There's an estimate they have 1.9M reservations. Even at 1k deliveries a day, that will take another 5 years. I doubt they'll hit that delivery rate soon.
Even at $100 each that is a $200 million dollar interest free loan. Pretty nice!
Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs
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#142Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wouldn't the first truck's range be significantly reduced by the additional weight? The second truck will have to tow a third fully charged truck to get us to 500 miles.
That's the kind of math you use Tsiolkovsky rocket equation for. Best would be to do the EV equivalent of asparagus staging - you have all trucks providing acceleration, but trucks 1 and 2 are also being recharged by truck 3. You then jettison it once its battery runs dry, leaving you with trucks 1 and 2, the latter also charging the former. Again, drop truck 2 as it runs out of juice. This lets you get rid of excess…
Serious question: do any rocket launch schemes actually use asparagus staging?
I vaguely remember hearing it adds too much complexity for a real world launch. Great in KSP though.
Re: Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs
#143> With the ability to pull near infinite mass and a towing capability of over 14,000 pounds, Cybertruck can perform in almost any extreme situation with ease. This is direct quote from the Tesla site from 3 weeks ago. It’s now 11,000lbs on the linked page. More Musk bullshittery.
It can pull infinite mass. Just not all at once!
Re: Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs
#144Saw one on the street yesterday. It looked enormous and out of place.
It's smaller than a F-150, the best selling vehicle in the US
Re: Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs
#145I would like to know the range when towing 11,000 lbs. In the full size market, I can only think of the Nissan Titan as having less than 12,000 lb tow rating. A base Ford F150 has a 14,000 rating. When you move up to diesels, you can easily tow 20,000+ lbs and even at 10,000 lbs you take very little hit on range if your load is somewhat aerodynamic. Pulling a full-size Airstream you can still get 20+mpg even in a sma…
The 11,000 may be limited by the suspension system.
So in terms of comparisons I don't think you're wrong, but it might be better to compare it to the F-150 Lightning for more of an apples to apples comparison. The F-150 Lightning Platinum vs Cybetruck AWD is probably the most fair comparison in terms of specs, but the CT is ~$20,000 cheaper
If we compare the F-150 Lightning Lariat with XR Battery to the Cybertruck AWD, because of price:
F-150:
Range: 320mi
Towing: 7,700lbs
Curb Weight: 6,361lbs
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CT:
Range: 340mi
Towing: 11,000lbs
Curb Weight: 6,603lbs
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F-150 Lighting Platinum to CT Cyberbeast, because of price:
F-150:
Range: 300mi
Towing: 8,500lbs
Curb Weight: 6,893lbs
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CT:
Range: 320mi
Towing: 11,000lbs
Curb Weight: 6,843lbs
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#146Steer by wire sounds like a disastrous idea to me, especially in a car made with attention to detail of Tesla. I'm not even sure where to start. It's less reliable, surely it must be (at least without significant investment into QA and redundancy). A physical wheel physically connected to bits turning the wheels, well, the power steering can do, but you can still turn the thing. Then, it's all software driven. And it…
Drive-by-wire throttles have been a thing for over a decade, and the only company to epically screw it up was Toyota.
Re: Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs
#147> Prices assume IRA Federal Tax Credits up to $7,500 for Rear-Wheel Drive and All-Wheel Drive and est. gas savings of $3,600 over 3 years. This seems like a new low in scammy marketing. I can't wait for everything to have wildly undermarked prices with small asterisks saying it's when you subtract all the ways it will save you money in the long term.
I'm looking at insurance plans and it is the same story, they show price as if you get the maximum govt assistance, even if I put in $1M for annual income.
I see this style of price hiding more prevalent everywhere. Too much psychology and dark patterns have invaded everything we do. I cannot count how many times I click a cool new open source project link on HN, see a pricing page, and find a "monthly" price with an astrix and toggle to see the real monthly price
Re: Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs
#148Steer by wire sounds like a disastrous idea to me, especially in a car made with attention to detail of Tesla. I'm not even sure where to start. It's less reliable, surely it must be (at least without significant investment into QA and redundancy). A physical wheel physically connected to bits turning the wheels, well, the power steering can do, but you can still turn the thing. Then, it's all software driven. And it…
Steer by wire is ok. We had all pedals by wire for ages. Hopefully they won't screw up the implementation again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agMrewRJTow
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#149Faster quarter mile drag speed than a Porsche 911 _while also towing a 911_ That's incredible marketing. https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1730331223992472029
Elon said a long time ago they wanted their vehicles to be a smackdown for Internal Combustion Engines, and I think they're getting there. This is the kind of marketing that make regular people go "Wait, what? How is that possible?".
More than about 10 years ago that was simply unheard of, and I'm certain people would have said it was impossible.
Useful or not, it's a very impressive thing to do. 99% of automakers would be happy if they could build a sports scar faster than a 911, let alone a pickup with 11,000lbs towing capacity.
Re: Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs
#150Steer by wire sounds like a disastrous idea to me, especially in a car made with attention to detail of Tesla. I'm not even sure where to start. It's less reliable, surely it must be (at least without significant investment into QA and redundancy). A physical wheel physically connected to bits turning the wheels, well, the power steering can do, but you can still turn the thing. Then, it's all software driven. And it…
i look forward to the recalls