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Old 11-22-2019, 05:06 AM   #41
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Here's the video of the intro & window fail.
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Old 11-22-2019, 05:17 AM   #42
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Normal person blows up a 100 million dollar rocket, they go cry in a corner for a bit. Musk does it, he smiles and says "room for improvement"
And the moment we are no longer in an incredibly permissive capital markets environment, all of his ventures will curl up and die.
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The glass window failed the demo, but still looked a lot stronger than normal car windows. And I was impressed that the door panel could take a pounding from a sledge hammer without getting dented.

People may not like the truck design, but I think the deviation from the normal look is driven by the need to reduce aerodynamic drag. It has a tonneau cover over the truck bed for the same reason.

No technical info given on the battery size, but I bet it has to be above 100 kWh for even the short-range version of 250 miles. And Musk must be betting on the battery cost coming down by the time of production in 2022, in order to sell it for $40K.
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Because it is a frameless exoskeleton, the skin is 3mm thick stainless steel.

3mm thick! Over a tenth of an inch.

No car door is going to be able to ding this thing.

You can get it with a 250kWh battery and 500 mile range.


I am going to order one, it is only a $100 deposit.
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Yes, I do like the fact that the skin cannot be dented.

But how does this exoskeleton idea work with the doors, which are not a rigid part of the skin? I would like to know more details.
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Old 11-22-2019, 05:54 AM   #46
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Based on the unveiling, Elon is a Total Recall fan
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Yes, I do like the fact that the skin cannot be dented.

But how does this exoskeleton idea work with the doors, which are not a rigid part of the skin? I would like to know more details.
Good luck getting more details! LOL.

As Fermion says, it will be sold on Mars, too!
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I actually like pretty much everything about it. The starting price is quite reasonable, good range, good features, hardened body and windows (maybe?), etc. HOWEVER, I just can't get past the ridiculous design. I'm a hard pass for as long as it looks like a space turd. Now, Ford is coming out with an all electric F150 planned for 2021 or 2022, I believe. Their initial prototype looked indistinguishable from their internal combustion models. This I could get behind.
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No bid. Towing, 4X4, driving in the cold will all kill the battery too quickly for it to be if use to me. Would not want to be miles down a forest service "road" with a dead battery.
And on top of that, it's ugly.
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Is there a chance this is another Elon Musk joke, and he will debut the real truck design shortly?
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And on top of that, it's butt ugly.
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Yes, you did.... butt ugly as sin. What are they thinking?
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At first I was kind of expecting a truck pinata where when he strikes the side with the sledgehammer, the shell falls off and there is some curvy sleek truck underneath.

I guess he put function over form.
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Somebody said it looks like if a Delorean and the Pontiac Aztec had a baby. Fugly.
I also think the glass breakage was staged to get people talking.
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We have to wait to see how much the shape of Tesla truck helps its range, compared to the conventional Ford design.

Will Ford struggle to provide the same range, or charge a much higher price in order to put in a larger battery?
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We have to wait to see how much the shape of Tesla truck helps its range, compared to the conventional Ford design.

Will Ford struggle to provide the same range, or charge a much higher price in order to put in a larger battery?
I don't think long range is a big issue with a truck, especially if you use it for local work and home use as a second vehicle for utility purposes.
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I think Musk already realizes this particular truck design is DOA in the real world market.

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I'm sure the shareholders will be pleased with that attitude. TSLA down $13 in premarket.

And what about the planet, the children, the polar bears? I thought the plan was to sell a lot of EVs to save the planet?

I don't usually care much one way or the other about the looks of most vehicles on the road, but when I saw that clip, I thought it was a joke. That looks like some weird one-off prototype/concept car.

Promise date for delivery is way out. Cnet says you can configure one in late 2021?

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Speaking of delivery, when can you expect your Tesla Cybertruck? According to the Silicon Valley automaker's website, "you will be able to complete your configuration as production nears in late 2021." However, if you want the most expensive -- and presumably the most powerful -- tri-motor, all-wheel-drive Cybertruck, you're looking at an estimated production date of late 2022. Take all of this with several grains of salt (perhaps a whole shaker), of course. Elon Musk's team doesn't exactly have a sterling record of sticking to announced timeframes, ...
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Phucking PHUGGLY. Plain and simple , barf barf barf barf !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hahahahaha! Tesla stock down 6% after truck reveal!

This being said, if you're thinking about buying Tesla, this looks like a classic overreaction dip.
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