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It’s not on the Model 3.

The problem with that layout is you have a LED line shining in your eyes all the time. The Model 3 Highland has the same problem. I hope they get round to implementing a way to dim the light all the way, or to only have the side lines. On the M3 it basically needs to be turned off to avoid being...

As one of the few people here who actually appear to be in the know, so to speak, does that mean you are saying there are lockable diffs on the Cybertruck? That indeed would be news… The video pretty much looks exactly like going up something like this without lockable diffs. I have so far...

That weight would allow you to register the dual in Europe to drive with a regular license and no more than 5 people and minimal or no luggage (a gross weight of over 3500kg requires lorry license). Not ideal but just about doable, particularly as the likelihood of anyone actually checking what...

In my experience everything electrical and with a motor fails more and sooner than something that doesn’t, and is more expensive to fix. I tend to like to minimise that. For me motorised boot lids seem mostly a nuisance as they’re slow and need to be managed when there are low roofs and the...

Well I honestly don’t understand motorised boot covers either. Particularly if there’s no kick sensor. They’re slower and more expensive than just a simple hinge. And, yes, they break. And the bill is expensive (anything that needs repairs is expensive for Tesla…). You’re really saying you are...

Why? Why not just use your arms to close it and feel like a trucker while doing so? I don’t get why people want to have finicky electrical stuff that will inevitably be costly to replace when it breaks.

I agree that Tesla windshields seem to be particularly susceptible. I’m not sure if it’s the angle or the glass itself, but I certainly experienced more cracking in the M3 than other vehicles.

I’m well aware of how fast they are. Though reliable sensing isn’t always trivial. Still, the fact remains you need to have a slip to sense it. This is easily noticed by a human on a Model 3 between front/rear axle, where you can sense the slip before the vectoring tries to compensate. Very...

I didn’t say motors can’t be controlled sub-full rotation. I said that in order to detect one wheel has less traction, it will have to slip. Whereas with a locked axle it won’t. That’s why you can’t simulate a locked axle with independent motors on each wheel. That’s what JBee and I have been...

It’s not necessarily fair to say it is 2WD. A Model 3 mostly is, but I’m not sure what Cybertruck’s implementation is. It might be that in offroad mode it will default to sending the same torque to both axles. That means that less per wheel torque is required to get the vehicle moving, which...

@JBee gets it. I'm happy to have him explain everything :D

Unfortunately I believe you are wrong. A motor per wheel cannot simulate it. This takes a bit of thought to realise (I believed wrongly as well, at first). The key to realise is that the same torque, when applied on a wheel with low or no traction, will spin it fast, while the wheel on solid...

Having a standard published openly does not mean it can be used freely. Patents and other licensing can limit that. I’m not aware of the exact details regarding NACS. In any case NACS was not openly available back then, so the point is mute. Obviously other manufacturers have to have something...

I was being a bit hazy. I admit I wasn’t actually sure if it’s a legal requirement outside the EU, just that it’s common in several places. Do Australian Teslas have CCS ports or NACS?

It’s very likely there won’t be lockers, with Tesla relying on traction control and/or multiple motors. Like Rivian. It’s nice to see the Cybertruck do some real off-roading at last. We can see the size somewhat hinders it compared to the smaller off-roaders, but that goes for all American...

Unlike America, Tesla hasn’t been the king of charging networks in Europe, and we have had other fairly popular EVs. The NACS was not, I believe, an open standard at that time (and I’m guessing you still have to license it), so manufacturers didn’t have the realistic choice of using NACS, and...

Well a Model 3 isn’t used for offroad driving. Also it’s not on a fender which stick out and are most likely to catch a branch or rock when off-roading.

It is indeed a bit of a concern. It’s positioned in a place that is quite likely to get a hit or two when off-roading. Before anyone says ‘Tesla engineers are smart and will think of everything!’, well, they may be smart but Teslas have had a whole array of design issues. Either by choice or...

Me? I never believed it. I think if you'll read my comment it was directed at those who might.