Tesla Cybertruck
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It’s personally not to my tastes, but that’s ok. There’s not currently an electric truck that would fill my needs, but my situation does not reflect every consumer.
With that said, I prefer the Rivian but it doesn’t fulfill my needs either.
On a side note, as an engineer who has extensive experience in ballistics, the CT claim of “bulletproof” makes me cringe. I intend to write something about that claim as soon as I have time.
With that said, I prefer the Rivian but it doesn’t fulfill my needs either.
On a side note, as an engineer who has extensive experience in ballistics, the CT claim of “bulletproof” makes me cringe. I intend to write something about that claim as soon as I have time.
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The big takeaway from this 50+ page thread should be how many posters here who do not have a truck are talking about the cybertruck. You have to get pretty far down the list of top thread contributors before you get to anyone who, if memory serves, currently has a truck. If I were Tesla, I’d be pretty pleased about that.
So you're maybe thinking some people who wouldn't normally be in the market for a truck maybe buy one of these for many of the reason listed in this thread?
Or did I mess that up again... haha
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To me, they shouldn’t even claim protection against low velocity rounds if they don’t actually certify it. There are very specific armor certification criteria and to my knowledge Tesla hasn’t completed them. I hope they’ll drop the claim or actually certify it. It’s a high standard and tough to comply with.
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To me, they shouldn’t even claim protection against low velocity rounds if they don’t actually certify it. There are very specific armor certification criteria and to my knowledge Tesla hasn’t completed them. I hope they’ll drop the claim or actually certify it. It’s a high standard and tough to comply with.
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It’s personally not to my tastes, but that’s ok. There’s not currently an electric truck that would fill my needs, but my situation does not reflect every consumer.
With that said, I prefer the Rivian but it doesn’t fulfill my needs either.
On a side note, as an engineer who has extensive experience in ballistics, the CT claim of “bulletproof” makes me cringe. I intend to write something about that claim as soon as I have time.
With that said, I prefer the Rivian but it doesn’t fulfill my needs either.
On a side note, as an engineer who has extensive experience in ballistics, the CT claim of “bulletproof” makes me cringe. I intend to write something about that claim as soon as I have time.
Disruptive doesn't mean much to me unless it's in a way that improves my life or is appealing to me. Tesla just doesn't do that for me.
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just silly, huh? i think your quote there is going to look pretty silly in a couple of years. these things are tanks and make a lot of sense as work vehicles. you can also power construction and other equipment (even as simple as lighting) with them instead of carrying a stinky and loud gas generator.
are they going to replace f250 and f350s? unlikely. but they pose a real threat to the 1/2 ton truck market (i think that's what they call the f150, silverado, regular ram, tundra, etc).
are they going to replace f250 and f350s? unlikely. but they pose a real threat to the 1/2 ton truck market (i think that's what they call the f150, silverado, regular ram, tundra, etc).
Ford touted the whole "The Lightning can power construction and equipment" bit. Where are all the Lightnings in work applications? Bottom line is contractors really don't need a vehicle to do that, power is worked out on a jobsite already.