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That’s a bit like saying ‘The bigger the apple is, the larger it is!’ :) Anyway, Elon’s estimates have always been way off. Just remember that when you picture yourself making money from your Cybertruck by allowing it to run as a robotaxi.

Doors could be self-structural though. I mean that traditionally doors will have some kind of internal frame, which takes space and maybe weight, but it may be that with thick stainless steel as a door exoskeleton they may be able to avoid some of that internal structure. (pure speculation)

I’m now hoping the Dog Mode dog is K-9 from Doctor Who.

Not to dismiss your condition, which must be horrible, but now imagine traversing a tight bend, with the wheel at over 90° and not being able to reposition your hands, or hitting those indicator buttons at awkward angles. A yoke and touch sensitive buttons (btw do they even work with gloves...

Not part of the prototype. An extra option.

Just to nitpick but a solar roof was never shown as a feature of the prototype.

As a side note, Outokumpu means ‘Odd hill’. I believe this may be referring to the hill that started it all for them, a copper mine that was discovered and around which the company was formed.

This is a difficult one. Maybe: Oh-to-koompoo But it will still sound off. Oh as in ‘Oh!’ but to as in ‘tolerate’. If you can get all your ‘u’ sounds to be like the end of ‘oh!’ (kind of like a w), then you’re closer.

Well as a Finn this is rather nice news. Let’s hope they return the favour and we get Cybertrucks here.

I’m not dismissing their trip, and who knows what other conditions they faced. But when a video is hyping up offroad driving, and what’s shown is a gravel road not unlike the one I drive every day in any regular car, it’s not really convincing me of the CT’s offroad creds. Compare to what Rivian...

Nice video. Now when is the offroad video going to be shared? :p

The vans are in Europe. But I wouldn’t imagine the safety regulations being that different in that regard. Isn’t the VW ID.Buzz coming to the US? Will they be bringing the delivery van version at all with three front seats?

And yet there are EV vans that are as wide or narrower than a Cybertruck and with screens at the front, and which have a third seat in the front.

I agree 100%. But you are assuming the same transmission, which is broadly not the case for EVs. Low range gearing and a clutch allows the relatively poor torque of the ICE to be converted to high wheel torque and the ability to slip to get a load moving. Remember that tow rating is done on an...

Nice to see price cuts but the article kind of skims over the reason why there were fewer deliveries. Those factory upgrades happened and Model 3s have been almost unavailable in many markets.

Note I didn’t say the CT couldn’t tow a good load. Just that it’s wrong to assume EVs in general can tow more than an ICE.

Happy to be corrected. But for instance many EV vans tow half of what their ICE versions. Many EVs aren’t even rated at all for towing. You can also look up wheel drive (not motor) torque figures for a Wrangler in low range and compare to a Rivian. But happy to learn more. Nobody doubts EVs...

Actually many EVs out there actually tow less than their ICE compatriots. While EVs have high immediate motor torque, ICE vehicles may have more wheel torque due to gearing. They can also ride a clutch to get things moving on an incline. Of course you could slap a low range gearbox to an EV but...

That one surely deserves a rimshot.

Nobody was talking about speeding. But things happen. Which is why I prefer to keep my hands in a position of good control. You seem to advocate for that later yourself. You mention ‘one instance’. Roundabouts are an everyday occurrence here. Tight bends are also quite common. Yes, those are...