Their site went live today: https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck

3 models, with the tl;dr:

  • RWD at $60,990 w/ 250mi range
  • AWD at $79,990 w/ 340mi range
  • “Cyberbeast” at $99,990 w/ 320mi range
  • GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Not what I meant - the truck is bed relatively small (especially compared to some ICE trucks. Also, good luck accessing things near the cab in the bed without having to actually get into it), and it apparently can’t go up mild inclines as we saw in that video vs the lightning. Towing isn’t the only thing a truck should do (although that is one thing).

    Besides not being a real truck capable of offroading though, they went from 500+ miles @ $70,000 at announcement to less than 350 miles @ $100,000. That’s insane, and not what Tesla promised customers that preordered.

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      10 months ago

      Sure, when comparing it to ICE pickups it’s definitely going to come up short, but I’m not comparing it to ICE pickups.

      Since you bring up bed size, I got curious and it’s still not bad compared to other EV pickups.

      Cybertruck: 72"x48" (assuming their claim of a “6’ by 4’” bed is actual numbers and not rounding them off) Lightning: 67.1" x 50.6" R1T: 54’’ x 50"

      As far as the video, it’s hilarious that it performed so poorly. I’m waiting on a neutral reviewer to drive it versus basing my opinion on a viral video though. If it ends up being as bad as that video, then they would have successfully made the most useless truck for tasks involving anything more intensive than grabbing groceries.

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      10 months ago

      It’s basically the same bed for any double cab configuration on ice trucks. The lightning and cybertruck are only available in these double cabs though.