Why I don't feel Cybertruck is a work truck? It is more like a utility truck

[Cybertruck 1974]

far too many tech advancements and features to be a pure work truck, but it also provides much more utilities and comfort than a work truck.

2 cents

Tech is what makes it a better work truck than all. I'm a contract and it will be incredibly helpful for my business. Can't wait

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[Codyco]

I'm not in construction but I spend most of my time on construction sites as commissioning. Currently working on the 3rd largest project going on in the world right now (about a $20 billion dollar project) so plenty of construction/ contractors. Most of the actual workers I know would laugh at the idea of this as a "work truck" especially at this price. This is a family hauler, just like my $100k TRX that I would never take on one of my construction sites.

 

[Crissa]

Why would you pay $100k for a truck you wouldn't use?

I understand the Foundation Series is expensive, but geez.

-Crissa

 

[HaulingAss]

I'm not in construction but I spend most of my time on construction sites as commissioning. Currently working on the 3rd largest project going on in the world right now (about a $20 billion dollar project) so plenty of construction/ contractors. Most of the actual workers I know would laugh at the idea of this as a "work truck" especially at this price. This is a family hauler, just like my $100k TRX that I would never take on one of my construction sites.

Remember, the Cybertruck is designed to compete against the most popular pickup segment, the 1/2 ton trucks, and it will come down in price as production volumes increase. The heavy lifting gets done by heavy-duty trucks. 1/2 ton trucks are used in the field by inspectors, foremen, delivery people, etc. The Cybertruck will actually be better for most of the tasks commonly performed by 1/2 ton trucks. A lot of people in the construction industry don't consider 1/2 ton trucks to be "real work trucks" either, but that doesn't mean they don't sell in the hundreds of thousands to be used as actual work trucks. The fact that it doesn't need oil and filter changes and gas fill-ups but can do the same job simply by plugging it in each evening is what will drive sales.

 

[Bill837]

I'm not in construction but I spend most of my time on construction sites as commissioning. Currently working on the 3rd largest project going on in the world right now (about a $20 billion dollar project) so plenty of construction/ contractors. Most of the actual workers I know would laugh at the idea of this as a "work truck" especially at this price. This is a family hauler, just like my $100k TRX that I would never take on one of my construction sites.

So what do those "actual workers" drive?

 

[Deleted member 17810]

I don't get this. It would fit "flush in the bed with overhang"? What does that mean and why would it be awkward? I've been using trucks for over 40 years to pickup construction materials and I don't see any awkwardness. The versatility of the Cybertrucks load attachment points are welcome. i've always wondered why trucks didn't have more convenient attachment points so users wouldn't have to get so creative.

I feel like a bunch of twenty-somethings, who have never loaded a truck in their lives, love to critique the hauling abilities of the Cybertruck without knowing the first thing about loading a truck. Cybertruck could easily load 30 sheets of plywood even though that would be an extremely unusual load. Generally, pickups are used for tools and odds and ends that are needed as the job progresses and the bulk materials are brought in on a flatbed truck or trailer. Cybertruck would be very good at towing that trailer, by the way.

People are just making shit up in an effort to throw shade on the Cybertruck. It's a very threatening product in the long-term and people are trying to start early by positioning it as "not a work truck" and hoping that characterization sticks in people's minds. They think if they say it enough times, it will become reality.

Yup, you buy 30 sheets 85 percent of the time you're getting it delivered with the rest of the purchase.

 

[Codyco]

So what do those "actual workers" drive?

Depends on their needs but nothing that costs this much. We will get upwards of 5,000 people on site. Most of the guys that have nicer vehicles actually leave them at home and drive something cheap to work. Some have company trucks but they are not top trim vehicles. Welders will sometimes have custom rigs with flatbeds so their welding machines can fit.

 

[Cybertruck 1974]

I'm not in construction but I spend most of my time on construction sites as commissioning. Currently working on the 3rd largest project going on in the world right now (about a $20 billion dollar project) so plenty of construction/ contractors. Most of the actual workers I know would laugh at the idea of this as a "work truck" especially at this price. This is a family hauler, just like my $100k TRX that I would never take on one of my construction sites.

