Photo: Brad Builds
Can we stop making fun of the Tesla truck? It's pretty hard. In fact, let us show you... how hard it is. During a speech that was as erratic as one of Christopher Walken's roles, Elon managed to reveal a 10-year-old's drawing built to scale.
And that's not a bad thing. Most of the coolest cars in the world can be described that way, but also some of the biggest failures. And while Tesla stocks dropping 6% after the reveal would suggest this is a bad product, investors have been wrong in the past... basically every time.
You know what? If Elon can talk about biplanes and not make total sense, we can go off-topic and compare this to a tank. No, not some stealthy high-tech machine, but the Russian T-34 from the Second World War. Because they wanted the armor to be strong but cheap to make, the shape was flat and angled.
The Cybertruck may be doing the same thing, basically restricted to this wedge shape by the ambitious goal of being bulletproof. Although immunity to 9mm bullet fire shouldn't be at the top of most people's shopping priorities, it is undoubtedly a nifty trick.
So how can we make it more truck-like? Well, besides the body, most people had issues with the scrawny-looking suspension, which this rendering by Brad Builds fixes. The lift kit from hell features the kind of custom axles you'd normally see at the SEMA show, plus some very toy-like chinky tires. At least those won't shatter when you throw a rock at them.
It's not all bad, this electric truck. They promise it will have 110V and 220V built-in power as well as an air supply, eliminating the need for a generation. Prices are said to start from $40,000 and go up to $70,000, which isn't bad for something with such a strong emotional reaction.
You know what? If Elon can talk about biplanes and not make total sense, we can go off-topic and compare this to a tank. No, not some stealthy high-tech machine, but the Russian T-34 from the Second World War. Because they wanted the armor to be strong but cheap to make, the shape was flat and angled.
The Cybertruck may be doing the same thing, basically restricted to this wedge shape by the ambitious goal of being bulletproof. Although immunity to 9mm bullet fire shouldn't be at the top of most people's shopping priorities, it is undoubtedly a nifty trick.
So how can we make it more truck-like? Well, besides the body, most people had issues with the scrawny-looking suspension, which this rendering by Brad Builds fixes. The lift kit from hell features the kind of custom axles you'd normally see at the SEMA show, plus some very toy-like chinky tires. At least those won't shatter when you throw a rock at them.
It's not all bad, this electric truck. They promise it will have 110V and 220V built-in power as well as an air supply, eliminating the need for a generation. Prices are said to start from $40,000 and go up to $70,000, which isn't bad for something with such a strong emotional reaction.
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