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Elon tweeted that even if the beds were loaded the Cybertruck will still win. Seems plausible to me given the enormous torque of electric engines. But I'd love
by losvedir 7y ago
Elon tweeted that even if the beds were loaded the Cybertruck will still win. Seems plausible to me given the enormous torque of electric engines. But I'd love to see the battle!
- giarc 7y agoDid you read the article? Of course it would be the same result if they put equal weight in the truck beds. The key is the weight, not the torque.
- et2o 7y agoSo what, though? The Tesla will won do its weight and weight distribution. Does it not count because it’s not purely due to torque?
- smaddox 7y agoEven if you weighted the F150 up to match the weight of the Cybertruck, the Cybertruck would almost certainly still win. Electric motors have much higher starting torque, and as soon as the F150's wheels start slipping, it would be game over. Dynamic friction is much lower than static friction. It's silly to say "it's just friction".
- onepointsixC 7y agoFriction is what allows the application of that torque into something actually meaningful. But a $39K Cybertruck being better at some things than a $28K F150 shouldn't be surprising. Bumping it up to at least a $35K F350 makes the comparison at least reasonable spec-wise.
- giarc 7y agoIt's not apples to apples. I'd like to see a 4 wheel drive F-150 vs the Cybertruck with equal weight.
- dsfyu404ed 7y ago>Elon tweeted that even if the beds were loaded the Cybertruck will still win. Load them both down with a couple yards of sand and whichever one doesn't break some drive-line component is gonna win. Considering nobody's torn down and reviewed a Tesla truck yet it's kind of hard to say which but I feel very safe saying both trucks have more than enough power and torque at zero (wheel speed) rpm to break things given the kind of traction a couple yards of sand makes availible.