Tesla Motors

[RedDawn]

Tesla leads the way again. They made every truck design look outdated in one fell swoop and now have a branded look that's unmistakably Tesla.

Also, by doing the body in stainless steel, they've eliminated all the costly manufacturing / QA Processes needed for paint and stamping. Can now fold the car together like origami. This is the reason the price on this can be so low.

Everyone is laughing but Ford and GM are already thinking about how to copy this. Problem is that they can't without copying the looks since stainless only lends itself to flat pieces so they'd end up with something that looks just like the cybertruck.

[ExtraSlow]

Stainless can be bent and shaped as easily as any other steel or aluminium alloy.

[dirtsniffer]

The last stainless steel vehicle turned out great. No worries there

[ercchry]

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The last stainless steel vehicle turned out great. No worries there

Would watch Back to the Future reboot with cyber truck!

[JRSC00LUDE]

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Tesla leads the way again. They made every truck design look outdated in one fell swoop and now have a branded look that's unmistakably Tesla.

Also, by doing the body in stainless steel, they've eliminated all the costly manufacturing / QA Processes needed for paint and stamping. Can now fold the car together like origami. This is the reason the price on this can be so low.

Everyone is laughing but Ford and GM are already thinking about how to copy this. Problem is that they can't without copying the looks since stainless only lends itself to flat pieces so they'd end up with something that looks just like the cybertruck.

Is this a serious post? I can't actually tell.

[lilmira]

Is this real life?

[killramos]

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Is this real life?

No. It’s really just fantasy.

[Manhattan]

Serious question- if this is supposed to be a mass produced pick up truck as its billed how safe will smaller compact vehicles like the Prius fare against it in an accident? Smaller vehicles already don't do well against SUVs. Now we're talking about basically an armored vehicle on the streets.

[revelations]

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https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/oh...horribly-wrong

"This is what happens when you are surrounded by Yes Men."

Yup.

I still want to think its a joke - but seeing how nervous he was after the whole window shatter debacle, it wasnt.


Here are some rendering of what it SHOULD have looked like - a vehicle that can be drawn on MS paint by a 7 year old is not appealing.

A badass 'ute' street truck would have been cool.





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Serious question- if this is supposed to be a mass produced pick up truck as its billed how safe will smaller compact vehicles like the Prius fare against it in an accident? Smaller vehicles already don't do well against SUVs. Now we're talking about basically an armored vehicle on the streets.

As long as it meets bumper height requirements, there should be no problems.

[04Terminator]

It's ugly as hell. I can't see anyone buying that.

Well, drug runners might, and the hail chasers won't like it much.

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Serious question- if this is supposed to be a mass produced pick up truck as its billed how safe will smaller compact vehicles like the Prius fare against it in an accident? Smaller vehicles already don't do well against SUVs. Now we're talking about basically an armored vehicle on the streets.

This is true. But for the compensating guys that buy trucks for the size, a good promot video would be running the Tesla straight head on into an F150.

[Xtrema]

[pheoxs]

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Serious question- if this is supposed to be a mass produced pick up truck as its billed how safe will smaller compact vehicles like the Prius fare against it in an accident? Smaller vehicles already don't do well against SUVs. Now we're talking about basically an armored vehicle on the streets.

Yeah, I fail to see how this is legal for sale in Canada. Isn't there rules on low speed front collisions? Typical bumpers bend at least a bit to absorb some of the impact. Stainless aint going to bend worth shit.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Yeah, I fail to see how this is legal for sale in Canada. Isn't there rules on low speed front collisions? Typical bumpers bend at least a bit to absorb some of the impact. Stainless aint going to bend worth shit.

And Europe! Some countries have rules where a bicyclist needs to have a reasonable chance of survival if struck by a vehicle. Denmark for example will not let you on the road if there is rust that could create a cutting surface if bent by a Stricken Greta.
This thing looks like it would laser slice a bicyclist!

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You win all internet for 11/22/2019!

[04Terminator]

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Yeah, I fail to see how this is legal for sale in Canada. Isn't there rules on low speed front collisions? Typical bumpers bend at least a bit to absorb some of the impact. Stainless aint going to bend worth shit.

No, not bend. Push back, the absorbers behind the bumper are supposed to do the work.

I can't see Canada OR the US allowing the sale of a bulletproof car with AWD and 3 motors lol. When the GNX came out, the FBI bought the remaining inventory. Maybe that's what he's hoping for.

Edit,... Here is the a story of the GNX although a bit different from how I remember it. https://www.streetmusclemag.com/news...and-nationals/

[04Terminator]

250,000 pre orders on a truck at least 3 years away.

I guess I was wrong

[jacky4566]

The pre-orders don't mean anything. Its $100 fully refundable.

What I want to know is how Tesla intends to pass pedestrian safety requirements. This thing is going to cut people in half.

Still badass and I want one.

[benyl]

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The pre-orders don't mean anything. Its $100 fully refundable.

What I want to know is how Tesla intends to pass pedestrian safety requirements. This thing is going to cut people in half.

Still badass and I want one.

I think 75% of those preorders will be fulfilled. Many are from current Tesla owner that have more than one Tesla already.

[Xtrema]

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250,000 pre orders on a truck at least 3 years away.

I guess I was wrong

Model 3 had 500,000+ pre order at $1000.

CT has 250,000 pre order at $100.

Consider Tesla has only delivered 471,000 Model 3 so far, and sales has been dropping, Even 75% commitment is generous as a lot of those 500K didn't even showed up.

$100 pre order isn't that bad of commitment for flippers. Much like those iphones from a decade ago.

Now I think 3 year time frame is generous, I'm thinking more like 5-6 years.
- Fremont is already packed to deliver Model Y for the next few years. How many more "tents" can they have?
- New factory has not break ground yet. It took China almost 1 year to get GF3 ready with Chinese loans. I don't think North America can do it that quick.
- Panasonic already ended expansion at GF1. Tesla is now out of expending capacity for batteries. Fremont consumes about 28Gwh/year delivering 400k cars. GF1 can deliver about 35Gwh at end of 2019. That's roughly another 100k vehicle per year. 50k if Cybertruck uses 2x the battery as Model 3.
- The truck is concept. Who knows what kind of regulatory hurdle they have to build something that different.

[ExtraSlow]

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The truck is concept. Who knows what kind of regulatory hurdle they have to build something that different.

I'm excited to see what they put out for a truck design when they are serious about building one. This concept will probably have some big tweaks before it's ready for production. Could be very cool, and I do admire anyone who puts out a polarizing design. Too much sameness in the world today.

[supe]

TSLA just cleared $420, funding secured.