Blade Runner Redux - Tesla Cybertruck!

[redpoint5]

I brought my paper Cybertruck to Thanksgiving yesterday and learned that my brother-in-law (there should be a word for that to make it concise. How about BroLaw?) put a $100 deposit down on one. In his words, he's definitely going to get one; probably the midrange.

He's the type to like unique vehicles and get bored with them quickly.

[freebeard]

Unfortunately, the used ones will likely hold their value well.

Did he get it because he saw your model?

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by freebeard

Unfortunately, the used ones will likely hold their value well.

Did he get it because he saw your model?

I broached the subject by asking my dad if he had watched the reveal, which he had only caught pieces of it from network news (he still gets a newspaper). Then my brolaw asked me what I thought of it, and I mentioned that my initial impression was that it was hideous and ridiculous (hideculous?), but that the appearance is growing on me. At that point he mentioned his $100 deposit, and then I showed my paper model. I brought it along just to ask people what they thought of the aesthetics.

Early Model S prices are finally coming down... I would hope a used Cybertruck would be about half price after 6 years just like normal vehicles. Probably looking at the better part of a decade before I owned one. More likely I'll purchase something new that still has the full federal tax credit available.

The RAV4 Prime sounds like a winner to me (although I don't want another hybrid).

[NeilBlanchard]

Originally Posted by freebeard

Here's the competition: #Bollinger #OffRoad #ElectricTruck
You Won't Believe How Clever this Electric Pickup Truck & SUV Really Are

With the front and rear tailgates and the mid-gate down* it's a shotgun shack.

I like the defroster vents.

edit:
* Bollinger's personal favorite feature is the pass-through under the dashboard. I can see dog owners loving it — like having a doghouse under the dashboard.

I love the Bollinger, too - but you will be able to get 3 base CYBRTRKs for less than 1 Bollinger.

[Xist]

Now Neil, it is unreasonable to compare a new Bollinger with a used Tesla. You know that Musk has virtually never made a price (or production) target.*

*The Model 3 first became available for reservation 192 weeks ago. The $35,000 Model 3 was available for a whole 8 weeks or 1/24th or the time.

Not statistically significant.

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by Hersbird

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tesla...uter-remmerie/

.48 and still without mirrors. I also think those wheel flairs look smaller on the model than the ones on the prototype.

The CFD that Tesla uses requires almost 2-days to run a single iteration,on a supercomputer.Results from a desktop computer might be a bit dubious.

[aerohead]

What in the H--- is going on with advertisements? Has Putin hacked EcoModder?

[freebeard]

Putin as that man-behind-the-curtain, or the guy trying to hold his country together in the wake of the USofA and China?

Advertising itself is a greater threat to the First Amendment than any single person could be.

[Xist]

Ooh! Are we arguing about politics now?

Where is my evil smiley when I need it?!

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by Xist

The $35,000 Model 3 was available for a whole 8 weeks or 1/24th or the time.

The $35,000 was increased in price to something like $35,600 and is still available for purchase. You can get it in 2 weeks or less.

I don't consider a $600 price hike to mean the $35k model doesn't exist or never did, especially since that's less than inflation since the original proclamation that the car would start at $35k.

Elon has pretty well made good on everything but time frames.