks with full beds and crew compliments, you could expect to pay a bit shy of $35K (base models), so a $5K premium isn’t terrible when weighed against the fuel savings (a Tesla roadster charging at home for ~12 hours costs under $3 in electricity). The tri-motor Cybertruck (ugh, what an awful name) is expected to cost $70K when it hits the market in 2022, and that’s... oddly right on the money. Fully kitted 2020 F-150s and Silverado 1500s are priced at $68K (before any deals or discounts). It remains to be seen if Tesla’s offering really compares to those competitors, though. Raw torque and towing capacity aren’t all consumers look at in a truck, despite what impression might be given by practically every pickup truck ad to ever exist. The fact is, Tesla is going to have an uphill battle entering the pickup market. The people who buy trucks for practical use do not fit Tesla’s brand image, no matter how powerful or safe the Cybertruck is. Tesla is for yuppies. Tesla owners are Prius owners on steroids, with all of the baggage that entails. The reputation of Tesla drivers is that of smug, self-righteous, elitist douchebags, and they’re some of the most hated people out there. This isn’t always fair, just as it isn’t fair to paint pickup drivers as blue-collar, coal-rolling hillbillies with Trump 2020 bumper stickers, but this image disparity means Tesla is targeting an unreceptive market. They need to break into the truck space, but I don’t know if they actually understand it or if it understands them. I mean ARMORED GLASS really??? That makes a lot of sense for a heavy duty vehicle utilized at worksites, as does the rugged stainless steel body. You would want a truck that you know is hearty and could survive accidents. The side windows didn’t hold up all that well to the on-stage test, but they didn’t shatter the way normal windows would, so it could keep occupants safer. But this isn’t a truck you’ll see at many worksites. All the ballistic test data they showed on screen suggests they’re hoping to enter the market for fleet (police) vehicles or are counting on increased shootings driving the public toward wanting “safer” options. The kinds of people who send their kids to school with bulletproof backpacks might also be interested in bulletproof carpooling, etc. People will spend a lot of money when they’re motivated by fear. Almost certainly the tri-motor option. The torque strain would be too high on the single-motor setup and would use too much electricity when accelerating from a stop to make it anywhere near 500 miles. Electric vehicles don’t (usually) have transmissions as they don’t need them, so that same single motor would also be powering the wheels at speed on the highway, too. The dual-motor package might be able to reach that range in absolutely ideal conditions, but the tri-motor variant would have less strain and more even distribution, saving electric output. Tesla’s given range for the Cybertruck is 250-500 miles. Other, gas (non-diesel) trucks of its class get around 300-430-ish, but they cost a lot more in fuel. Does he not understand the concept of “failure to control”? 0.o The moment he summoned it he became liable for its movement. It may not be his immediate fault, but he assumed responsibility when he activated it. Seriously, if someone is flying a drone and it stops responding to commands or is taken by a gust of wind and damages something, the operator is still fully responsible. In this instance the car is just a terrestrial drone. This is the kind of thing that makes Tesla owners so reviled. If it had been his car that got hit he would have likely raised hell about it and demanded the other (autonomous) car’s owner be ticketed. The cop should have just called for a tow truck when the owner refused to accept responsibility. “Either sign for this ticket or we’ll have to crush the clearly out of control machine to prevent the Skynet uprising.”
