Poll: Are You Replacing an ICE Truck With Your Cybertruck?

[Daweism]

Will be trading in my 2014 Ford Raptor - 2 Door Supercab

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[Cybertruck Hawaii]

Replacing my 2000 Sienna van. While I am waiting for it, I can still do the repairs on my old van. I just did the timing belt and steering rack. Who ever gets my van will have a old van with many new parts complimentary by me.

 

[anionic1]

make this a poll. No I am no replacing I now never sell any car i own. Want a nice little collection for retirement

They don’t really make cars like they used to so they amount of plastic you will be replacing on newer cars to hold them into retirement will be a lot

 

[anionic1]

Yeah, mount a pair of these with harness in the T-Slots!
https://www.carid.com/braum/advan-series-sport-seats.html#reviews

You know it will be interesting to see how that structural battery pack limits stuff like this. From what I read the news models with the structural pack have the seat frame already attached to the structural pack. You would probably have to reuse that mount somehow. But anyone making a seat modification is probably ready to tackle something like that.

 

[Crissa]

You know it will be interesting to see how that structural battery pack limits stuff like this. From what I read the news models with the structural pack have the seat frame already attached to the structural pack. You would probably have to reuse that mount somehow. But anyone making a seat modification is probably ready to tackle something like that.

How would this be different than having to use the seat mounts in any other unibody vehicle?

-Crissa

 

[DrDefore]

I would like a discount on my cybertruck for the money I’ve had to put into my , past it’s prime, ICE ( 2005 Ford Ranger)..that is now 16 yrs old. As new first production, out of my price range trucks, are announced. As I wait for my 2002,3,4 CT I would accept a loaner… is there a light at the end of this tunnel. Don’t talk to Roadster buyers?

 

[Sirfun]

You know it will be interesting to see how that structural battery pack limits stuff like this. From what I read the news models with the structural pack have the seat frame already attached to the structural pack. You would probably have to reuse that mount somehow. But anyone making a seat modification is probably ready to tackle something like that.

Actually, at the time I wrote about mounting seats in the bed. I was thinking the original prototype had T-slots in the bed. This latest CT looks completely different in the bed. It looks like 3 sections of raised black ribbing. So probably no T-slots. That bed in the original prototype made of S.S. with slots in it looked VERY expensive to me. Tesla will probably do away with that for some cost savings.

 

[Cyberman]

At the time of reveal, I was shopping for a replacement to my '03 F150, it was the best truck I've ever owned. But in the last 10 years or so, it's developed an unbelievable amount of rust, although it still runs fine. As soon as I saw the Cyber specs, I made up my mind this my next truck. I'll never buy another ICE vehicle again.

 

[Throwcomputer]

2007 Honda Rigdeline V1 suprassing 250,000 miles this month. It will last fine until my CT reservation comes up long after every early reservation holder. I will never buy another vehicle again after the CT (aside from 2 wheeled toys)!

 

[ldjessee]

2007 Honda Rigdeline V1 suprassing 250,000 miles this month. It will last fine until my CT reservation comes up long after every early reservation holder. I will never buy another vehicle again after the CT (aside from 2 wheeled toys)!

I am hoping someone makes an EV bagger motorcycle soon! I would love to have a motorcycle that gets about 150-200 miles (with me on it) and weight no more than the motorcycle I have now (call it 950-1,000 lbs). If the frame and body panels are 120 lbs and the wheels and tires less than 80 lbs, that would leave 750-800 lbs for drive train and battery pack.

My Nissan Leaf's 40kWh pack is only 303 kg (or ~668 lbs), but the density is very low, so it takes up a lot of space. The density of Tesla 4680s should, I think, make it possible to put 30 kWh on a bagger style motorcycle. Use some of the weight savings for a smaller pack to add liquid thermal management, more aerodynamics, and an air-ride system.

I can always dream...

 

[Throwcomputer]

I am hoping someone makes an EV bagger motorcycle soon! I would love to have a motorcycle that gets about 150-200 miles (with me on it) and weight no more than the motorcycle I have now (call it 950-1,000 lbs). If the frame and body panels are 120 lbs and the wheels and tires less than 80 lbs, that would leave 750-800 lbs for drive train and battery pack.

My Nissan Leaf's 40kWh pack is only 303 kg (or ~668 lbs), but the density is very low, so it takes up a lot of space. The density of Tesla 4680s should, I think, make it possible to put 30 kWh on a bagger style motorcycle. Use some of the weight savings for a smaller pack to add liquid thermal management, more aerodynamics, and an air-ride system.

I can always dream...

Harley is in crackhead land with their ev pricing, otherwise I might consider it.

Are you asking for a Tesla motorcycle?! Haha.

When do we think this will happen? 5 years? Hopefully Harley will last long enough for Tesla to whip it out on them and put them out of business, and the rest of us out of our Harley misery.

 

[ldjessee]

Harley is in crackhead land with their ev pricing, otherwise I might consider it.

Are you asking for a Tesla motorcycle?! Haha.

When do we think this will happen? 5 years? Hopefully Harley will last long enough for Tesla to whip it out on them and put them out of business, and the rest of us out of our Harley misery.

I know Tesla was not going to make it.

With Polaris’ new Ranger EV sidexside and their work with Zero Motorcycles, I think a Victory EV motorcycle might be possible.

At one time I would have said Zero, but they seemed to stop at road and off road motorcycles and have not made that move on to cruisers, baggers… I think a sport tourer is more likely from Zero…
Unless Polaris/Victory buys them.

 

[Crissa]

Zero is still young. They're focusing on motors because there's none of the e-motorcycle companies that are profitable.

That makes it difficult to get into bikes that people expect to have longer range - worse, bikes which innately are already more heavy because of their size.

-Crissa

 

[HaulingAss]

How would this be different than having to use the seat mounts in any other unibody vehicle?

-Crissa

It would be no different. He's just trying to make the Cybertruck look inferior any way he thinks he can (and grasping at fake straws). It's irrational and it makes him look silly.

 

[HaulingAss]

Actually, at the time I wrote about mounting seats in the bed. I was thinking the original prototype had T-slots in the bed. This latest CT looks completely different in the bed. It looks like 3 sections of raised black ribbing. So probably no T-slots. That bed in the original prototype made of S.S. with slots in it looked VERY expensive to me. Tesla will probably do away with that for some cost savings.

Humans are too important of cargo to mount seats on t-slots (t-slots could handle the weight of the seats but once a 200 lb. person strapped in, even a small crash would overwhelm the ability of the T-slots to safely retain the passengers).

Yes, I know, it depends upon the strength of the t-slots, right?. Just know that they wouldn't be designed for that kind of usage. They would be designed to keep cargo from moving, the heavier the cargo, the more strapping (and T-slots) would be necessary. They wouldn't be up to seat mounting standards due to the very high loads encountered if there is a vehicle impact.

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