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I think the author is reading way too much into the design. It looks the way it does to drive down production costs and because of the limitations of the proce

I think the author is reading way too much into the design. It looks the way it does to drive down production costs and because of the limitations of the processes used to manufacture it: https://electrek.co/2019/11/24/teslas-cybertruck-looks-weird-because-otherwise-it-would-break-the-machines-to-make-it/ https://electrek.co/2019/11/24/teslas-cybertruck-looks-weird... If there is some concern that Tesla is predicting some dystopian future it should have begun the moment they introduced 'Bioweapon Defense Mode'.

ogre_codes 7y ago
While the idea that this design is all about reducing costs does make a lot of sense, it doesn't explain the near-bullet-proof windows. Also, while the stainless exo-skeleton reduces some manufacturing costs, it seems like it would increase weight significantly which would increase battery requirements. Considering batteries are still one of the biggest cost components of these things, that doesn't really sound like a cost reducing measure. I try not to read motivation behind events, but personally, I'm down with buying a vehicle designed for the apocalypse. Maybe he's trying to target the prepper demographic here. Once you add in the solar option, this thing becomes fully self-sufficient (with the obvious caveat that it's only recharging 10 miles per day)
- mrlambchop 7y ago
  The fact that the windows and doors were compared against bullets and sledge hammers seems a marketing stunt. The specs for the materials are no doubt from the requirement "make trucks extremely rugged".
  - ogre_codes 7y ago
    That doesn't really fit with the idea that the design choices were based on aggressively keeping prices down though.
  - xiphias2 7y ago
    You can read through the replies from Elon's tweet a year ago asking people what they want from a pickup, and being rugged was one of the answers actually.
- caf 7y ago
  (with the obvious caveat that it's only recharging 10 miles per day) Well, not that I take this prepper thing particularly seriously, but presumably one of the benefits of the post-apocalypse lifestyle is that you no longer have to commute for a daily 9-to-5.
  - ogre_codes 7y ago
    Yeah, you just have your bi-weekly trip from the bunker to the gun shop to get more ammo.
    - kortilla 7y ago
      If you’re buying ammo after the apocalypse, you didn’t prep correctly.
      - ncmncm 7y ago
        Ya, you need to go there to sell your overstock of ammo.
- IshKebab 7y ago
  > it doesn't explain the near-bullet-proof windows That doesn't need explaining. They aren't near-bullet proof. A standard car window can easily resist a steel ball being thrown at it. They were just capitalising on the fact that not many people realise how strong toughened glass is.
  - goatinaboat 7y ago
    They were just capitalising on the fact that not many people realise how strong toughened glass is. Which is understandable as they didn’t realise it either!

ogre_codes 7y ago

While the idea that this design is all about reducing costs does make a lot of sense, it doesn't explain the near-bullet-proof windows. Also, while the stainless exo-skeleton reduces some manufacturing costs, it seems like it would increase weight significantly which would increase battery requirements. Considering batteries are still one of the biggest cost components of these things, that doesn't really sound like a cost reducing measure. I try not to read motivation behind events, but personally, I'm down with buying a vehicle designed for the apocalypse. Maybe he's trying to target the prepper demographic here. Once you add in the solar option, this thing becomes fully self-sufficient (with the obvious caveat that it's only recharging 10 miles per day)

mrlambchop 7y ago
The fact that the windows and doors were compared against bullets and sledge hammers seems a marketing stunt. The specs for the materials are no doubt from the requirement "make trucks extremely rugged".
- ogre_codes 7y ago
  That doesn't really fit with the idea that the design choices were based on aggressively keeping prices down though.
- xiphias2 7y ago
  You can read through the replies from Elon's tweet a year ago asking people what they want from a pickup, and being rugged was one of the answers actually.
caf 7y ago
(with the obvious caveat that it's only recharging 10 miles per day) Well, not that I take this prepper thing particularly seriously, but presumably one of the benefits of the post-apocalypse lifestyle is that you no longer have to commute for a daily 9-to-5.
- ogre_codes 7y ago
  Yeah, you just have your bi-weekly trip from the bunker to the gun shop to get more ammo.
  - kortilla 7y ago
    If you’re buying ammo after the apocalypse, you didn’t prep correctly.
    - ncmncm 7y ago
      Ya, you need to go there to sell your overstock of ammo.
IshKebab 7y ago
> it doesn't explain the near-bullet-proof windows That doesn't need explaining. They aren't near-bullet proof. A standard car window can easily resist a steel ball being thrown at it. They were just capitalising on the fact that not many people realise how strong toughened glass is.
- goatinaboat 7y ago
  They were just capitalising on the fact that not many people realise how strong toughened glass is. Which is understandable as they didn’t realise it either!