i swear to god there was either a t.v. show or movie from the 80's that had cars that looked like this, made out of cardboard and spraypainted silver

I generally like Tesla vehicles but this truck is hideous. It makes the Aztek look fantastic. I do wonder if this is the most elaborate troll in history?

Is that an electric ATV?
Does it come with the truck?
Can it charge from the truck?

Yes no yes

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I think they should because that brings up a good question on towing and charging. If I'm towing a boat or trailer from Houston to SA or a cattle trailer in BFE Wyoming, am I going to have to disconnect my trailer to charge the truck? A gas or diesel can just pull through most pumps, but charging stations are, as far as I've seen, at parking spots because it takes awhile to charge a battery. You can't just pull a truck with a trailer into most (any?) of those spots.

So not only would one have to wait for a charge, they'd have to spend the time unhitching and re-hitching a trailer if they need to charge between their starting point and destination.

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I'm no electrician, but couldn't they just pack the truck with a supercharger extension cord? I mean, it's no different than a regular extension cord except the plug right?

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They got so much right, but they also got so much wrong. Also, I don't mean to derail the thread, but what about this electric rig??

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Honestly, given a choice between the two I prefer the looks of the Cyberteuck over the Bollinger.

texasaggie04 said:

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ABATTBQ11 said:

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I think they should because that brings up a good question on towing and charging. If I'm towing a boat or trailer from Houston to SA or a cattle trailer in BFE Wyoming, am I going to have to disconnect my trailer to charge the truck? A gas or diesel can just pull through most pumps, but charging stations are, as far as I've seen, at parking spots because it takes awhile to charge a battery. You can't just pull a truck with a trailer into most (any?) of those spots.

So not only would one have to wait for a charge, they'd have to spend the time unhitching and re-hitching a trailer if they need to charge between their starting point and destination.

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I'm no electrician, but couldn't they just pack the truck with a supercharger extension cord? I mean, it's no different than a regular extension cord except the plug right?

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You will need a heavy guard cord to avoid voltage drops at distance

Wait till one gets totaled and a body shop drops the cab and bed from an '87 F250. Or hell sell the chassis amd drive assembly to Icon and see what they can do.

texasaggie04 said:

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ABATTBQ11 said:

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I think they should because that brings up a good question on towing and charging. If I'm towing a boat or trailer from Houston to SA or a cattle trailer in BFE Wyoming, am I going to have to disconnect my trailer to charge the truck? A gas or diesel can just pull through most pumps, but charging stations are, as far as I've seen, at parking spots because it takes awhile to charge a battery. You can't just pull a truck with a trailer into most (any?) of those spots.

So not only would one have to wait for a charge, they'd have to spend the time unhitching and re-hitching a trailer if they need to charge between their starting point and destination.

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I'm no electrician, but couldn't they just pack the truck with a supercharger extension cord? I mean, it's no different than a regular extension cord except the plug right?

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Sure, but that comes with caveats. The superchargers are outputting something like 500 volts at 430 amps. Over a distance of 25'-30' that's gonna be a big *** extension cord. Sizing a wire for that current, you're looking at an extension cord that would weigh 60-75 lbs and and be a little over an inch in diameter if you used copper. You could cut the weight down some and use aluminum, but you'd have a thicker wire still weighing 30-40 pounds. Overall, that would probably be just as much of a PITA as disconnecting the trailer.

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texasaggie04 said:

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ABATTBQ11 said:

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I think they should because that brings up a good question on towing and charging. If I'm towing a boat or trailer from Houston to SA or a cattle trailer in BFE Wyoming, am I going to have to disconnect my trailer to charge the truck? A gas or diesel can just pull through most pumps, but charging stations are, as far as I've seen, at parking spots because it takes awhile to charge a battery. You can't just pull a truck with a trailer into most (any?) of those spots.

So not only would one have to wait for a charge, they'd have to spend the time unhitching and re-hitching a trailer if they need to charge between their starting point and destination.

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I'm no electrician, but couldn't they just pack the truck with a supercharger extension cord? I mean, it's no different than a regular extension cord except the plug right?

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Sure, but that comes with caveats. The superchargers are outputting something like 500 volts at 430 amps. Over a distance of 25'-30' that's gonna be a big *** extension cord. Sizing a wire for that current, you're looking at an extension cord that would weigh 60-75 lbs and and be a little over an inch in diameter if you used copper. You could cut the weight down some and use aluminum, but you'd have a thicker wire still weighing 30-40 pounds. Overall, that would probably be just as much of a PITA as disconnecting the trailer.

