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About Tesla

Tesla Inc. (formerly Tesla Motors) is an energy + technology company originally from California and currently headquartered in Austin, Texas.

They produce electric vehicles (with a heavy focus on autonomy), batteries, and energy/solar products for the grid.

Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

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[–] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

“ Now, before Cybertruck haters say that the truck is doomed, it is quite normal for vehicles to break down during test programs. “

I like this part because while yes it’s normal for test mules to break down it’s definitely NOT something I’d expect of a vehicle that has gone years over its quoted development time. Given we’re like two years past the initial release date I’d expect all the test cars to be done at this point.

[–] contextual_somebody@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What a stupid fucking name. It sounds like a straight to video movie from 1998 starring Eric Roberts and Skeet Ulrich.

Cyber Truck!!

[–] StudioLE@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Have you seen what the owner has named his other companies/products? He's mentally stuck in his teen years

[–] Orange@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

X Æ A-1 is a great kids name what are you talking about?

[–] Elderos@lemmings.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

and plenty of teens never go through such extreme cringe even in their most difficult years.

[–] Knusper@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

X, Trucks and Rock 'n' Roll.

Minus the Rock 'n' Roll.

[–] Neato@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago

Truckla wins again.

[–] sab@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

With the Musk fandom moving further and further to the right in recent years, it seems this truck probably has a lot more commercial potential now than when it was first announced a hundred or so years ago. People are going to be driving around in overpriced electric trucks in order to "own the liberals".

[–] Slwh47696@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah dude electric vehicles are turning the kids into gay Muslims so they would never drive one of those. Oil for life!

[–] StudioLE@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just need to add a rolling coal option and they'll lap it up

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

That's a giant generator running constantly in the back.

[–] const_void@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No way rednecks will be switching to this stupid thing. It's not "manly" looking enough for those types.

[–] sab@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are crypto bros if not the rednecks of the internet?

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Rednecks are smarter

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Can't swap the bed, cant tow, cant get to bed from the side, cant get repair parts. its a terrible work vehicle.

[–] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

It's interesting because it's got great features for a range of uses however each of those uses it has major flaws that make it a horrible option.

Electric work vehicle would be great but the bed is super awkward and the general layout looks awkward

As an off-road sleeper it's extra solar panel option is great but it's so big the energy consumption makes it worthless

For general multi-,use it's storage isn't big enough to fill half the jobs and it's physically too large to be useful in half the jobs

Of course it will sell because people seem obsessed by buying the worst vehicle on the market but what can you do

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

With what range? Not useful if you cant even get across the city.

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

great question.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most trucks aren't used as work vehicles, so it's not as if that's relevant.

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, but the guy I replied to was talking as potential for commercial work.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I suspect that by 'commercial potential' they meant sales.

[–] dynamojoe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

The wrap makes me smile. Everyone knows what the CT looks like. As soon as you see the general shape, yup, that's a Cybertruck. I guess now the point is to identify pictures of pre-production CTs vs. the final product.