I’m am pretty confident that many who claim they are passing on the Cybertruck and received the “configure your Cybertruck” e-mail this week from Tesla would reconsider purchasing.
I’ve read that a Model X is roughly 2x to insure than a Model Y.
Here are some rough insurance premiums for the Model X:
Company
Average Annual Premium
State Farm
$1,850
Travelers
$2,406
Progressive
$2,513
GEICO
$2,518
Nationwide
$2,610
Allstate
$4,060
Farmers
$4,187
For the solar panel option I'm envisioning a low profile multiple panel system that's attached and lockable to the bed area via a bed rack mounting system.
Once parked the bed length solar panel would be unlocked and two additional solar "wings" could be unfolded for a total of three solar...
I found it interesting how they bend the SS panels. In an interview Tesla said the panel is laid over an air hockey type of production machinery. I would love to see the process in action.
“Normal” reservation holders probably won’t see AWD/Tri configuration e-mails until sometime in Q1 of 2024.
Tesla May bump up RWD production sooner or lower AWD/Tri prices if they find the reservation conversion rate is only 20% as predicted by some experts.
I see the Rivian R1T as a direct competitor to the AWD Cybertruck.
The Dual Motor R1T with the large battery runs around $80k as well.
I know which one I want in my driveway.
As for the battery pack all 3 trim levels are identical. 123 kWh is what has been reported. Most likely identical for economies of scale reasons.
My guess is that the 250 range in the RWD version was limited by some software coding.
So the doors and quarter panels are now roughly as thick as one quarter, or 1.75 mm, not 2 quarters.
Still pretty impressive for a production vehicle. The virtually door ding and rust proof SS exterior was my #1 reason for reserving a Cybertruck.
The amazing RWS and steer-by-wire features...