Thanks for pulling up that Elon Tweet; seems that a lot of people missed this point amid all the talk about dimensions.
I totally agree with you that I too want CT to be massive. Even after hearing the Rogan interview yesterday, I'm still bothered by the 3% reduction although I fully know it's...
Yeah, MT did a whole series of articles on CT that has nice little bits of info here and there.
At the moment, I have no reason to doubt the author. If I remember from the written article in MT (December 2019 or January 2020 issue??) they saw the running prototype while it was on a lift. Their...
Here's the article - https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-electric-pickup-engineering-manufacturing/
The cylinder is just over 12" in diameter. Keep in mind this is for the prototype so the production version could differ.
When Motortrend got a sneek peak of CT before the reveal, they indicated that there was a cylinder underneath the bed (similar to where the pass through is of a Rivian R1T) where the value pulled and rolled into.
I like the Rivian's trucks, especially the R1S. It seats 7 and the smaller size would make it perfect for overland. The problem is these vehicles are $20,000 overpriced compared to Tesla and are lagging on the technology side of things.
R1S would be a great compliment to my CT Plaid+ when it...
My hope is that CT will have at a minimum all of the new features in the S and X. I love the yoke steering and multiple screens (dedicated driver's and second row). It would be amazing if there ends up being a Plaid+ version too.
This is a Sports Luxury Truck for me.
I'm glad S and X has a steering yoke now and am hopeful that CT will have one too. I'm surprised about non-AI gear selection. FMVSS specs call for PRND to be electro-mechanically actuated. I don't have a full understanding of what that means in this context but either the S/X solution via...
I too prefer to keep my cars for a long time and am hoping to continue that with my CT Tri-Motor. This is why I'm grateful for 3rd party shops like:
https://medlockandsons.com/
https://grubermotors.com/
It would be cool to have a Semi as a personal vehicle but costs aside, Class-8 licensing and operational logistics (e.g. maintenance, parking, etc...) would be interesting challenges to overcome.
Since ordering a CT, I've become more interested in off-roading / overlanding. I'm thinking of...
If the glass is to be outsourced, Surmet ALON could be a candidate per Sandy Monroe. Keep in mind that the Semi is supposed to be getting this glass too.
I think that would be cool to have the driver's seat in the middle. It seems really cool and functional for other vehicles like the Tesla Semi, McLaren F1, and the McLaren Speedtail.
Regarding the 2nd pic, that might not be the best comparison to what you saw at Petersen as that CT is the clay model. Can you update it with a photo of the working prototype shown in November?