Mounting anchor points on Cybertruck roof and bed (photo) for racks, parts, accessories

[ÆCIII]

We discussed similar details of the mounting points about seven weeks ago early July with this post and included images:

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...-racks-shown-in-latest-video.8728/post-161015​

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- ÆCIII

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[kbolt]

We discussed similar details of the mounting points about seven weeks ago early July with this post and included images:

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...-racks-shown-in-latest-video.8728/post-161015​

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- ÆCIII

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[WHIZZARD OF OZ]

why not? beats nothing if you are parked camping or even if its sitting in the drive for the weekend

Exactly....Agreed.
Elon originally said 15 miles with vault solar. I'll take 15 KMs with solar over cab if that becomes a 'thing'

 

[GnarlyDudeLive]

Exactly....Agreed.
Elon originally said 15 miles with vault solar. I'll take 15 KMs with solar over cab if that becomes a 'thing'

I get it seems nice but in reality its just money better spend putting solar on your house or yard. Adding it to the vehicle will cost 4x as much as the above alternative thus for the same money produce 4x less energy. Plus if your vehicle doesn't need it, it would be very likely your home could use it. Also, more weight on a vehicle means less range or less efficiency. So you might gain 15 miles per day at a cost of 5 mile per day making all the above calculations even less favorable for vehicle mounted solar. I will say I totally get it for the camping situation but even then, portable options might be superior, easier to expand/upgrade as new technology emerges, more versatile and cost efficient as well. Until vehicle mounted solar is as cheap as and as light as paint its going to be a struggle for anything outside of special use cases or bragging rights. I am sure someone here can math up the payback on a 2k-3k option providing 15 miles a day and when that pay off occurs.

 

[SolarWizard]

Solar PV rail mounting points, I wonder how many PV panels would fit from tailgate to windshield In landscape mode.

3 typical household ones. ~ 1200 w stc or ~ 900w of real world production

 

[CompMaster]

Is it me
Or do the mounts not line up
I am sure it is my eye..

 

[Mini2nut]

Fisker claims their solar roof will add 1500-2000 miles of range per year on the Ocean SUV.

 

[HaulingAss]

The inherent slant of the roof line means existing roof racks will pretty much be out. It will require something that compensates for the slant like this:

Hopefully third parties will be able to have a field day with those attachments.

I bet the Tesla Accessories Team will have a nice rack. It will probably have the least impact on range compared to racks from existing rack manufacturers since Tesla has more aero expertise than all of them combined, and Tesla is the only one who has done extensive Cybertruck aerodynamic modelling, so they already know how to work the existing airflow.

I hope they have two racks, because I don't think the rack they displayed at the Texas event above is necessarily what most contractors will want.

 

[HaulingAss]

How many chickens long is the rack? Wide? We have to know.

Not only how many chickens long and wide, how many chickens can the rack's weight rating handle?

Ba-a-a-awk, ba-a-awk, ba-a-a-a-a-a-awk! Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Maybe we should use cocks instead of hens since Cybertruck is so brutal and masculine looking. That would be funny driving around with a bunch of full-sized cocks lashed onto your rack! This is a good way to prep them for the deep freezer if you get a cold snap late in the fall.

 

[HaulingAss]

Fisker claims their solar roof will add 1500-2000 miles of range per year on the Ocean SUV.

If it consumes 275 Wh/mile, 1500 miles worth would be 413 kWh per year. Around here, that would save me $41 per year. But I would have to park it in full sun all day, every day. That's not going to happen because we have trees, buildings, power lines, telephone poles, signs, clouds and parking garages. So, I would say it's more like a quarter that much if you live in a sunny climate. So, about $10 savings/year. If the solar roof is a $1000 option, then it would pay for itself in only 100 years!

 

[HaulingAss]

You lose about 1 mpg per 30 with an aero rack holding nothing, or about 3% of range. The more aero you start with, the bigger a hit this will be, of course.

I always take mine off when I'm not using it.

This! A roof rack is a last resort, unless you are just driving locally and range/fuel cost doesn't matter. I take the aero rack off my Model 3 and rarely use it, especially if I'm headed out of town on a longer trip.

The number of cars and trucks driving around with empty racks, compared to full racks, is rather astonishing. For this reason, one of the most important features of a Cybertruck rack would be the ease with which it goes on and off. Unless you are like my friend back in high school who refused to take off his rack because he thought it made him look more "sporty" and helped him pick up girls.

 

[WHIZZARD OF OZ]

I get it seems nice but in reality its just money better spend putting solar on your house or yard. Adding it to the vehicle will cost 4x as much as the above alternative thus for the same money produce 4x less energy. Plus if your vehicle doesn't need it, it would be very likely your home could use it. Also, more weight on a vehicle means less range or less efficiency. So you might gain 15 miles per day at a cost of 5 mile per day making all the above calculations even less favorable for vehicle mounted solar. I will say I totally get it for the camping situation but even then, portable options might be superior, easier to expand/upgrade as new technology emerges, more versatile and cost efficient as well. Until vehicle mounted solar is as cheap as and as light as paint its going to be a struggle for anything outside of special use cases or bragging rights. I am sure someone here can math up the payback on a 2k-3k option providing 15 miles a day and when that pay off occurs.

I have one Aussie $ riding on the rear of CT to have a Solar Unit under roof glass !
I know this is a stretch of the imagination, but a Boy from Oz has gotta give it a fair crack of the whip! Cheers

 

[charliemagpie]

I am going to cart a big fat rack (and RV) all over Australia, just so on the odd occasion I can use the 270 degree awning which is attached to it. lol

 

[cvalue13]

I am sure someone here can math up the payback on a 2k-3k option providing 15 miles a day and when that pay off occurs.

close enough to never

 

[Cyberman]

I got this framegrab from the latest video shot with a drone at The Petersen recently. It shows 4 anchor points on each side for roof racks. This to me, shows that Tesla is very serious about having heavy duty roof racks for the CT. Also notice the front 2 are at the pillars to support more weight, making it highly likely Tesla intends make the CT a possible work truck with ladder racks available.

More photos added:

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