Tesla Cybertruck

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gorobei

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The EV6 is a very impressive vehicle; I'm excited to see what their trucks look like!

I still have my pre-order in for a Cybertruck, but I have some reservations:

1. What happens if you get in an accident? What's a repair job like on even a simple fender-bender?
2. What's the safety of extraction? Bulletproof glass, door handle design, etc. all sound kind of scary from an emergency responder perspective.
3. Are we REALLY going to see a $39k model? The main driver for me is the 500-mile battery, to fit both my daily commute & my range anxiety, so if the base goes up, the higher-end models will go up.
4. I really don't walk a yoke or other funky steering wheel. I tend to drive with my left hand on top of the wheel & my elbow on the door sill.
5. Curious about actual size. I drive into big cities sometimes & it can be a pain to navigate a really large vehicle to find street parking & whatnot.
6. Is it going to look like the concept vehicle? I don't like the new rims at all or some of the design features I've seen on the prototypes.
1. teslas are notoriously bad on repairs, there is no market for spare parts and body shops with experience with the models are minimal. that is why insurance companies charge so much for teslas since they usually just write it off for any damage. tesla's policy on 18650 failure repair is for you to buy a whole new bat pack so ~$20K. this will only get worse with the 4680 monlithic pack sealed in glue with no possibility of repair or maintenance.

2. first responders in california were on the ball in the 2000's when teslas came out wrt disabling the electrical system, knowing where it is safe to cut the frame to avoid live wires, how to deal with the battery. responders in the flyover states not as up to date based on some local news channel pieces i saw in the 2010's where a local fire fighter indicated he had no idea of where he could use the sawzall or jawsoflife on a BEV. training hadn't filtered out to rural departments as a part of CPE.
laminated glass is now replacing tempered glass on more than the front/rear windscreens, so simple springloaded punches no longer do anything on side windows. first responders will need specialized tools, i found one guy who invented a tool with an endmill-style bit in a powerdrill tool and safety shroud on the tip that cuts across lam glass. even the hammer type glass breaker tools dont work anymore. [your car windows will have the type of glass lam/tempr printed near the corner]
 

Kaido

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1. teslas are notoriously bad on repairs, there is no market for spare parts and body shops with experience with the models are minimal. that is why insurance companies charge so much for teslas since they usually just write it off for any damage. tesla's policy on 18650 failure repair is for you to buy a whole new bat pack so ~$20K. this will only get worse with the 4680 monlithic pack sealed in glue with no possibility of repair or maintenance.

2. first responders in california were on the ball in the 2000's when teslas came out wrt disabling the electrical system, knowing where it is safe to cut the frame to avoid live wires, how to deal with the battery. responders in the flyover states not as up to date based on some local news channel pieces i saw in the 2010's where a local fire fighter indicated he had no idea of where he could use the sawzall or jawsoflife on a BEV. training hadn't filtered out to rural departments as a part of CPE.
laminated glass is now replacing tempered glass on more than the front/rear windscreens, so simple springloaded punches no longer do anything on side windows. first responders will need specialized tools, i found one guy who invented a tool with an endmill-style bit in a powerdrill tool and safety shroud on the tip that cuts across lam glass. even the hammer type glass breaker tools dont work anymore. [your car windows will have the type of glass lam/tempr printed near the corner]

That's exactly why I haven't jumped to one yet...I rely on my car (Ford) for work & there's only one repair center in my state for Tesla, it's an hour away from me, and everyone I know who takes their car there typically has to wait weeks & weeks to get it fixed. With Ford, there's like a dozen dealerships within an hour's driving distance, fast repairs, fast parts shipments, same-day loaner cars, etc. No special circumstances to work on them or get emergency responder help with them!
 
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sdifox

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/puke

Good luck with the steering rectangle and huge turning radius.
 
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Absolutely hideous. Also looks like it's going to have a horrible frontal blind spot, but that's a general issue with most current trucks.

Also, the way Tesla works with all their UI designs and the yolk reminds me of the Futurama episode on Mother's Day:
"Wouldn't it work better if the wheels were round?"
"It's my invention. We do it my way."
 

bigi

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Someone doesn’t like a Tesla product or Elon Musk? Can always count on a triggered Tesla internet nerd to be on the scene in minutes!
You bet!

Someone does not loke that someone does like Tesla product or Elon Musk. AT can count on you showing up instantly.

Seriously - no prob with folks that don't like either or both. Just don't floss fake crap.
 
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sdifox

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Me thinks, Elon did well.

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This aged horribly. Like 36% of the value in 2020.




EDIT:
OOPS, did not account for stock split. 1:15 so ONE Jan 2020 stock is FIFTEEN 2023 stock. so 175.47*15 ~=2632 not bad at all.
Ford was around 9.23 around same time frame in 2020. Today F is 12.51. And it is all but certain Lightening will be out before CyberTruck. Rivian is also ramping up nicely.
 
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sdifox

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today: $2,625 a pop. Not bad.

Ping me again in 5 and don't forget the quote.


So, you are a believer now?

This might help:

For those who still have no clue. You're welcome.

I messed up, forgot about the splits. So if you bought at Jan 2020 it has been a 15 split.

I still don't like CyberTruck and Musk though, so there is that.

GM seems to be doing ok

 

DaaQ

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Not to mention GM has several more divisions than Tesla and also sells many more units than Tesla. Tesla has NO ICE units to sell AFAIK.
 

Brovane

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fralexandr

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The Pokemons is real.

Cybertruck, I CHOOSE YOU.

Cybertruck, use Self-Destruct.

House takes 200 damage.

House burned to the ground.
Cybertruck fainted.



Quite a few house fires courtesy of internal combustion engine vehicles also... Maybe it's also not a good idea storing gallons of fuel in a device that also explodes said fuel in or near a flammable structure in the presence of oxygen?
 

Kaido

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I still don't get it.

Your taste in cars is too good. You gotta like the weird stuff to appreciate it, haha! Although cards on the table, this was my initial take on it back in 2019 before the Stockholm Syndrome set in:

Cons:

1. It's ugly
2. Seriously
3. Have you seen it?

My complaint today is the stubby nose. Plus all of the weird little modifications, like those rim covers that cover too much of the tire haha:



It's like a K-mart KIRF of the original lol:

 

Kaido

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Still looks dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists, but less than the original.

I would argue that modern trucks are worse, with the ridiculously giant grills & poor forward-viewing angles:

 
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