Ride The Lightning podcast source says tri-motor Cybertruck will have at least 560 miles range + steering wheel has changed from prototype

[Blue Steel]

From today’s Ride The Lightning podcast. Nothing surprising here, but it’s cool to see some smoke coming from Tesla on these fronts.

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[Tim.Luchenko]

I wish CT has 700 miles range.....

 

[TruckElectric]

It's hard to say without knowing the kWh size, but if Tesla uses a 150kWh with 4680 cells with 15,000 cycle life I would say no problem getting 700 mile range per charge.

 

[Ehninger1212]

560 miles of range?! awesome! I really did NOT expect that steering wheel to remain so no surprise there.

 

[ajdelange]

Well if you heard it on the internet it MUST be true. I'm waiting to hear it from E. M.

 

[Blue Steel]

Well if you heard it on the internet it MUST be true. I'm waiting to hear it from E. M.

In 2020 are there other places to “hear” things? I guess I shouldn’t have cancelled my Tesla newspaper subscription.

But seriously, McCaffrey has interviewed E M a couple times, maybe he can ask Elon about it next time they talk.

 

[ajdelange]

It's hard to say without knowing the kWh size, but if Tesla uses a 150kWh with 4680 cells with 15,000 cycle life I would say no problem getting 700 mile range per charge.

So you see no problem with the CT having a consumption of 214 Wh/mi? What magic are you thinking would make it possible for the bigger, heavier CT to deliver better consumption than 3EXY?

 

[TruckElectric]

So you see no problem with the CT having a consumption of 214 Wh/mi? What magic are you thinking would make it possible for the bigger, heavier CT to deliver better consumption than 3EXY?

You're right, 165kWh battery instead of 150kWh.

 

[Yakuza]

It's hard to say without knowing the kWh size, but if Tesla uses a 150kWh with 4680 cells with 15,000 cycle life I would say no problem getting 700 mile range per charge.

That Warren redlich guy on YouTube keeps saying the CT will have a 150 kWH battery for the tri motor. The math doesn’t add up. Cleanerwatt did a video showing the WH/mile to require at least a 180 kWh battery. With 560, seems clear it will be a 200 kWh battery

 

[Dids]

You're right, 165kWh battery instead of 150kWh.

Yeah and 165kWh 4680 is about the size of 80 kwh s3xy. So no reason CT would be much heavier than X...

 

[TruckElectric]

That Warren redlich guy on YouTube keeps saying the CT will have a 150 kWH battery for the tri motor. The math doesn’t add up. Cleanerwatt did a video showing the WH/mile to require at least a 180 kWh battery. With 560, seems clear it will be a 200 kWh battery

Yeah I know the math. But I just believe the 4680 will be ABLE to deliver a 700 mile range in the CT but Tesla won't allow it.

 

[ajdelange]

Realistically the CT is going to take 400 - 500 Wh/mi. For 700 mi that's 280 - 350 kWh. So you are thinking that the battery in the CT will be capable of 280 - 350 kWh but Tesla is going to choke it at 200 - 250 kWh. Well that would mean 100% SoC on the gauge corresponds to 0.71C. That's, of course, pretty conservative but would allow charging to 100% SoC with little or no taper!

 

[TruckElectric]

Realistically the CT is going to take 400 - 500 Wh/mi. For 700 mi that's 280 - 350 kWh. So you are thinking that the battery in the CT will be capable of 280 - 350 kWh but Tesla is going to choke it at 200 - 250 kWh. Well that would mean 100% SoC on the gauge corresponds to 0.71C. That's, of course, pretty conservative but would allow charging to 100% SoC with little or no taper!

Yep! There is no need to worry about SoC anymore with a million+ mile battery imo. I could care less about the battery being used later for other purposes. I'm buying the CT and want all the range I can get. But, Tesla has this master plan you see.

 

[Idaho_7]

Should Tesla choose to take over the entire Pickup industry (ICE and EV) in one Fell Swoop with the Cybertruck, the Golden Key is a 1,000 mile range.

If so, GigaFactory Texas best be ready to produce both Quality and Volume.

Within 3 years the Pickup industry would be Tesla's.

 

[Yakuza]

Should Tesla choose to take over the entire Pickup industry (ICE and EV) in one Fell Swoop with the Cybertruck, the Golden Key is a 1,000 mile range.

If so, GigaFactory Texas best be ready to produce both Quality and Volume.

Within 3 years the Pickup industry would be Tesla's.

Nothing is ever enough for some folks