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Re: Cybertruck Launch

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Post by dylan604 »

rpmisms wrote: post #421
xtiansimon wrote: post #401

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> “I'll sit in a blind spot on a motorcycle happily, if there’s no other traffic…” Because you believe the driver has no incentive to change lanes, and so there is low probability they will change lanes unexpectedly?

Because I can brake fast enough if they do change lanes. I tend to pass, but if we're going around the same speed it doesn't bother me.

The braking as an out because a bike can brake faster than the car always seemed odd to me because whatever car is behind you will also not be able to brake as fast.

Re: Cybertruck Launch

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Post by Rebelgecko »

fnordpiglet wrote: post #130
FredPret wrote: post #76

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It'll be even more cool because now there's a tribe

Yeah I agree with this. You show up at a party and there are five others, you’ll suddenly have five new friends.

I haven't noticed that happening when 5 people pull up in white Model 3s

Re: Cybertruck Launch

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Post by baseballdork »

dylan604 wrote: post #431
rpmisms wrote: post #421

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Because I can brake fast enough if they do change lanes. I tend to pass, but if we're going around the same speed it doesn't bother me.

The braking as an out because a bike can brake faster than the car always seemed odd to me because whatever car is behind you will also not be able to brake as fast.

A bike, generally, can't brake faster than a car, no?

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Post by floxy »

constantly wrote: post #90
thinkingemote wrote: post #37

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We are still in the motor cars looking like horse drawn carriages without the horses phase. Electric cars don't need ICE engine layouts. It will take a few years until the designers realise they can have cars looking much different as they have more flexibility. I also have hope this truck on the roads will get manufacturers doing something different. Concept cars at car shows should be where we should look first.

Any ideas for how to redesign these? The thought is compelling. I’m thinking about it and even with EVs you’d still want four wheels, want to put the battery flat on the bottom for various reasons. So the base seems like it’s four wheels with a flat platform. Building space for 1-6 people on top thought and I seem to arrive at the same designs that already exist. Thoughts?

Aptera seems to be a little different than most. At least it doesn't have 4 wheels.

https://aptera.us/

Re: Cybertruck Launch

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Post by kobalsky »

rob74 wrote: post #33
xp84 wrote: post #3

I'm rooting for it despite it being silly and not a practical pickup, strictly because every car people are buying looks identical (picture a crossover SUV from Toyota, Chevy, BMW etc. Basically shoe-shaped things). This looks like a concept car that would never come to market. I hope it sells really well and convinces others to bring actually-creative designs to market.

The shoe-shaped things are that way because of crumple areas and pedestrian safety requirements (if the car hits a pedestrian, the bonnet is supposed to deform in order to minimize injuries). Contrast that to the Cybertruck, which... > ...has received criticism from automotive safety groups, including the Australasian New Car Assessment Program and the Euro NCAP, for not conforming to standards for pedestrian and cyc…

Ask enough experts to make a security assessment about the picture of a car and one will eventually say what you want without reservations.

The source for wikipedia is a finger-in-the-wind opinion.

Re: Cybertruck Launch

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Post by CamperBob2 »

rpmisms wrote: post #325
mongol wrote: post #199

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Did you miss January 6?

I don't think anybody missed it, but many people experienced far worse in their own cities during the "Summer of Love" in 2020. Nobody I know cares about J6 except as a political football.

Man, you guys would be so screwed if you didn't have the "Summer of Love" to fall back on when someone criticizes your personality cult.

You should contemplate that sometime, just as an exercise. What would it be like to live in a world where whataboutism doesn't amount to a cheat code to summon the easily-led? One where your beliefs, opinions, arguments, and actions actually have to stand on their own, without reference to unrelated crimes committed by other people in a different time and place.

Re: Cybertruck Launch

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Post by kylehotchkiss »

avidiax wrote: post #64
sushid wrote: post #13

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While I appreciate the unique design of the Cybertruck, I have a huge concern with its huge size and the potential safety risks for pedestrians. The trend of increasingly larger vehicles, like SUVs and trucks, has already raised issues regarding pedestrian safety. The Cybertruck, being notably larger than most contemporary cars in the same category, could exacerbate this problem, especially if it opens the door to si…

The Cybertruck is actually rather low for a truck. The edge of the hood would hit a typical person in the gut, not the neck or face as with many other trucks (especially lifted trucks). https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/model-s-v...

Low? I saw one in the mall last week and it’s bigger than a tundra. It also had considerable ground clearance.

Re: Cybertruck Launch

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Post by itsyaboi »

roflyear wrote: post #282
jejeyyy77 wrote: post #152

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or, spun the other way - you're much more safe inside a cybertruck than any other car on the road.

That doesn't support your argument whatsoever. Generally the safest cars are the cars that break quickly. They absorb energy through breaking.

Cars that remain broken are safest of all!

Re: Cybertruck Launch

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Post by kylehotchkiss »

I saw one at the mall last week. Much bigger than I expected. Like bigger than a Tundra. I don’t get it. You can’t fit much in the back. A lot of people like how traditional trucks look and this is a big departure. I hope insurance companies jack up their rates for these things, it’s going to destroy everything it contacts.

Re: Cybertruck Launch

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Post by LeafItAlone »

slowhadoken wrote: post #50
discordance wrote: post #20

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The thing weighs 8000 to 10000 lb (3629 to 4536 kg). That’s shockingly heavy to move around 200lbs meat sacks.

A 2024 Ford F-150 weights more.

Do you have a source for that?

A quick Google tells me that a 2024 Ford F-150 weight is about 1,000 lbs less than a Cybertruck’s purported weight.

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