Tesla Cybertruck • Hacker News Board

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by andrewbarba » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 4:40 AM UTC

mffnbs wrote: post #6

Elon walked off stage to kill the guy who designed the glass.

Does he kill the guy who designed the glass or the guy who suggested trying it again on the rear window?

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by ganoushoreilly » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 4:40 AM UTC

XMPPwocky wrote: post #23

The video link stopped working halfway through for me, but that design isn't final, right? Looks like an early prototype for integration testing- that angular look can't be what it'll actually ship like?

That's the final look, what i'd like to see is more about that new ATV!

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by rdoherty » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 4:40 AM UTC

I agree that electric trucks are important to combat climate change, but wow. If their goal is to sell to the market that buys pickup trucks, I think the styling is way off the mark.

Huge, beastly trucks are a status symbol and signalling to others that you are are certain demographic. Same reason some people buy cheap cars and add shiny wheels and lights. Same reason some people buy BMWs and Mercedes. These are all part of socioeconomic norms. I don't see how the normal truck crowd will latch on to this.

The specs are pretty impressive though. 500 mile range got my attention.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by nodesocket » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 4:40 AM UTC

mffnbs wrote: post #6

Elon walked off stage to kill the guy who designed the glass.

You think they will edit the glass demo out of the version they post?

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by fumar » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 4:41 AM UTC

noonespecial wrote: post #21

I was kind of hoping the Tesla pickup was going to be a reality. I was thinking of a cross between A model 3 and an F150 and was legitimately excited. If this is the "Tesla Pickup" count me as bitterly disappointed.

Because of the design or functionality?

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by mikenew » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 4:41 AM UTC

Watching this was... cerebral. The impression I get is that Tesla made this truck because they wanted to, and they don't really care too much what people think of it.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by ethagknight » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 4:41 AM UTC

so assuming Elon launchs one of these into space heading for mars in the near future, will this thing drive on mars? Does the air pressurization system, super rugged shell, and ATV make this thing ideal for life as a martian?

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by ganoushoreilly » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 4:41 AM UTC

tomc1985 wrote: post #19

rhegart wrote: post #10

Performance is nuts as is affordability, looks like an evil cop or military truck in a dystopian future though.

For the 30 seconds I saw before the stream went private that car-truck-thing looked like something out of Total Recall

So did the ATV!

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by jozzas » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 4:41 AM UTC

I quite like the Paul Verhoeven '80s angular action movie aesthetic in general, but this just looks bad. The proportions are all off. I thought it was a joke and they were going to bring out the actual truck at some point.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by nbrempel » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 4:41 AM UTC

I wonder if this video will be erased from the internet