“Sub-10 micron accuracy”
Tesla Cybertruck gets delivered with ridiculous body defects
Tesla has delivered one of the very first Cybertrucks to a customer who is not a Tesla employee and it...electrek.co
“Sub-10 micron accuracy”
Tesla Cybertruck gets delivered with ridiculous body defects
Tesla has delivered one of the very first Cybertrucks to a customer who is not a Tesla employee and it...electrek.co
Thats not a panel gap, that looks like its caught on something and been torn off!"When in doubt, ship it out!"
I'm sure the pressure to get these out the door must be IMMENSE. But like...this is probably one of the first dozen vehicles delivered. Their factory looks absolutely incredible in motion. They really need a final, out-the-door inspection person to prevent PR nightmares like this from happening. I remember when the 3 & Y were coming out, the online community whipped up a "Delivery 2.0 Checklist" & so many cars got sent back for repair after failing to meet basic new-car-delivery criteria.
Tesla is a weird company due to stuff like this. Like, they've yo-yo'd the price so much that people are angry about the resale value. Between the massive price variations & the high cost to repair, Hertz is dumping 20,000 of their EV fleet (mostly Teslas), some for as low as $21k:
Hertz is selling Teslas for as little as $21,000, as it offloads the pricey EVs from its rental fleet
The company has listed 607 ex-rental Teslas, including many smaller Model 3s cars, on its used car sales page.www.cbsnews.com
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This is basically an electric open/close truck hatch, though. I've been hit in the head my multiples of those and they always go back up. Not sure if they would from a carrot right at hing line though.TBH, the hood on every car I've ever owned would do as much. Reminds me that I need to replace the gas struts on the FJ hood.
I disagree, I find his racist tweets highly trustworthy.Apparently Elon lied about the Cybertruck vs 911 drag race. He said it could beat the 911 over the 1/4 mile, but it was actually just the 1/8 mile. Still impressive, obviously, but more evidence you can't trust anything that windbag says.
Here is all the updates that EE posted after the video went live. I'm sure the Verge did there due diligence and updated their article to reflect this new information...The more involved Elon is in a product, the more bullshit it is. What a ripoff product
Tesla’s Cybertruck is having trouble living up to the hype
Did the Cybertruck really beat a Porsche 911?www.theverge.com
blah blah blah. the article is about more than that faked 1/4 mile race. and what a copout excuse - they sourced a porsche 911 and set all that up, but they couldn't be bothered to get better tires for the trailer? I'm amazed consumers give people like that a pass.Here is all the updates that EE posted after the video went live. I'm sure the Verge did there due diligence and updated their article to reflect this new information...
*Important Update!* I asked MotorTrend for their 1/8th mile time for the 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera T (7MT). They confirmed it at 8.0 seconds and 93.1 mph. That's FASTER than the Tesla towing a 911 did it (~8.25s), and ~0.38 seconds FASTER than the Porsche 911 alone did it in Tesla's video. This implies the 911 beats the Cybertruck (while towing) in the 1/8th, as well. So... what's up with the 911's slow time in the video?
Worth repeating - 911 T is the slowest current gen hard top 911, so it's the best one to use as reference against the video.
*Important Update 2!* Cybertruck's lead engineer, Wes Morrill, has tweeted additional information: "Love the detailed breakdown @jasonfenske13 - well done! One underlying assumption, which is what any reasonable engineer would assume: the video showed was the best run. It was not. But it was the most dramatic finish. So "why didn't we do a full 1/4mi?" The fastest 1/8mi CT hit while towing on the day was 7.808s at 88mph and the trailer tires were only rated to 80mph so we opted to call it a day before someone got hurt. Our simulations showed the full 1/4 mi race would be close but with the same net result, so no need to risk it. We also had some room to further lightweight the trailer but didn't need to. I'm glad this is so unbelievable that people care to do this analysis." https://x.com/wmorrill3/status/1746266437088645551?s=20
*Edit 1:* Some folks have issue with the assumption of linear acceleration for the remaining 1/8th mile. Let's talk about it!
First off, that's a very fair thing to have issue with. My intention was not to provide an exact measurement of the 1/4 mile time, but rather to show that it is not as close to 12.3 sec as it may seem in the first half of the assessment. Hence, I used a "~" when showing the "final" quarter mile time, though I should have been more clear about this. There absolutely won't be linear acceleration, so there is some play with this number. However, let's use the Cybertruck alone as an example since we have all the numbers. 99 mph at the 1/8th, and 119 mph at the 1/4. We know it did this in 4.06 seconds. Using linear acceleration to guesstimate the time required, you would get 4.13 seconds (0.125 mi / 109 mph avg speed * 3600s/hr = 4.128 seconds). 4.06 and 4.13 are pretty close (both rounding to 4.1 seconds). Using this methodology won't give you an exact answer, it's just closer to reality than saying "it can't do it in 12.3 seconds, the end." Also, this is assuming the towing Cybertruck maintains strong acceleration above 88 mph, a challenging feat when the aerodynamic drag of both cars is going to be very significant. This little tid-bit at the end was meant as a "let's get closer to the real number" so we can confidently say it would or would not win in the 1/4 mile, because 12.2 vs 12.3 looks like it could be a toss up, whereas in reality the gap is more meaningful. Hope this info helps!
*Edit 2:* Some folks wanted to know where 24 FPS (frames per second) came from.
24 FPS is a very common speed for cinema & pro shoots in North America. You can easily download the Tesla video and check for yourself. However, for those who want to see proof, I've uploaded a video so you can see the frames counted: https://x.com/jasonfenske13/status/1746202913712836968?s=20
I tend to agree with you. 0-60 times and 1/4 mile times are very marketing centric but those stats do help sell vehicles so I can see why manufacturers still market them. A lot of vehicle stats are marketing centric though.And after all that, 0-60 and quarter mile times are still marketing stats for morons.
The last really good feature added to cars was air conditioning. Most things after that are fashion accessory's.I tend to agree with you. 0-60 times and 1/4 mile times are very marketing centric but those stats do help sell vehicles so I can see why manufacturers still market them. A lot of vehicle stats are marketing centric though.
Do John and Jane Doe really need AWD in their CUV? Probably not but marketing tells them they do so they insist on it. Does John Doe really need a truck with 13 inches of ground clearance and 10K pound towing capacity when all he does it a 20 mile commute on asphalt? Probably not but marketing sold him on it.
The same can be said for a lot of modern features found on current vehicles though. Are these features really needed? Probably not but marketing does a damn fine job of convincing people that they do.
Anyway, this list could go on and on and while I won't go so far as to say these stats are for morons it does open up debate on what features are or are not really necessary in modern day vehicles.