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Plugs work just fine on EV tires with the sound-deadening foam. An internal patch works fine, as well, simply requiring a section of the foam around the injury be cut away. Fix-a-flat sealants, like that in the Tesla "repair" kit, fail as often as they work, make a huge mess inside the tire...

The Tesla spare (https://shop.tesla.com/product/cybertruck-spare-tire-_-tool-kit) is out of stock right now, but was available not long ago. Third party options, like Modern Spare (modernspare.com) should be available shortly.

No disrespect, but anyone who chooses to drive without a spare tire, or some other means of tire repair, is almost certainly going to have an "adventure" at some point. It's not just Tesla - lots of vehicles these days come sans spare. Used to be a dad with a teenage daughter learning to...

Yes, the 4680 production ramp is ahead of the Cybertruck ramp. That's good news, but it's not the story. The story is around the challenges of reaching targets for energy density and cost, based upon expected benefits from the dry electrode process. Those challenges were a large part of the...

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Of course it's going to depreciate. It's more akin to a computer on wheels than a conventional ICE vehicle. And everyone knows how rapidly computing devices lose value. Much sooner than most people imagine, EV's in general - and the Cybertruck in particular - are going to be lots better than...

And that's a good point. The Foundation Series is not at all a bad proposition, save for one thing. For those of us who keep vehicles for a long time.... over a ten year period the Connectivity alone absorbs half the cost of the FS premium. Throw in FSD and the other features and it's not...

The conversion rate is nowhere near 5%. It will be much higher once non-FS pricing is available. There's an enormous difference between a $72.5K vehicle and a $100K vehicle.

They could. But even that won't make a difference. The conversion rate is now low enough, relative to their production numbers, that even choosing to go through the entire reservation list won't capture enough buyers, for long enough. Short of deliberately putting a brake on the production...

Two reasons. First, the most ardent, excited potential buyers of the Cybertruck disproportionately put their orders in early, in the hours, days, and weeks after the reveal in November 2019. That was the group most willing to pay the Foundation Series premium. Second, the production ramp...

Ten days still ain't bad! Keep us posted...

No. It means for non-Tesla EV's that do not yet have the NACS port (most non-Tesla EV manufacturers will be begin installing NACS ports on their vehicles in the next year or so).

Math is math. And in this case, not particularly hard math. And even if that's too much of a stretch, there are countless online loan calculators... all of which easily describe how down payment, interest rate, and loan term relate to each other. Just joined forum, first message, and an...

Just received the email five minutes ago. I figured it would be a few more weeks. Tesla is moving swiftly through the queue, now. It's terribly tempting. But, alas, I shall wait for a non-foundation series truck. So for those of you who do want the premium early edition.... there's one less...

Yes, my guess is that there will be a hard stop on the Foundation Series once regular production begins. There are several reasons, the largest being that the already low - and declining - conversion rate on FS will plummet once regular trucks at regular prices are available.

I suspect the conversion rate of Foundation Series invites - low to begin with - will continue to decline as they move through the queue. I think it's a reasonable assumption that those who reserved very early - hours, days, and then weeks from the reveal - are both more attuned and more...

Great review! Look forward to your comparison of bed vs trailer transport of big, heavy bikes like the GSA (one of the bikes I own).

Hunting and fishing in remote areas is one of my use cases, as well. And for that, EV's still have some challenges. People like to say that the Supercharger network is good enough that range doesn't matter. And that's true, as long as you stay near the interstate network. But leave that...

A better question might be when will battery tech improve to the point where a 500-mile pack can be implemented without the egregious cost and weight penalties such a pack exacts today. A big part of the delay in the Cybertruck was because the the 4680 cell energy density anticipated at the CT...