I ordered a SIX seater, not FIVE seats

[cvalue13]

If it's exoskeleton based, there shouldn't be any need for a 6" thick driver and passenger side doors. So the necessary width is there.

except it’s also shaped like a stop sign. People aren’t.

and so as a result, a lot of that exoskeleton, especially at the sides, is placed far away from the human footprint within the vehicle. And the inward-leaning topside is the pinch-point limits.


As a result of the stop sign shape, you get potentially large ‘dead’ spaces on the vehicle side that cause the widest point of the vehicle to possibly be substantially wider than the useable space in the vehicle

The only thing I can say for certain is that, exoskeleton or not, the doors/body of this thing are not thin.

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[Ogre]

except it’s also shaped like a stop sign. People aren’t.

and so as a result, a lot of that exoskeleton, especially at the sides, is placed far away from the human footprint within the vehicle. And the inward-leaning topside is the pinch-point limits.


As a result of the stop sign shape, you get potentially large ‘dead’ spaces on the vehicle side that cause the widest point of the vehicle to possibly be substantially wider than the useable space in the vehicle

The only thing I can say for certain is that, exoskeleton or not, the doors/body of this thing are not thin.

It is wider at shoulder height. Just like me.

 

[cvalue13]

It is wider at shoulder height. Just like me.

Yes, but widest at belly height … just like [name omitted]

add those fender flares, which are the relevant point for disclosing the vehicle width, and that is the point at which the vehicle is determined to be [80”] wide

doesn’t tell us much, except to say that the fender flares plus the unique bulging shape of the CT mean that vehicle width comparisons between the CT and other vehicles could be misleading.

And small differences can be material: the front seat shoulder width delta between an F150 (huge inside) and a Tacoma (decidedly mid-sized) is only 9” total interior width, or 4.5” per front passenger

 

[mhaze]

except it’s also shaped like a stop sign. People aren’t.

and so as a result, a lot of that exoskeleton, especially at the sides, is placed far away from the human footprint within the vehicle. And the inward-leaning topside is the pinch-point limits.


As a result of the stop sign shape, you get potentially large ‘dead’ spaces on the vehicle side that cause the widest point of the vehicle to possibly be substantially wider than the useable space in the vehicle

The only thing I can say for certain is that, exoskeleton or not, the doors/body of this thing are not thin.

I see what you are getting at there and considering the side profiles tend to agree. We can't fit a couple dozen in there. That's a job to be left to the clown cars up in Washington DC.

 

[FutureBoy]

You know how model y can be 7 seats or 5 seats.... Maybe it's an option.....

So maybe the bed can come in a shortened version to allow for a 3rd row of seats? Like a cross between minivan and pickup truck...

 

[FutureBoy]

All this hubbub about 5 vs 6 seats. If VW can cram 17 people into a classic style bug, we can fit 6 in a CT.

 

[Ogre]

vehicle width comparisons between the CT and other vehicles could be misleading.

Aside from parking don’t care about truck width. Bed size and elbow room is what I care about.

 

[cvalue13]

Aside from parking don’t care about truck width. Bed size and elbow room is what I care about.

exacty

anyone saying “of course the CT isn’t midsized, it’s 80” wide” I’d just point them to sit inside the 80” wide Rivian

 

[berg]

I feel like this SHOULD be an option, so many modern trucks still have this as an option. I would really love the bench seat up front, it seem more utilitarian somehow.

What other ev truck has 6 seats? Not any other ev models announced-hummer, f150, Silverado, rivian, lordstown all have 5

 

[Ehninger1212]

What other ev truck has 6 seats? Not any other ev models announced-hummer, f150, Silverado, rivian, lordstown all have 5

I said Trucks, not specifically Electric Trucks.

 

[berg]

Yes I know that some larger ice trucks have 6 seats but that isn't the norm. For some of us two seats is plenty. I rarely use the rear jump seats in my f150 supercab for anything but storage. Although it does have fold up for middle front. I would rather have a longer bed than second row, especially if there's other storage. Hopefully there will be more options as they release more models, since there are many more different ways that trucks get used than as hauler. But it still costs a premium to haul that size and weight vehicle for just passengers.

 

[SSonnentag]

Hell I ordered a SIX seater. what is this 5 seat crap

Wrong. You paid $100 for a reservation, which is simply a place in line to order. Nobody has placed an order yet.

 

[firsttruck]

What other ev truck has 6 seats? Not any other ev models announced-hummer, f150, Silverado, rivian, lordstown all have 5

I said Trucks, not specifically Electric Trucks.

Yup, the competition is with ICE full-size trucks. Elon even said that at the Cybertruck reveal in Nov 2019. Ford F150 4dr Supercrew ICE

 

[Ogre]

What other ev truck has 6 seats? Not any other ev models announced-hummer, f150, Silverado, rivian, lordstown all have 5

There is no “EV Truck” market. There is a pickup truck market.

 

[SwampNut]

Hell I ordered a SIX seater. what is this 5 seat crap

WOW!!! When were you able to order one? Are they available in Australia now? I only have a potential reservation for something to be ordered later. Lucky you.

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