Tesla Cybertruck

[Capricorn]

As far as I know the US standards are far less strict on pedestrian impact, which is why you have Ford building this with the same frontal area as an entire barn

 

hmm, that little fact is going to make the safety aspect very very interesting; Tesla in general has made a huge effort in nailing american vehicle safety standards. If standards governing trucks are generally lower, and if Tesla sticks to its current approach to safety, it could significantly move the bar on truck safety standards. That will hit other truck manufacturers very hard in the feels.

Edited November 26, 2019 by Capricorn

[Capricorn]

US pick up Truck data sales:

 

 

if all those pre-orders are executed, Cybertruck will roll up in P4 on the sales chart. Still lots of room to improve based on those Ford, Ram and Chev sales numbers.

Edited November 26, 2019 by Capricorn

[Duane_Bosch]

We've seen an early prototype of this car before. Top Gear. Well ahead of the design curve.

[Vetplant]

We've seen an early prototype of this car before. Top Gear. Well ahead of the design curve. eagle-new-1.jpg

If I remember correctly it was a Diesel electric?

[Long Wheel Base]

If I remember correctly it was a Diesel electric?

Ah the hammerhead eagle i thrust. Ask Hammond, he got to smell those fumes very nicely.

[shaper]

That thing gets uglier every time I look at it.

 

IMO. When it comes to EV's the real market is motorcycles. The entire vehicle is basically a motor so there's much less to push around. To my mind if you REALLY wanted to save the planet with EV's that's where you'd start. Specifically the tiny bike market.

 

But fat yanks aren't going to form an orderly queue and buy an electric Honda Cub are they? 

Been around for a while in SA, have a look at the Zero Motorcycles https://thebikeshow.co.za/fire-it-up-and-performance-technic-become-zero-electric-motorcycles-service-centre/

 

https://www.zeromotorcycles.com/

[Patchelicious]

ARGH RSA is not on the list of countries. I am not ordering one but it would still have been cool to design my own one. $100 puts your name on the order list.

https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck/design#battery

How would you charge it in SA?

[Patchelicious]

As far as I know the US standards are far less strict on pedestrian impact, which is why you have Ford building this with the same frontal area as an entire barn

 

 

I didn't know Ford offered a "wheels in proportion to driver tottie size" optional extra, for their their F range. 

[Jehosefat]

I didn't know Ford offered a "wheels in proportion to driver tottie size" optional extra, for their their F range. 

 

Optional extra?!?! I thought it came as standard 

Edited November 26, 2019 by Jehosefat

[PhilipV]

I didn't know Ford offered a "wheels in proportion to driver tottie size" optional extra, for their their F range.

Is it compared with an inverse correlation?

[Duane_Bosch]

Shame what happened boys? Did a oke in a Ford snake your tjerrie?

[Patchelicious]

Shame what happened boys? Did a oke in a Ford snake your tjerrie?

You sound like a oke who posts #Spotted pics on Facebook clubs

[Capricorn]

Ford : I also want to play. 

Tesla : Bring it.

 

#popcorn

 

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1199090292177006592

Edited November 26, 2019 by Capricorn

[Long Wheel Base]

How would you charge it in SA?

What sort of power does it require to charge?

My local Nissan dealer has 2 parking pays outside the showroom with chargers for Leafs. TBH I have never seen them occupied but it's also not like I am there everyday. But if I owned a EV, I certainly wouldn't be parking at my local dealership everyday for a few hours for it to charge.

[100Tours]

What sort of power does it require to charge?

My local Nissan dealer has 2 parking pays outside the showroom with chargers for Leafs. TBH I have never seen them occupied but it's also not like I am there everyday. But if I owned a EV, I certainly wouldn't be parking at my local dealership everyday for a few hours for it to charge.

 

As I understand it you're recommended to put a charger in your garage at home. Slow home chargers are cheaper (i.e. charge overnight), the dealers install superchargers which fill you up much quicker, but they cost more.

 

Its basically like USB. 1mA, 2mA or 4mA depending on how fancy your charger is.

 

If they find a way to sell this thing with a big enough solar panel for you to recharge it to something close to full during the day then I think they will own the farm bakkie market.

Edited November 28, 2019 by 100Tours

[Long Wheel Base]

As I understand it you're recommended to put a charger in your garage at home. Slow home chargers are cheaper (i.e. charge overnight), the dealers install superchargers which fill you up much quicker, but they cost more.

 

Its basically like USB. 1mA, 2mA or 4mA depending on how fancy your charger is

So if you were able to get one here(somehow), you would be able to charge it?