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So far, the notion seems to be valid. Tesla is increasing the FSD price and affirming that the CyberTruck FSD option locks in the price when the order is made. This is still a way to place a bet that by the time Tesla produces a CyberTruck for your order, the price of FSD will be MUCH higher.

3% or 5% smaller wouldn’t have helped with Europe or the market anywhere in the world that needs a smaller truck. Don’t doubt ur vibe, be cuz it’s true.

Cool concept that seems very practical. The rack wouldn’t interfere with the power vault door, would lift out of the way of the bed and when tilted to follow the vault line would actually make the ladders or Materials easier to access.

Elon is usually very literal about these estimates so 3-4 years from the start of production takes into account the expected ramp-up pace for a radically new style of body manufacturing that amounts to re-inventing a lot of how the industry has worked for a century. If current orders as expected...

She said only 1 hamburger and it can’t be eaten in bed.

For the next exercise, put Doc and Marty inside the CyberTruck, with the Screen used in Time Machine mode. Back to the Future is the perfect association for CyberTruck. BladeRunner is Arty, Mad Max post Apoc edgy but Marty McFly and Doc definitely buy a CyberTruck in the future to replace the...

Sometimes we have to suffer for fashion’s sake.

It would still need crush cans and to be engineered to collapse and it will be (this is much easier without an engine) but I think external airbags are a cool possibility for pedestrian collisions. They might not be like traditional airbags that need to actually have a collision to inflate or...

I’m an old guy who has used twitter for years pretty much just to look at Elon Musk’s tweets. I have technically followed other accounts including some Elon follows but rarely look at them. When I started looking at Elon Musks tweets he had about 27,000 followers on twitter and now has 31...

It’s kind of unfortunate that Tesla wasn’t able to get the courts to strike down the Michigan law as a violation of the Commerce Clause of the Constitution so it would directly impact other states. Still, it’s a good thing to open up Michigan more. There are already a lot of Teslas here and...

Painting along with dies and metal stamping multiplies capital costs over what CT would require to manufacture. Paint also has environmental costs. A steel origami exoskeleton is a major advance. You’re right though that badges and logos wouldn’t add much cost. I suspect it’s just an aesthetic...

Cybercar [article at Topspeed.com] A Cybercar intended to be a Tesla Network Robo taxi. The stainless steel exoskeleton and easy manufacturing would be a good match with the million mile battery and powertrain for a $25,000 basic Robotaxi. It’s intended for 24/7 operation in the fleet -...

I’m still curious if Elon will tweet it when they hit 500,000, $50M in deposits. It will be a reminder that CyberTruck reveal wasn’t the failure shorts originally supposed.

220,000 /146 is about 1500. Do you think CT weighs 1500 lbs?