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Morbad

Morbad
Caramel Clown said:
Monocoque still has body panels. It's just that it's frame integrated with a chassis. This thing...it looks like it's just panels stuck together on a chassis. I hope there are some competent people working on this, but to my taste this sounds like a horrible idea. I can't wait to see crash test results.
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I think that's one area they wouldn't have cut corners on. You can sell ugly cars, but it's getting harder to sell demonstrably unsafe ones, especially to the crowd this seems to be aimed at. I was mostly thinking of the repair costs of a more integrated design.

Looks like they are actually going to mass produce them, so we'll see crash tests soon enough.
 

Caramel Clown

Caramel Clown
Morbad said:
I think that's one area they wouldn't have cut corners on. You can sell ugly cars, but it's getting harder to sell demonstrably unsafe ones, especially to the crowd this seems to be aimed at. I was mostly thinking of the repair costs of a more integrated design.

Looks like they are actually going to mass produce them, so we'll see crash tests soon enough.
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Repair cost...They care about repair cost about as much as Apple care about theirs. They charge hundreds of dollars to fix their famously badly designed door handle. I wouldn't hold my breath.
 

Han Zulu

Han Zulu
By the way, there's a practical reason why the truck is so boxy and squarish. The cold-pressed steel can't be easily shaped, so the most practical and "cheap" way to do the production is to keep all plates flat. It's the low-poly answer to car manufacturing.

Yeah, it's a bit ugly... but sometimes that's the charm. :D

Before the truck can be released, they have to get the safety ratings. It'll be interesting how that works out.
 

Robin of Spiritwood

Robin of Spiritwood
From the practicality point of view, a body like that would probably last decades. it's corossion resistant, durable, and dead easy to fix. Replacement panels should be super cheap.

I like to buy things that last. Aluminium skinned pickups are good, this might be better in that limited regard.

But this is as Horgly as the K4 Toad Interceptor.

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Han Zulu

Han Zulu
I thought I had today, the Cybertruck is a bit like the Swiss army knife of cars. Can do anything.

Now, Tesla need to add a propeller and make it amphibian, or even better, submersible, like this:

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Han Zulu

Han Zulu
Robin of Spiritwood said:
From the practicality point of view, a body like that would probably last decades. it's corossion resistant, durable, and dead easy to fix. Replacement panels should be super cheap.
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One thing I read about the cold-pressed steel, if you do get a ding in it, it's near impossible to fix. Regular cars can be buffed and bumped out, but the steel has to be replaced.
 

Robin of Spiritwood

Robin of Spiritwood
Han Zulu said:
I thought I had today, the Cybertruck is a bit like the Swiss army knife of cars. Can do anything.

Now, Tesla need to add a propeller and make it amphibian, or even better, submersible, like this:

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You are on target:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/22/jam...on-musk-bought-inspired-tesla-cybertruck.html

Musk has said the pickup’s design was inspired by two films: sci-fi classic “Blade Runner” and the 1977 James Bond movie “The Spy Who Loved Me.”

The Bond film featured a 1976 Lotus Esprit car that doubled as a submarine. The billionaire tweeted a clip of the film on Thursday, noting that the Cybertruck’s design was “influenced partly” by the car in the movie.
 

Shinji Ikari

Shinji Ikari
The presentation and selling point were pathetic, aside from the fact that having unbreakable windows is a bad idea in case of an accident, you can install armored windows to pretty much any car and the same goes for general armor which BTW, was slammed more softly compared to the demo door.
 

Rick6549

Rick6549
No tesla for me, batteries that dont last very long (charge wise or lifetime wise), overpriced, ugly, and full of computers.


Also that truck is phenomenally ugly and looks dumb
 

Han Zulu

Han Zulu
Rick6549 said:
No tesla for me, batteries that dont last very long (charge wise or lifetime wise), overpriced, ugly, and full of computers.
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The triple engine is promised to give 500 miles. The single 250.

My neighbor has had Teslas since model S came out, and they're quite happy.
 

Morbad

Morbad
Robin of Spiritwood said:
How do you get more miles by powering additional motors?
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I would guess, that in addition to more batteries, that the different motors are differently sized and operate most efficiently in different situations. The only time I'd expect they'd all be used is when huge torque was required. They may have a very small motor for cruising while the rest are powered off or only used for regenerative breaking and the like.
 

Caramel Clown

Caramel Clown
On a completely unrelated note...SpaceX Starship blew up :D Elon better get this silly truck thing right, he'll need the money.
Edit: Not today :)
 
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