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or towing, in South Texas with a launch site in the background.

To be fair that Electrek article is a collection of hit pieces. Displaying range based on the EPA rated consumption can in no way shape or form be construed as rigging range estimates. Tesla is also not the only manufacturer using the 5-cycle test and the Lightning, which is rated on the 2-cycle...

Black oxide finish, would look much better than a black wrap.

Beauty and the Beast

Not a fan of the black wrap but a Cybertruck with forged carbon fiber in place of the ss panels sure would be interesting to see, on top of being eye-wateringly expensive.

Their youtube channel, they did a similar one with the Lightning right when they first started deliveries over a year go.

If anything the opposite would make more sense imo. Keep costs as lean as possible to minimize 'bleeding' during the ramp and then bend the knee to market forces and add it to the frunk once you're fully ramped and in the black. Not unlike what happened with the motorized liftgate on Model 3.

NET Nov 30th, on Top Gear.

They're not oblivious to the issue, those corners are radiused:

There would be no obligation to include it for free, it's a paid accessory on the R1T. 1:1 https://rivian.com/gear-shop/p/full-size-spare-tire

Looking at it through the lens of the 'typical' truck buyer. All competitors, whether ICE or EV, have the space for one. Well, aside from the Hummer EV, which is somewhat telling. I'm into the design of the truck enough to be willing to look past almost any shortcoming. However the same can't be...

Yeah, Rivian was able to fit a full size 34" spare within a 4.5ft bed ... if they had kept the onboard air compressor they could have made the argument a spare was redundant but that's been removed as well ...

Sort of settles the exo debate.

Tonneau cover on the beta trucks did not seem as loud, that is for sure. May have to do with stowing vs. deploying.

No, I don't believe that is priced in yet. You'll mostly see it after the event, unless something leaks. The sell off is mainly due to macro and the realization there is not going to be significant growth in vehicle volumes for 2024.

Hence the dual motor ...

Duck

I'm tracking, there's little doubt in my mind they're going with single stack only. Just have to add the customary element of uncertainty.

This still from a video posted a while back showed it fairly well: That's an old S/X pack, while the pack shown in the outdated asset is a refresh S/X pack. You can also see the rear motor cradle is the same as on S/X Plaid.

Your reply suggested Panasonic is using a Tesla proprietary chemistry: That's a common misconception with the 2170s coming out of GigaNV, that's the only reason why I mentioned it. Achieved through a mechanical design improvement not chemistry related, Cleanerwatt has a good video on it...