20 billion, 200 billion. Who cares? Who cares if you make 20 billion a month? Nobody. 100k isn't alot for a week truck. They all cost 100k. It's what the truck was built for not your inflated ego. Think about it. No really, you want a truck of the future or a oil guzzling stuck in the past truck? Throw a ladder rack on it and go. The difference is tech and you can fuel from the sun and not an earth killing toxic liquid. See now?

 

[Cybertruck 1974]

They all cost 100k. It's what the truck was built for not your inflated ego. Think about it. No really, you want a truck of the future or a oil guzzling stuck in the past truck? Throw a ladder rack on it and go. The difference is tech and you can fuel from the sun and not an earth killing toxic liquid. See now?

 

[MyKidCouldDrawThat]

They all cost 100k. It's what the truck was built for not your inflated ego. Think about it. No really, you want a truck of the future or a oil guzzling stuck in the past truck? Throw a ladder rack on it and go. The difference is tech and you can fuel from the sun and not an earth killing toxic liquid. See now?

Oil is organic and made by the earth.

 

[jerhenderson]

I'm not in construction but I spend most of my time on construction sites as commissioning. Currently working on the 3rd largest project going on in the world right now (about a $20 billion dollar project) so plenty of construction/ contractors. Most of the actual workers I know would laugh at the idea of this as a "work truck" especially at this price. This is a family hauler, just like my $100k TRX that I would never take on one of my construction sites.

Show the Workers the plug ins for their tools they can use at the work site. Anyone that laughs at that doesn't use tools at the work site.

 

[HaulingAss]

Oil is organic and made by the earth.

Are you just trolling or do you really not understand that oil is not a problem because of how/where the oil is created, but rather it's how we mine it and use it that creates human suffering and death (not to diminish the harm to the rest of the Animal Kingdom).

Strychnine is organic and made by earth too. Does that mean it's harmless?

If you really have a kid, and you love him/her, I would think you would be better informed. Simple deduction leads me to believe you are a troll.

 

[MyKidCouldDrawThat]

Are you just trolling or do you really not understand that oil is not a problem because of how/where the oil is created, but rather it's how we mine it and use it that creates human suffering and death (not to diminish the harm to the rest of the Animal Kingdom).

Strychnine is organic and made by earth too. Does that mean it's harmless?

If you really have a kid, and you love him/her, I would think you would be better informed. Simple deduction leads me to believe you are a troll.

I just like poking the overdramatic people. You're starting to look like one too.

If you were better informed you would understand that we would not be at this level of human progress without oil. That level of progress has drastically reduced the amount of suffering for humanity. Sure it's not perfect, and fusion/electric is the future. But we're not getting there without using oil as a stepping stone. As such, a the decision of viewing someones personal truck fuel source as saving or destroying the environment is ludicrous.

 

[Codyco]

To be clear, none of what I posted as my own opinion about this not being a work truck had anything to do with it being electric. More to the point that this truck definitely appeals to people looking to be seen and have a really cool truck than someone with a true need for a utilitarian truck. My comments definitely weren't meant to hurts anyone's feelings or get you worked up.

 

[Huntsman]

Look at F150 sales for trim level XL and 8’ bed. That’s a work truck. Alternatively F250 crew cab 8’ bed. I dont think there is any argument these are work trucks but realize they are significantly different based on the needs of the contractor.
while the CT is neither of the above it is the ideal DIY home owner vehicle for those that need more than a Subaru to haul 2 bags of peat moss or drive up over a curb and traverse a rural property. It is a good all around utility vehicle. It is not what many people hoped for including Mr. Musk as many features have been eliminated. If you work with your truck and the CT fulfills the needs of your business, its a work truck to you.
For the last 30 years contractors have been driving 150’s with 6 1/2’ beds and half back seats and ‘git’n er dun. In the NW U.S. pick up trucks, except Tacoma’s are all but extinct. That society has shunned them and contractors now drive mini van trucks. Tesla has an over whelming presence in this region - my guess, 1 in every 15 vehicles is a Tesla and I’m speculating Tesla hopes this truck is seen as more acceptable than a pickup with the enclosed bed.
My opinion, I don’t think the title matters - Work, Utility, Commuter. Those terms apply better to the photos Mr. Musk showed at the reveal; pick up trucks over the last 80 years. This is the Cybrtruck, that title alone puts it in a new 21st century category of technologically advanced utilitarian all terrain vehicle.

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