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Thanks, never realized it would take that much.

CrottyKid said:

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Is that an electric ATV?
Does it come with the truck?
Can it charge from the truck?

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Cyber Quad will initially be an accessory for the Cyber Truck.

texasaggie04 said:

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ABATTBQ11 said:

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texasaggie04 said:

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ABATTBQ11 said:

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I think they should because that brings up a good question on towing and charging. If I'm towing a boat or trailer from Houston to SA or a cattle trailer in BFE Wyoming, am I going to have to disconnect my trailer to charge the truck? A gas or diesel can just pull through most pumps, but charging stations are, as far as I've seen, at parking spots because it takes awhile to charge a battery. You can't just pull a truck with a trailer into most (any?) of those spots.

So not only would one have to wait for a charge, they'd have to spend the time unhitching and re-hitching a trailer if they need to charge between their starting point and destination.

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I'm no electrician, but couldn't they just pack the truck with a supercharger extension cord? I mean, it's no different than a regular extension cord except the plug right?

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Sure, but that comes with caveats. The superchargers are outputting something like 500 volts at 430 amps. Over a distance of 25'-30' that's gonna be a big *** extension cord. Sizing a wire for that current, you're looking at an extension cord that would weigh 60-75 lbs and and be a little over an inch in diameter if you used copper. You could cut the weight down some and use aluminum, but you'd have a thicker wire still weighing 30-40 pounds. Overall, that would probably be just as much of a PITA as disconnecting the trailer.

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Thanks, never realized it would take that much.

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No problem

If you ever get a chance, point a FLIR camera at electrical stuff.

This may have been mentioned in the 5 pages, but when the superhardened exoskeleton was being unveiled and discussed, I immediately started wondering what a collision between a cyber truck and normal vehicle (inevitable) will look like...especially given the weight.

For those wanting to lift it:

https://m.imgur.com/gallery/lO2y0w3

Pretty good video. Looks "better" without the backend covered and lights on. Sounds hella weird coming down the street.

Tesla is claiming 146K deposits put down. With an ordering breakdown of; 42% double motor, 41% triple motor, and 17% single motor.

And an easy way to raise capital for more R&D to take this from concept to reality.

I ordered a dual motor on Friday. As you say, $100 is a pretty low risk.

As more details come out the angular shape is because there are no stamping machines that can stamp hardened(30 times folded) stainless steel. They have to score the backside to do those straight-line bends.

So in an EMP event, is this truck completely dead, or does the body serve as a Faraday cage? Does stainless steel even work in a Faraday cage?

Running or not running during blast?

And since we are on that hyopthetical, discounting the tires which most people could figure out how to replace during an OHSHT time, how long would this ******* be useful without any form of maintenance

I was waiting on this Tesla reveal to decide whether I was going to keep my Rivian preorder intact ... and I am ... thought about putting $100 down for a Tesla truck as well but I already know that I'm not gonna buy that hideous thing.

I'd really like to know their answer to the jaws of life conundrum. If they make the windows shatterproof, with hardened stainless steel... say you get into a rollover accident and are unconscious with doors jammed. How do first responders get you out?

Debatable the level of damage the emp does. Say not an emp event. Just people stop going to work. And the grid crashes. To me the bed cover looked like a giant solar panel. But how long would solar charge take.

Either way would it severly outlast a diesel truck i can run off of peanut oil?

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Debatable the level of damage the emp does. Say not an emp event. Just people stop going to work. And the grid crashes. To me the bed cover looked like a giant solar panel. But how long would solar charge take.

Either way would it severly outlast a diesel truck i can run off of peanut oil?

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Considering the interconnectedness of electrical grids, the damage would be catastrophic.

Time to charge by solar depends on many factors, but most importantly the size/capacity of your solar array, how much sun you have, and how much you want done. Think of it this way... The average residential solar system is 6kw, so you're looking at 30kwh per day with 5 hours of direct sun. So, to fully charge the 100kwh battery, you're looking at 3 days.

The super chargers can charge a vehicle quickly because they're putting out a **** ton of juice, like north of 200kw.

Tesla has already been addressing the towing issue at superchargers since there are a lot of Model X owners who tow. They have been building some Supercharging stalls that you can pull directly into instead of backing up.

May have some run if they infill the bed and make it a full size SUV.
And upsize their wheels.
And lose the ground clearance