The #Cybertruck, Tesla’s all-new electric pickup truck, is here, and it can take a sledgehammer to the door while nary a dent. The all-electric pickup will offer up to 500 miles of range and start at $39,000. https://t.co/7a8YBicIkC
Apparently 200k people have already put down a deposit on one. Granted, it's only $100, and it's fully refundable, so it's a pretty weak gauge of commitment.
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Just to reiterate
It ain't a truck
And Musk is bat shit crazy [Reply]
This picture pretty much confirms it: Not functional as an actual truck. Here at the shop we make fun of these short-beds...because, well, you can't actually do much that's work/haul related because the bed is too small.
It's a truck for people who don't actually drive trucks. In short, it's a freakin' Honda Ridgeline. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Detoxing:
This picture pretty much confirms it: Not functional as an actual truck. Here at the shop we make fun of these short-beds...because, well, you can't actually do much that's work/haul related because the bed is too small.
It's a truck for people who don't actually drive trucks. In short, it's a freakin' Honda Ridgeline.
To be fair, I have to imagine Tesla would be ecstatic if they sold on the level of Ridgelines.
EDIT: Eh, maybe not. Looks like those are only around 30k per year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Detoxing:
If that's the case, then they blew it imo. The damn thing still needs to look like a truck, not a Mars rover. It needs to have some sort of appeal to a truck buyer. You can't just say, "ah **** it, Ford guy is gonna buy Ford" and throw your arms up in the air. If you don't think you can compete with them and break into the segment, then why bother in the first place?
How about take a page from Toyota, and build a truck that truck guys want? The new Tundras for example. They weren't in the big truck market until they burst on the scene with their redesign.
Nissan, with the Titan. When that thing first came out you'd see it popping up all over construction sites. That was truck was hot when it was released.
Aggressive styling, comfort, and torque is what you need to pull buyers away from the big 3. It can be done. Nissan and Toyota have demonstrated that.
But that ****ing thing in the OP? It's hard to imagine any working class, truck owning man wanting that.
You say they'll appeal to a different audience, but i can't imagine that thing selling enough to change anyone's mind.
Other than the visuals of the vehicle, I don't know how anyone who owns trucks would not like or see the value in such a automobile...other than just being narrow minded. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Other than the visuals of the vehicle, I don't know how anyone who owns trucks would not like or see the value in such a automobile...other than just being narrow minded.
You have never worked from a truck have you.
Hauling a big screen tv from the entertainment center doesn't count. For people who do its your office tools and equipment while on the road. In my case it also must transport a crew and their gear for out of town work. This Tesla thing is interesting but I wouldnt want to work out of it. My truck needs to be personalised not what a genius thinks works but what I know works. I build my bed box drawers to fit my needs. Id have to see it in person to know if I could configure it to my needs in the field. I have a good relation with our person in charge of fleet vehicles he is agreeable to my needs but Id get laughed out of the office pushing for that thing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Detoxing:
This picture pretty much confirms it: Not functional as an actual truck. Here at the shop we make fun of these short-beds...because, well, you can't actually do much that's work/haul related because the bed is too small.
It's a truck for people who don't actually drive trucks. In short, it's a freakin' Honda Ridgeline.
That's a pretty big market. Every truck manufacturer makes a truck with a bed that is smaller than the Tesla's. [Reply]
