Tesla Cybertruck [video] • Hacker News Board

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by sorenjan » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 4:59 AM UTC

beaner wrote: post #39

I know Musk is typically awkward on stage, but this one is the worst by far. He seems like he's on drugs. It's not even the way he speaks, it's like looking around paranoid. The car failed the glass demo, and he seems completely out of sync with the presentation and the videos. The audience cheers seem staged, too. Whoever's responsible for managing this did a disaster of a job.

Everyone want's to play Steve Jobs. I guess it's an ego thing that makes him want to be up on stage, but it feels like a school presentation and isn't a good look.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 5:02 AM UTC

leesec wrote: post #97

kylecazar wrote: post #28

Heh. Trying to demo the strength of the windows, he had someone throw a steel ball at it. Shattered instantly. That doesn't mean it isn't an improvement though.

To be fair it didn't shatter. The steel ball did NOT make it through the glass.

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Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by 1e-9 » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 5:07 AM UTC

My progression:

1) Looks ridiculous.

2) Impressive hammer demo.

3) Embarrassing glass demo, but impressive nonetheless.

4) 500+ mile range, tows 14,000 lbs, adjustable ground clearance to 16", yanks an F-150 uphill in a tug-of-war... Wow!

5) Cool ATV, tailgate ramp, and retractable bed cover.

6) After watching video at Tesla website... it actually doesn't look that bad.

7) A few more minutes go by... I like the way it looks.

8) I want one.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by slovette » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 5:10 AM UTC

chaostheory wrote: post #94

slovette wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

See above. :)

You haven’t given any good reasons to back up your claim. You don’t make any specific points ;) It sounds like you made your comment before the presentation was finished. This is also ignoring the fact that most luxury pickups and SUVs are also impractical gas guzzlers https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2015/04/28/what-does-your-wo...

I did in another comment in regards to goose necks. The bed is where it’s at for practical truck use outside urban areas. This design ruins a lot of obvious uses in my opinion (reach ability, tie downs, latter racks, tool boxes, loading and hauling). The slope bed sides are really what stand out as a mistake to me.

I see this being a great replacement for the Chevy Avalanche though

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by rtkwe » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 5:10 AM UTC

hinkley wrote: post #49

mavdi wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Failed twice consecutively. Aren’t the side glasses meant to be breakable by regulation for escaping situations when the door is jammed?

Two crazy theories: They'd been testing on the front and rear windows and someone thought it would scan better on stage to do the side. Or if they've been testing on this exact car and repeated strikes delaminated the mylar layers enough for it to fail.

I think the explanation is much simpler, the guy threw it faster than it was falling in the earlier test. After ~8m (more than the 20-25 feet someone else estimated) the ball is only going ~45 km/h or ~28 mph which is pretty slow actually.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by slovette » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 5:14 AM UTC

jayd16 wrote: post #98

slovette wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We’ll, a good example would be goose neck trailers won’t treat that bedside well. In fact, there’s many, many reasons beds are fairly standardized. Just one off the cuff supporting detail to my gut reaction. :)

Hmm, hard to say without the dimensions. Seems shallow enough.

It’s just not made with that in mind as an important detail. That’s all I was saying at the start. I’m not the target audience.

I sad though. Was hoping I would be.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by bryanlarsen » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 5:15 AM UTC

slovette wrote: post #104

chaostheory wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You haven’t given any good reasons to back up your claim. You don’t make any specific points ;) It sounds like you made your comment before the presentation was finished. This is also ignoring the fact that most luxury pickups and SUVs are also impractical gas guzzlers https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2015/04/28/what-does-your-wo...

I did in another comment in regards to goose necks. The bed is where it’s at for practical truck use outside urban areas. This design ruins a lot of obvious uses in my opinion (reach ability, tie downs, latter racks, tool boxes, loading and hauling). The slope bed sides are really what stand out as a mistake to me. I see this being a great replacement for the Chevy Avalanche though

You have to go back 20 years or so to get a usable bed in a truck. All modern full size trucks are so high that they're fairly inconvient to use too.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by Keverw » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 5:20 AM UTC

Pretty interesting. The most expensive model tows 14K pounds. Wonder if anyone would try to RV with one of these. Seems like going from RV park to RV park in a day it would work... But wonder about dry camping or even boondocking since state or national parks don't all seem to provide hookups. I'm not sure how you'd charge it then, maybe a generator as not sure if solar would be enough. For a RV park with hookups, probably someone could create an adaptor to hook it up the the 50 amps on the pedestal.

The geek inside of me thinks this is really cool, but wonder what the practicable side of this is. Does seem like something from the future for sure, amazing times we are in right now. Science fiction is becoming reality.

Also wonder if the range when towing would end up being less compared to not towing... I know some people are happy with 7 to 9MPG when towing their RV. However Diesel seems to do better than Gasoline... I know I heard Diesel has a lot of torque, but electric is even better.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by jacobn » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 5:20 AM UTC

Was it just me or did the ramp to the flatbed have solar cells on it?

Based on the 6.5’ bed and measuring the image on the product page, it looks like the vehicle will be ~210” long - has anyone seen an actual official number?

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by King-Aaron » Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 5:22 AM UTC

1e-9 wrote: post #103

My progression: 1) Looks ridiculous. 2) Impressive hammer demo. 3) Embarrassing glass demo, but impressive nonetheless. 4) 500+ mile range, tows 14,000 lbs, adjustable ground clearance to 16", yanks an F-150 uphill in a tug-of-war... Wow! 5) Cool ATV, tailgate ramp, and retractable bed cover. 6) After watching video at Tesla website... it actually doesn't look that bad. 7) A few more minutes go by... I like the way i…

> 2) Impressive hammer demo.

Honestly, I was a little annoyed by the hammer demo. The guy swinging was clearly loosening his grip/effort just before impact, compared to him actually putting effort into the previous white door he hit.