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So the $40K CyberTruck is actually $61,000 and works on the assumption of tax credits being available at the end of 2025, 2 years from now... oh, and we've gone
by FireBeyond 3y ago
So the $40K CyberTruck is actually $61,000 and works on the assumption of tax credits being available at the end of 2025, 2 years from now... oh, and we've gone back to the bullshit of "subtracting gas costs from the "probable price"."
Another Elon lie. Four, nearly five years after initial claims - meant to be available in 2021, and 52% more expensive.
"Range: 250 - 500 miles". Another lie. Try 250 - 340. 33% less.
No solar roof.
The brake lights might be tied with the Mini for the worst/least intuitive brake lights in history (the Mini has the left light with the left half of the Union Jack, i.e. looks like a right arrow, and the right light with the right half, looking like a left arrow, while the Cyber Truck actually turns OFF lights on the light bar to signify braking is happening, and turns them ON when no braking is happening).
- martythemaniak 3y agoInflation exists independently of Musk or Tesla. $61k is $51.6k in 2019 dollars.
- FireBeyond 3y agoThis is backwards though. Musk announced the $40K truck in 2019 for initial delivery in 2021. $40K in 2019 is $42.3K in 2021. Even now, we're at $48K.
- senectus1 3y agoI'm no musk apologist... but Covidflation has got to be accounted for as well.
- jdminhbg 3y agoThe tax credit timeframe is already written into law, though? Of course Congress can't constrain itself so it could always cancel (or double!) those credits, but it seems pretty reasonable to rely on what the law currently says.
- duskwuff 3y ago> So the $40K CyberTruck is actually more like $57,000 $61k. Click on the tab that says "purchase price".
- FireBeyond 3y agoFixed that. Thanks. Love those dark patterns. I'd gone with Purchase Price + Federal Tax. Of course Tesla has also thrown in $3,600+ on "probable gas savings". Probable gas savings is odd, because they also base some of their comparisons on an arbitrary 20mpg for ICE. "We've assumed a fuel economy of 20.0 miles per gallon for a comparable gasoline powered truck" Odd, because let's see: the Honda Ridgeline starts at 21mpg, and getting better from there, Tacoma, Tundra, Ranger, Gladiator, Ram 1500 (now we're at 25mpg), F-150, Silverado, Sierra 1500. So you're comparing against 7 or 8 of the best selling pickups, and yet using an MPG that is lower than ... all of them ... for comparative purposes. Not misleading at all.
- Dig1t 3y agoI have a recent year F-150 and I basically never get more than 20 MPG. Actually I almost always get nearly exactly 20 MPG, it's not a bad estimate in my subjective experience.
- Tempest1981 3y agoMini brakelight pics: https://www.creativebloq.com/news/mini-design-fail# https://www.creativebloq.com/news/mini-design-fail# And CyberTruck, 1 min into the video here: https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/best-look-yet-at-cybertruck-rear-light-bar-brake-light-turn-signal-in-action-night-video-8-15-23.9000/ https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/best-look...