It sounds like you have a little EV towing experience under your belt. Have you found speed is a major factor to range? I'll be wanting to pull a somewhat aerodynamic RV (5500 lbs) with my Cybertruck, and would be very willing to keep things at or under 60 MPH in order to get where I want to go.
Everything JBee is saying about mechanical lockers in dead-on. Imagine you're duck hunting and the only "roads" are the 45 degree slopes on the side of a levee. Of course, the downhill side of this levee is not where you want to go, but as you're moving, you feel your rear-end sliding...
GREAT videos. I can totally attest to mechanical lockers. I once had a full-size Bronco, which stock, was a total nothing-burger. I then installed a Detroit locker in the rear and Dana Posi in front, and it became a beast of a machine. Keeping my fingers crossed with the Cybertruck. Maybe...
Thought I heard rumors about Tesla toying with the idea of varying finishes by tempering the stainless. I hope they can offer this, especially with some kind of mat. I don't want to have to wrap my truck. That would defeat the value in super-rugged exterior.
Yes, there is such as a thing as TOO big and wide for off-roading. Here in Northern California we have narrow fire-roads with tight manzanita on both sides. A good manzanita branch will strip you down to bare metal in no time. You definitely don't want to take your beautifully painted, wide...
Fascinating video you posted on Brembo using electro-hydraulic actuators on their calipers. However, after seeing the video, it seems that there would not even be a brake fluid reservoir in the front (the only fluid being completely localized at each caliper). The posted photo of the...