Live data from Hacker News

Tesla Cybertruck

tesla.com

431–440 of 1001 posts

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

#431

Quote from the website "You will be able to complete your configuration as production nears in late 2021. Tri Motor AWD production is expected to begin in late 2022." Ya right, production starts in 2 years. I would guess 4 yrs and I know nothing about car production. But I do know that just getting the subcontractors in order will take more than a year even if you have an assembly line in place already. Why is Tesla…

They are literally ahead of schedule with their next vehicle; the Model Y.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

#433
post #62

Does the US not have pedestrian safety standards? An all metal front grill must be horrible on any safety tests. I can only assume this is a joke and in a few hours Elon will do a "one more thing" before showing the real Tesla Pickup. This take on a pickup looks like some engineer accidentally left their Halo fan-art on the shared CAD file server.

For it to be sold in Europe doesn't it also have to comply with European laws? Would Tesla create a second version of the truck for Europe?

> Would Tesla create a second version of the truck for Europe?

I don't think I've ever actually seen what Americans call a 'truck' on a street in Europe.

(Slight exaggeration, but not really.)

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

#434

I feel like I am taking crazy pills with the amount of good sentiment to this design. This thing is absolutely fugly. The guys over at Rivian must be having a party right now.

And the Rivian has a lot of smart features truck owners like.

To me it looks like the Tesla is for people who want that truck and the Rivian for people who need a truck.

And yeah imho the Cybertruck is very ugly. It looks like a copy of the Maserati Boomerang (1971) which was futuristic back then.

But maybe Shirley Bassey was right: it's all history repeating.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

#435

I feel like I am taking crazy pills with the amount of good sentiment to this design. This thing is absolutely fugly. The guys over at Rivian must be having a party right now.

Beauty must be in the eye of the beholder. This just screams FU gas at the top of its lungs.

As a rider who hates breathing diesel particulates, I love it.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

#437
i don't think i've ever seen a car that's hideous from every single angle. did something happen to the tesla design team?

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

#438

Aesthetically speaking, it's a truck version of a DeLorean... which is growing on me the more I look at it. Also, I don't know how they think they're going to get away with that tailgate design in the US. I love it, but the government doesn't allow brakelights to be on a moveable piece of bodywork (even though they have redundant lights under it). It's the same reason the back of the Ferrari California was so ugly...…

Aren't physical side mirrors also still required in the US?

Yes, good catch. A driver's side mirror is required, passenger's side is optional (but recommended). But, there is some lobbying going on right now to allow cameras in place of mirrors (GM specifically is trying to get the new Corvette C8 rear view camera approved, which I'm guessing won't happen for launch in early 2020).

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

#439

I feel like I am taking crazy pills with the amount of good sentiment to this design. This thing is absolutely fugly. The guys over at Rivian must be having a party right now.

I know that design is totally subjective, but somehow this reminds of the Homer-Car design-wise. Is it just me or do a lot of the late Tesla / SpaceX designs look like a 7 year-old draw rockets and future-cars back in the 70s and 80s?
Post reply on HN