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Re: Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs

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Post by LightBug1 »

metadat wrote: post #241
Moto7451 wrote: post #227

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Rivian is probably their real competition based on price, specs, and trim.

Rivian has better range despite being heavier, and is generally more useful and practical. I happen to own two Rivians (S & T), definitely dubious purchases.. but not compared to a Cybertruck! Btw the Tesla graffiti font is extremely disappointing, completely illegible and not even cool looking. How did marketing sign off on this? Edit: @LightBug LoL!

You should send you feedback to their Head of Comms: Elon Musk.

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Post by coin »

supportengineer wrote: post #262
jasongill wrote: post #201

Funny that the cheaper model's 0-60 time is listed as "4.1 SEC. 0-60 MPH", but the more expensive model is listed as "2.6 SEC. 0-60 MPH With rollout subtracted." The whole rollout for 0-60 thing is a big fuss in the car magazine subculture - instead of counting zero to 60 from a standstill, they now count zero to 60 in a drag race style, where you have to trip the starting light by going forward a foot or two. What t…

Zero means zero. Who decided they could change the definition of zero?

Definitely misleading. It should be advertised as “1 to 60”.

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Post by notatoad »

danans wrote: post #78

The cheapest F150 Lightning (available today not in 2025) is $50k (vs $60k for Cybertruck), same 250 mile range but AWD standard , and is a regular pickup truck compatible with standard accessories and parts for doing actual pickup truck work. Of course, most of the buyers of either the Cybertruck or the F150 Lightning probably aren't getting much dirt under their fingernails. Everyone I know doing construction/trade…

>Of course, most of the buyers of either the Cybertruck or the F150 Lightning probably aren't getting much dirt under their fingernails

anecdotally, the lighting seems to be a pretty popular work truck. maybe not with independent tradespeople, but i've seen quite a few recently across BC and alberta in municipal government fleets. Parks Canada has a bunch, and BC ferries is using them to drive around their terminals. I'm assuming it's part of some government madate to electrify their fleets.

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Post by LightBug1 »

everfrustrated wrote: post #72

Faster quarter mile drag speed than a Porsche 911 _while also towing a 911_ That's incredible marketing. https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1730331223992472029

It's perfect marketing for its target audience: people who don't know better (no offence meant).

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Post by karaterobot »

A lot of the specs have changed since their initial reveal of the Cybertruck, but it still looks as ugly as they promised it would. So, at least in that respect, Tesla has lived up to their promises, and it's only right to salute them for that.

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Post by TexanFeller »

danans wrote: post #78

The cheapest F150 Lightning (available today not in 2025) is $50k (vs $60k for Cybertruck), same 250 mile range but AWD standard , and is a regular pickup truck compatible with standard accessories and parts for doing actual pickup truck work. Of course, most of the buyers of either the Cybertruck or the F150 Lightning probably aren't getting much dirt under their fingernails. Everyone I know doing construction/trade…

> same 250 mile range but AWD standard

AWD is much less important on a truck than most people think. I spent my youth driving my family’s farm trucks around in the mud and driving large cattle trailers to auctions. No one in my family could afford a 4WD, but there was maybe one or two times ever that I felt like I needed it. Mostly it’s just huge cost and a large amount of weight and fuel economy lost for rural people to signal their high status.

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Post by notatoad »

legitster wrote: post #204
RockRobotRock wrote: post #2

If Silicon Valley was still airing, Russ Hanneman would have one of these.

It's amazingly bad timing that Silicon Valley ended before NFTs, OpenAI, WFH, and Musk's purchase of Twitter.

it's amazing how well it holds up. most of the jokes they're making would work perfectly fine if you swapped in whatever the overhyped tech fad of the day is.

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Post by m463 »

wepple wrote: post #279
m463 wrote: post #224

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most people don't need 16gb of ram, or a pickup bed, or more than one bathroom, or...

I think you missed the point? Tesla brag about fast quarter mile speeds which don’t really amount to much, whereas a really nice driving experience via good suspension and weight distribution is truly wonderful. Let’s see Tesla brag about Nurburgring times!

Yes, but people BUY 16gb of ram, and BUY a pickup bed, and BUY extra bathrooms...

and they BUY a truck that can accelerate (almost) like a porsche.

note truck cannot accelerate like a plaid :)

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Post by mindslight »

idlewords wrote: post #74
stetrain wrote: post #7

The specs mention a “range extender” option but there don’t seem to be any details on what that actually is.

Cool silvery bungee cord that hooks onto the car in front of you.

I think you struck a nerve!

In my younger days I thought it would be neat to build an electromagnetic grapple to latch onto semi trucks. Add even more drag with the alternator to power the magnet. Perhaps even some control loop to maintain a close distance without actually touching. With an electric vehicle it seems even better because you could add even more drag and recharge.

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