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Post by User 180565 is taking donation on Nov 22, 2019 14:54:17 GMT -8
It’s absolutely hideous. It’s rather reminiscent of a DeLorean with its stainless steel body and sharp edges, but... backwards. Did the designers drop LSD and watch Back to the Future in reverse? Of course, most concept vehicles are pretty wild and ugly. We don’t know what the final, street-legal version will look like. I expect some changes to be made; not a radical overhaul, but it might be less awkward in appearance. The designers have a small dose of my sympathy, because designing an attractive, aggressive-looking electric truck is hard. There’s no need for a “frunk” or a large engine compartment, leaving anything looking rather snub-nosed, but is this seriously the best they could come up with in the marriage between design and utility? I was a bit disappointed that Tesla apparently didn’t showcase quality of life features, because that’s become big for trucks these days. Is there on-board tool storage? If so, is there built-in RFID tool tracking? Can the truck’s batteries be used to power equipment? Is there at least a fold-out step for easier access? The answer to all of these appears to be “no” at the moment, and that’s a shame. All Tesla has shown off is the ability for the back end to lower for easier loading and unloading, which is itself cool, but likely isn’t enough to sway anyone needing to use a truck at a job site regularly. $40K for a heavy duty truck is a decent starting price. Not great, but decent. Pricing a couple full-size trucks with full beds and crew compliments, you could expect to pay a bit shy of $35K (base models), so a $5K premium isn’t terrible when weighed against the fuel savings (a Tesla roadster charging at home for ~12 hours costs under $3 in electricity). The tri-motor Cybertruck (ugh, what an awful name) is expected to cost $70K when it hits the market in 2022, and that’s... oddly right on the money. Fully kitted 2020 F-150s and Silverado 1500s are priced at $68K (before any deals or discounts). It remains to be seen if Tesla’s offering really compares to those competitors, though. Raw torque and towing capacity aren’t all consumers look at in a truck, despite what impression might be given by practically every pickup truck ad to ever exist. The fact is, Tesla is going to have an uphill battle entering the pickup market. The people who buy trucks for practical use do not fit Tesla’s brand image, no matter how powerful or safe the Cybertruck is. Tesla is for yuppies. Tesla owners are Prius owners on steroids, with all of the baggage that entails. The reputation of Tesla drivers is that of smug, self-righteous, elitist douchebags, and they’re some of the most hated people out there. This isn’t always fair, just as it isn’t fair to paint pickup drivers as blue-collar, coal-rolling hillbillies with Trump 2020 bumper stickers, but this image disparity means Tesla is targeting an unreceptive market. They need to break into the truck space, but I don’t know if they actually understand it or if it understands them. I mean ARMORED GLASS really??? That makes a lot of sense for a heavy duty vehicle utilized at worksites, as does the rugged stainless steel body. You would want a truck that you know is hearty and could survive accidents. The side windows didn’t hold up all that well to the on-stage test, but they didn’t shatter the way normal windows would, so it could keep occupants safer. But this isn’t a truck you’ll see at many worksites. All the ballistic test data they showed on screen suggests they’re hoping to enter the market for fleet (police) vehicles or are counting on increased shootings driving the public toward wanting “safer” options. The kinds of people who send their kids to school with bulletproof backpacks might also be interested in bulletproof carpooling, etc. People will spend a lot of money when they’re motivated by fear. Almost certainly the tri-motor option. The torque strain would be too high on the single-motor setup and would use too much electricity when accelerating from a stop to make it anywhere near 500 miles. Electric vehicles don’t (usually) have transmissions as they don’t need them, so that same single motor would also be powering the wheels at speed on the highway, too. The dual-motor package might be able to reach that range in absolutely ideal conditions, but the tri-motor variant would have less strain and more even distribution, saving electric output. Tesla’s given range for the Cybertruck is 250-500 miles. Other, gas (non-diesel) trucks of its class get around 300-430-ish, but they cost a lot more in fuel. Does he not understand the concept of “failure to control”? 0.o The moment he summoned it he became liable for its movement. It may not be his immediate fault, but he assumed responsibility when he activated it. Seriously, if someone is flying a drone and it stops responding to commands or is taken by a gust of wind and damages something, the operator is still fully responsible. In this instance the car is just a terrestrial drone. This is the kind of thing that makes Tesla owners so reviled. If it had been his car that got hit he would have likely raised hell about it and demanded the other (autonomous) car’s owner be ticketed. The cop should have just called for a tow truck when the owner refused to accept responsibility. “Either sign for this ticket or we’ll have to crush the clearly out of control machine to prevent the Skynet uprising.” I would enjoy watching someone fly a drone over area 51 while live streaming, that would be entertaining.
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Post by CheatAreZee on Nov 23, 2019 9:14:24 GMT -8
I like Tesla and I'm all for moving over to electric but I have to say this is by far one of the ugliest vehicles I have ever seen. 0.o I almost agree with you. Almost ... Which is the ugliest? Flip a coin. I still think the Aztek and the PT Cruiser are both tied for the ugliest vehicle award, even after this announcement The whole time I was watching the announcement online, I was expecting them to lift the body up and show what the actual exterior of the truck would look like. I think if someone tried to leak the design before hand, no one would have given it any credibility. I really disliked the look of the truck when they showed it on stage, but after seeing a couple of ride-along videos on Youtube it actually doesn't look as terrible to me anymore. I'm sure there's going to be some design revisions yet, as the prototype is missing side mirrors and doesn't have windshield wipers (and what is this thing like during a crash test?), so I'm curious what differences the production version will have. But the performance numbers are impressive for the price, really thought it was going to be in the 80k+ range. I'm not a truck guy so I'd never consider one myself, but it's still pretty interesting to follow. That Tesla ATV they showed at the end of the presentation though, I want to learn more about that
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