Rich Rebuilds Reviews The Cybertruck

[HaulingAss]

incorrect.

He was praising the model 3. A hater doesn’t praise the object of their hatred.

Yes, haters often praise the object of their hate, if it allows them to hate more effectively. He knows his anti-Tesla biases have hurt his credibility. And too many people in the real world know what a great car the Model 3 is, so he has to praise it or almost no one would take him seriously. He probably praises the Model Y now for the same reason. The Cybertruck, it's a new product and almost no one knows what a great truck it is, so he can get away with it. For now, at least.

I mean, if he praises Tesla's Model 3 and Model Y, but hates the Cybertruck, the Cybertruck must be actually bad, right?

In two or three years, his tune will change, he will admit the Cybertruck is revolutionary, and then start telling us what a terrible car the new compact is.

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[TruckGenio]

Some things he likes but overall disappointed, his ending conclusions are fairly harsh, but not entirely wrong. Jump to the 26 minute mark if you want to just hear that part.

Rich is getting lazy most of his points are invalid. The only reason to get a Silverado over the Cybertruck is battery size. I have 1200 miles on my Cybertruck and it’s averaging 346Wh/mile. That’s crazy efficient for this vehicle and mostly highway, about 70/30. With that said the attention sucks and my truck is out of commission needs a new front drive unit.
as far
As demand they just got to 1130 rn for foundation series. Then they have to go back and offer non foundation to day one RNs it’s going to be a while before it’s in inventory. In my opinion. Model 3 did not have a special series therefore it was easier to track.

 

[BannedByTMC]

I have 1200 miles on my Cybertruck and it’s averaging 346Wh/mile.

That's amazing, what kind of highway speeds do you normally run at?

 

[TruckGenio]

That's amazing, what kind of highway speeds do you normally run at?

I probably average 70 I set the adaptive cruise control to 80 and hang in the middle lane unless I am passing someone. 80 is often to slow for the left lane and I’m prefere not to go over 80 in any vehicle.

 

[Leifmb]

This isn’t a fair, unbiased review, It’s like an opinion piece in the newspaper and should be titled as such. I was trying to give this guy some credit for speaking his mind, but I had to stop listening with 2 minutes left.

It reminds me of the famous idea that “The best liars tell partial truths.”

It would take a lot of time to refute all of the things he says that he can’t justify with any data. Things like “Tesla is now often 2nd or 3rd and are not creating anything innovative and new.” (Paraphrase)

I’ll give this guy a review of his “reviews.” He gets a 3/10. Some decent content, but clear bias, unsubstantiated statements, and lack of insight into the overall economics of car manufacturing, make this “review” more of a fluff opinion piece.

I was thinking the SAME thing about his claims of Tesla being 2nd, 3rd whatever...In what? Some people tend to "gloss over" the industry leading things Tesla does and continues to lead in so much that the entire auto industry has forever changed direction because of! I would not buy any other BEV than Tesla for the foreseeable future but maybe some day as everyone else is so far behind where it really matters-the rate of innovation and positive change. Tesla's industry leading
update and receive new features is so unheard of it STILL cant be matched. Yeah, someday I may buy another brand of BEV but for now, I'll stick with the best, Tesla.

 

[TruckGenio]

I was thinking the SAME thing about his claims of Tesla being 2nd, 3rd whatever...In what? Some people tend to "gloss over" the industry leading things Tesla does and continues to lead in so much that the entire auto industry has forever changed direction because of! I would not buy any other BEV than Tesla for the foreseeable future but maybe some day as everyone else is so far behind where it really matters-the rate of innovation and positive change. Tesla's industry leading
update and receive new features is so unheard of it STILL cant be matched. Yeah, someday I may buy another brand of BEV but for now, I'll stick with the best, Tesla.

Pretty much every point he made was incorrect. A lot of the tech existed before but not implemented in the same way and not really available at the price range. Is the TRX more capable vehicle perhaps but it’s more comparable to an all-wheel-drive cyber truck and it costs $20-$30,000 more. It’s also more expensive to own due to maintenance and gasoline. I would have to watch the video right down all the points and reboot one by one. I’m not an influencer. I’m not interested in doing it. I find interesting entertaining, but this was a very sloppy video.

 

[Leifmb]

Pretty much every point he made was incorrect. A lot of the tech existed before but not implemented in the same way and not really available at the price range. Is the TRX more capable vehicle perhaps but it’s more comparable to an all-wheel-drive cyber truck and it costs $20-$30,000 more. It’s also more expensive to own due to maintenance and gasoline. I would have to watch the video right down all the points and reboot one by one. I’m not an influencer. I’m not interested in doing it. I find interesting entertaining, but this was a very sloppy video.

