One distinct difference is Bollinger trucks currently exist as more than rolling prototypes. They have already started production and let people outside the co

One distinct difference is Bollinger trucks currently exist as more than rolling prototypes. They have already started production and let people outside the company drive them. Bollinger trucks are also Class 3 vehicles, which means they don't have to pass the same crash tests a more mass market truck like an F-150 does. I've actually seen speculation Tesla may be planning the same trick with Cybertruck, which is fine, but that means you can't expect cyber truck to be built in Model 3 or Y volumes. Tesla has clearly built in a pretty steep decline in battery costs, otherwise the pricing they announced simply isn't possible. Tesla is in a pretty good position to make predictions about future battery costs, but it's likely their lower costs will mean lower costs for everyone. Since there is no real date for cybertruck yet, the costs for other EV trucks may be quite a bit lower by the time cybertruck actually arrives. There is a reason cars and trucks have body panels and bumpers that are not structural. With the structure exposed I'd be worried about minor damage activating the crumple zones and writing off the vehicle. Even the best body shops are not equipped to work on stainless steel. If Tesla is pulling the Class 3 trick cybertruck may not have crumple zones or other safety features to worry about, but that's a whole other problem if people are planning on making it their daily, family vehicle. I really like the vehicles that Tesla actually builds and sells. They are getting better and better at running a production line and the Model Y teardown looks great. I'm less keen on the Tesla hype machine on unreleased things like roadster and cybertruck. Announcing pricing years in advance on unreleased cars results in needing to employ underhanded tricks like selling a $35,000 off-book model 3 you need to know a special process to order. All that to satisfy a commitment you made long before engineering was done, bill of materials complete, and a production line existed.