Recent content by Keeney

  1. Braking power

    Brakes can self-heat themselves into a heat-faded condition if they are dragging. Common more on older vehicles where corrosion causes the caliper or piston to hang up and stay tight to the rotor. Brakes can be contaminated or wet. Brake lines can have air trapped in them. Brake lines and...
  2. CYBERBEAST review from longtime Tesla owner

    You don't worry a out YOUR kids putting door dings into adjacent cars?
  3. Towed a 10,400 pound generator today!

    Regular people who only have $40k to spend on a truck will buy a lot more Lightnings than Cybertrucks. No reason to think Ford and GM cannot build a truck as cheap or cheaper than tesla.
  4. Towed a 10,400 pound generator today!

    Ford thinks their apx 100kwh battery with 167 mile range on their E-transit van is enough for a typical trade van used in an urban area. Probably is for residential trades and business to business service in the inner ring of suburbs. Maybe too small for pure delivery service. Obviously not at...
  5. Towed a 10,400 pound generator today!

    Charging your work EV at home seems like a pretty good use case for the business. No need to install dozens of chargers at the shop. Cheaper than buying gas. No time wasting stop at the convenience store to fuel by your employees. No need to drive to the shop before the first appointment...
  6. Towed a 10,400 pound generator today!

    That generator probably doesn't have a weight distribution hitch since most of the time its pulled by a heavier duty truck (3/4 ton or 1 ton). The Tesla user manual does not mention weight distribution hitch one way or the other. It does limit tongue weight to 10% of 11,000 max towing, so 1100...
  7. Cybertruck with dead 48v battery = Bring a Trailer

    Reading some more about this, they loaded it on the trailer and brought it to the supercharger because that was going to be faster than waiting around charging it with the generator they had (and then still having to go to the supercharger).
  8. Electric Pickup Truck Range Test to Dead : Cybertruck vs. Lightning, R1T, Silverado (by Out of Spec)

    53 for the Ford and 56 for the Tesla are the same numbers in both posts.
  9. Electric Pickup Truck Range Test to Dead : Cybertruck vs. Lightning, R1T, Silverado (by Out of Spec)

    Not bullshit. 56 is the Tesla published number. 53 is the Ford published number (already deducts for the wheel wells). Both seem like plausible numbers. While the CT has the angled cargo area that is almost 29" high in the front (7" higher than the Ford box), people may not be aware that the...
  10. Electric Pickup Truck Range Test to Dead : Cybertruck vs. Lightning, R1T, Silverado (by Out of Spec)

    Footprint? You want smaller or bigger? CT: 78 x 224 Lightning: 80 x 232. Yes, the CT is 10" shorter - can only imagine that matters if your garage is between those two lengths. Lightning actually has more Total cargo volume than CyberTruck. If you are talking about just the bed, be sure you...
  11. Electric Pickup Truck Range Test to Dead : Cybertruck vs. Lightning, R1T, Silverado (by Out of Spec)

    Your post makes my point. You keep talking about software on other Tesla vehicles that is "better" but its not yet actually delivered on the CyberTruck. Its future ware.
  12. Electric Pickup Truck Range Test to Dead : Cybertruck vs. Lightning, R1T, Silverado (by Out of Spec)

    No FSD available on CyberTruck yet. Your arguments might be good someday, but not today.
  13. Electric Pickup Truck Range Test to Dead : Cybertruck vs. Lightning, R1T, Silverado (by Out of Spec)

    Chevy Chevette U.S. Sales = 2.8 million units over 12 years Audi Fox U.S. Sales = 100,000 units over 5 years.
  14. Electric Pickup Truck Range Test to Dead : Cybertruck vs. Lightning, R1T, Silverado (by Out of Spec)

    Comparing amongst the leading 3 EV trucks available today, the specs are similar. None are leaps and bounds ahead. Only the Ford has a configuration that you can buy today for $43k that is 95% as capable as the $100k CyberTruck AWD 2-motor (and even exceeds it in several categories). Please...
  15. Electric Pickup Truck Range Test to Dead : Cybertruck vs. Lightning, R1T, Silverado (by Out of Spec)

    "Higher standard / better engineering"? Debatable. Show some examples. Lots of engineering in the Ford. The Ford interior gets higher marks. The CT design certainly makes a statement, but is polarizing. Ford uses a proven design mimicking the best selling truck - hard to argue with that...


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