The Cheaper CyberTruck

[Outdoors]

All things being not equal the RWD will win. As mentioned above. If battery specs are identical and no front it wins. Weight is lower. Apparently many have not owned a RWD Tesla we have been around for a long time. Way before many thought of electric cars in masse. We always win all things being equal. I know older S's that burn far less than me Wh/mi. My 3 RWD laughs at all of you.

Sure it will be slower. Yet find me someone that is not a jerk that drives a work truck like a badass.

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[HaulingAss]

I agree the truck is insanely amazing with, 1, 2 or even 3 motors. I think it will have great acceleration bc of Tesla's motor, but- 250 EPA estimate, add in cold weather and snow tires/at tires, I believe it will be a little lower. 6k is a good amount of weight, it's no Hummer EV, but- it's still heavy, and on one motor. I definitely agree with many of your points, I just don't believe it will be the most efficient, I believe that would be the dual. I say all this as a Beast resy, so it isn't my number one concern, but- definitely don't feel like one motor will cut it other than every day commutes and ideal weather, maybe I'll be wrong... At least we can all talk about it lol

The RWD will almost certainly have the more efficient permanent magnet motor. Dual and Tri Motors have one and two (respectively) less efficient induction motors. That's because only an induction motor can "coast" without significant drag/regen happening.

In other words, it's almost a given that the lighter RWD with the most efficient motor and no front differential will be the most efficient model. Even if Tesla decided to put the less efficient induction motor in the RWD for cost reasons, the efficiency would probably be roughly the same due to the lack of a front differential.

 

[HaulingAss]

All things being not equal the RWD will win. As mentioned above. If battery specs are identical and no front it wins. Weight is lower. Apparently many have not owned a RWD Tesla we have been around for a long time. Way before many thought of electric cars in masse. We always win all things being equal. I know older S's that burn far less than me Wh/mi. My 3 RWD laughs at all of you.

We love our two 2018 Long Range RWD Model 3s! They have 72K and 96K on their odometers. My 2018 Performance Model 3, which was built and sold a few months later, only has 31K on it. Sure, it's fun for its ability to warp time and space at normal driving speeds, but the RWD models are not all that far behind it, especially in real world driving scenarios.

I never had much affinity for RWD ICE cars (unless they were rear engine) but the RWD Model 3s are not the same thing. Worlds better. It's all about superior weight distribution. It never made much sense to have the ICE motor in front and the drive wheels in back, at least not if you cared about driving dynamics. What's better than a rear engine, RWD ICE car? A mid-engine RWD ICE car. But that's impractical from a packaging perspective to have the engine in the middle of the car.

A RWD Model 3 drives better than a mid-engined ICE car because the weight is just as balanced, but lower in the chassis.

 

[Crissa]

Taking the tonneau off would reduce range, and leave a weird void in the truck.

Taking out the plugs in the vault wouldn't make sense, since the power is supplied with a unified charging/inverter design.

Heck, even the idea it would have a unique motor in the rear different than the AWD is up in the air since Tesla really does prefer fewer parts and skus to manage. And it's the one difference that would make a range advantage - but maybe not cost.

-Crissa

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