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> The electric truck weighs 7,000 pounds according to Musk, making it about as heavy as a Ford F-150, but can accelerate from 0-60 in under 3 seconds. Finally,

> The electric truck weighs 7,000 pounds according to Musk, making it about as heavy as a Ford F-150, but can accelerate from 0-60 in under 3 seconds. Finally, the most missed feature in a pick-up truck is here! > The futuristic-looking truck has a bulletproof, stainless steel body and is “waterproof enough” to cross rivers like a boat, among a long list of claims that only seem beneficial during an apocalypse. This, however might actually be useful, given the current geopolitical climate...

hedora 3y ago
I was going to chime in to make fun of the paltry towing capacity I assumed it had, but it's rated to 14,000 lbs. That is significantly higher than the F-150 electric's 7700-10,000 lbs.
- grepfru_it 3y ago
  That 14k towing capacity can probably only be sustained for like 28 minutes. Edit: expect a ~73mile range at 14k. For comparison an f250 towing 15k lbs gets about 9mpg. With a 55 gallon tank, the f250 is still a better option for practical reasons. Let’s revisit this 5 years after the cyber truck release
  - m463 3y ago
    Maybe pull-through superchargers will become a thing. There will have to be something for the semi too. I guess another question would be - how often do pickups get used for towing, and how far do they normally go? I've heard that only rarely do people use the bed of their pickup, let alone tow.
    - grepfru_it 3y ago
      Yes but commercial pickup trucks far outnumber residential-rarely-ever-tow pickups. The people who need 11k towing capacity are likely towing for commercial reasons. Or they are Uber rich and have a yacht they need to pull. Rarely very rarely do you see someone driving an eg F250 because they like the dualie setup in the rear. Source: I live in texas
ccvannorman 3y ago
Finally shaving off that precious 0.6 seconds from the 0-60 time.. * Ford F-150 0-60 Times ; 2023 Ford F-150. Raptor R SuperCrew (5'7.1" Bed) · 3.6 sec
- KindAndFriendly 3y ago
  Talking about irrelevant stats, the Raptor can do 3.6 sec pulls all day long. Curious to see the Cybertrucks repeatability here...
danans 3y ago
> This, however might actually be useful, given the current geopolitical climate... You must have missed Elon's marketing pivot a some years ago from libertarian tech-utopianism to libertarian tech-dystopianism.
- sidibe 3y ago
  As an SF resident who never goes outside but reads Elon's X feed, you would be crazy to live here and not buy a bulletproof Cybertruck. I will wait until it arrives to go out.
  - networkchad 3y ago
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  - danans 3y ago
    > As an SF resident who never goes outside but reads Elon's X feed Indeed, you sound like the target market for the cybertruck, but if that's what you are feeling in SF, I seriously doubt that vehicle will solve your issue with never going outside. It's quite difficult to enjoy all that the city has to offer from inside a vehicle, and there are certainly other places that can provide you in particular much more psychological safety than SF. Sure, you could drive it from your own guarded parking in SF to a destination with guarded parking in SF, but that is a pretty limited set of places.
    - yumraj 3y ago
      I'm pretty sure the person is being sarcastic..
      - danans 3y ago
        Ha. Good call. I see it now, although TBH in recent times I've heard similar sentiments expressed quite unsarcastically, so an "/s" would be charitable.
  - JohnFen 3y ago
m463 3y ago
Man: "I'm a marketing manager who lives in the suburbs and commutes to work on the highway. I live alone, so of course I needed a car that can seat 12 and is equipped to drive across arctic tundra...it just makes me feel better!" Woman: "The new Maibatsu Monstrosity...mine's bigger!" - GTA 3
- grepfru_it 3y ago
  Canyonerooooo

hedora 3y ago

I was going to chime in to make fun of the paltry towing capacity I assumed it had, but it's rated to 14,000 lbs. That is significantly higher than the F-150 electric's 7700-10,000 lbs.

grepfru_it 3y ago
That 14k towing capacity can probably only be sustained for like 28 minutes. Edit: expect a ~73mile range at 14k. For comparison an f250 towing 15k lbs gets about 9mpg. With a 55 gallon tank, the f250 is still a better option for practical reasons. Let’s revisit this 5 years after the cyber truck release
- m463 3y ago
  Maybe pull-through superchargers will become a thing. There will have to be something for the semi too. I guess another question would be - how often do pickups get used for towing, and how far do they normally go? I've heard that only rarely do people use the bed of their pickup, let alone tow.
  - grepfru_it 3y ago
    Yes but commercial pickup trucks far outnumber residential-rarely-ever-tow pickups. The people who need 11k towing capacity are likely towing for commercial reasons. Or they are Uber rich and have a yacht they need to pull. Rarely very rarely do you see someone driving an eg F250 because they like the dualie setup in the rear. Source: I live in texas

ccvannorman 3y ago

Finally shaving off that precious 0.6 seconds from the 0-60 time.. * Ford F-150 0-60 Times ; 2023 Ford F-150. Raptor R SuperCrew (5'7.1" Bed) · 3.6 sec

KindAndFriendly 3y ago
Talking about irrelevant stats, the Raptor can do 3.6 sec pulls all day long. Curious to see the Cybertrucks repeatability here...

danans 3y ago

> This, however might actually be useful, given the current geopolitical climate... You must have missed Elon's marketing pivot a some years ago from libertarian tech-utopianism to libertarian tech-dystopianism.

sidibe 3y ago
As an SF resident who never goes outside but reads Elon's X feed, you would be crazy to live here and not buy a bulletproof Cybertruck. I will wait until it arrives to go out.
- networkchad 3y ago
  [dead]
- danans 3y ago
  > As an SF resident who never goes outside but reads Elon's X feed Indeed, you sound like the target market for the cybertruck, but if that's what you are feeling in SF, I seriously doubt that vehicle will solve your issue with never going outside. It's quite difficult to enjoy all that the city has to offer from inside a vehicle, and there are certainly other places that can provide you in particular much more psychological safety than SF. Sure, you could drive it from your own guarded parking in SF to a destination with guarded parking in SF, but that is a pretty limited set of places.
  - yumraj 3y ago
    I'm pretty sure the person is being sarcastic..
    - danans 3y ago
      Ha. Good call. I see it now, although TBH in recent times I've heard similar sentiments expressed quite unsarcastically, so an "/s" would be charitable.
- JohnFen 3y ago

m463 3y ago

Man: "I'm a marketing manager who lives in the suburbs and commutes to work on the highway. I live alone, so of course I needed a car that can seat 12 and is equipped to drive across arctic tundra...it just makes me feel better!" Woman: "The new Maibatsu Monstrosity...mine's bigger!" - GTA 3

grepfru_it 3y ago
Canyonerooooo