Is Cybertruck under 3.5t (7000lbs)?

[ituner-HF]

Considering that Rivian truck is 7,158lbs and Ford F150 EV is 6,170 Lbs, both under 3.5t, what do you think the weight of the Cybertruck will be?

NOTE: I would like to take my US Cybertruck for a vacation to EU however limits on my US driver's license (C class) are equivalent to only 3.5t in EU, by weight Should I bother with Class A or B CDL license or bet on the fact that Cybertruck will be under 3.5t? I don't want to go back to school and I am afraid of big rigs. Thanks!

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[Crissa]

We have no idea, but on the announcement night, Elon said they were targeting 5-6k pounds like the current F150.

-Crissa

 

[JBee]

I think its unlikely that the CT will be under 3500kg GVM (Gross Vehicle Mass) seeing that it has the capacity to load 1587kg in the bed itself. This would mean the Cybertruck would have to weigh 1913kg empty. For comparison the Model X Plaid weighs 2444kg and is smaller in size, an does not have the same payload capacity. EU rules are max 3500kg GVM and not empty. In Australia it's a much more reasonable 4500kg, but in Germany it used to be 7500kg on older licenses.

If the CT would weigh around 2500kg then a 1000kg payload would just get it to scrape in under the limit. I'm expecting it to be around 2700kg, and even their a more limiting 800kg payload would make it work. This way the same Cybertruck could just be rated differently on paper, but be technically the same and still be driven on a car license in Europe.

 

[beeeasybro]

dat heavy

 

[ituner-HF]

I think its unlikely that the CT will be under 3500kg GVM (Gross Vehicle Mass) seeing that it has the capacity to load 1587kg in the bed itself. This would mean the Cybertruck would have to weigh 1913kg empty. For comparison the Model X Plaid weighs 2444kg and is smaller in size, an does not have the same payload capacity. EU rules are max 3500kg GVM and not empty. In Australia it's a much more reasonable 4500kg, but in Germany it used to be 7500kg on older licenses.

If the CT would weigh around 2500kg then a 1000kg payload would just get it to scrape in under the limit. I'm expecting it to be around 2700kg, and even their a more limiting 800kg payload would make it work. This way the same Cybertruck could just be rated differently on paper, but be technically the same and still be driven on a car license in Europe.

Thank you for the explanation.

 

[Ogre]

Really really good discussion of Cybertruck weight here starting about 11:00 in. I think I’ve got the time stamp here.

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