It seems the entire auto industry (and related supply industries) are all pushing a negative narrative against Tesla. The rest of the industry cant get their act together so rather than suck it up, do the work and get things moving in the "right" direction, they have chosen to stick their heads in the sand and go on the attack against Tesla, the main threat to their business. It looks to me that it's either Tesla or them, in some cases. They are betting on defeating Tesla, I think. I also think some of the ICE OEMs will REALLY regret not moving towards EV's in a substantial way.

 

[agordon117]

Rich is getting lazy most of his points are invalid. The only reason to get a Silverado over the Cybertruck is battery size. I have 1200 miles on my Cybertruck and it’s averaging 346Wh/mile. That’s crazy efficient for this vehicle and mostly highway, about 70/30. With that said the attention sucks and my truck is out of commission needs a new front drive unit.
as far
As demand they just got to 1130 rn for foundation series. Then they have to go back and offer non foundation to day one RNs it’s going to be a while before it’s in inventory. In my opinion. Model 3 did not have a special series therefore it was easier to track.

I was pretty amazed by the efficiency as well. I took a 94 mile trip and both ways I matched the efficiency claims. A feat that was never matched under the same conditions in my model Y.

I don't remember exactly what it was, maybe 387Wh/mi? It was exactly 123kwh/318 miles. I was going 76-79 for 90% of the trip.



As for the overall topic, rich rebuilds is still salty that tesla wouldn't honor his free roadster 2.0 he got with referral points. So naturally he has to come out and say how bad their best vehicle to date is.

 

[TruckGenio]

They should honor it.

 

[tmeyer3]

To be fair, Rich has been a strong voice and advocate for the right to repair your own Tesla. I think he's completely right and naturally it has caused a lot of hurt egos and tension. I just wish the subjectivity could be mellowed a bit

 

[steezymcfresh]

Many YouTubers become fixated on proving that they're smarter than Tesla, whether that be from an engineering or product standpoint. Rich, JerryRigEverything, the girl who made the Model 3 wagon are examples. I quickly unsubscribe when their ego hits that point.

 

[tmeyer3]

Many YouTubers become fixated on proving that they're smarter than Tesla, whether that be from an engineering or product standpoint. Rich, JerryRigEverything, the girl who made the Model 3 wagon are examples. I quickly unsubscribe when their ego hits that point.

It does seem to be a pattern now that you mention it... Many seem to move from "reviews" to "i know better and here's why," over the years. Many times they're right, but when it moves into "my opinion is fact" zones, I also unsub rather quickly.

 

[TruckGenio]

To be fair, Rich has been a strong voice and advocate for the right to repair your own Tesla. I think he's completely right and naturally it has caused a lot of hurt egos and tension. I just wish the subjectivity could be mellowed a bit

I appreciate Rich a lot and have been following him for a long time. He has done a lot for the Tesla community and I think his roadster should be honored. Tesla customer service is worse than any other automotive company, but to be fair they outsourced their customer service to dealerships, and the dealership customer service is not worth the dealership purchasing experience..

 

[Crissa]

Many YouTubers become fixated on proving that they're smarter than Tesla, whether that be from an engineering or product standpoint. Rich, JerryRigEverything, the girl who made the Model 3 wagon are examples. I quickly unsubscribe when their ego hits that point.

I don't get that feeling from Simone Giertz, just that she wanted a product that's different from the Cybertruck. She doesn't need or want a full-sized truck. And there's a market for that! The long waiting lists for Mavericks and Santa Cruzes kinda proves it. Just, that end is also more price-conscious as well.

Pretty sure Simone admits they made lots of mistakes bodging together Truckla.

Rich, on the other hand, has never gotten over that Tesla wouldn't let his repaired cars charge on the network. He's always been more about the BS and 'experience' than true facts. Aside from his pro-self-repair, he's always just been about entertainment.

-Crissa

 

[cardad]

Wow.

2 personal favorites: 48 volt was done before. And so was Steer by Wire and 4 wheel steering. But it's just Tesla being lazy and needing the tech to fix their problems...like designing the wheelbase too long, so needed the 4 wheel steering (for reference, it's 2 inches shorter than an F-150 Lightning).

Technically he is correct: there have been a instances of 48 volts being used in sub-systems (mostly propulsion) but never replacing the 12 volt system (which everyone and their brother said needed to be done). And there was a low volume car that used Steer by wire (but still physically connected), but nothing in the volume of Cybertruck.

The Steer by wire is such a revolutionary change, that him dismissing it shows his bias, and basically taints all his other comments.

To each his own. I just hope I never lose my objectiveness this badly...

I haven’t really noticed any benefits of steer by wire. My CT vibrates through the floor and the steering wheel above 65 mph and Tesla even looked at it, consulted engineering, claimed to replace a drive unit, and it still vibrates more than any other vehicle I own (including Rivian with AT tires and multiple Broncos/Jeeps)

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