Today, Tesla announced that they will be releasing their electrically-powered truck that is called Cybertruck. They claim that while being fully electric, it provides more features than other trucks on the market. Let’s dive into this and discuss the Cybertrucks capabilities!
Tesla claims that Cybertruck has better utility than a truck with more performance than a sports car. Well, it is true, and we will compare it later.
It is claimed to be built for passengers’ safety. It is durable and secure. Its body is made of Ultra-Hard 30X Cold-Rolled stainless steel and reinforced with Tesla’s armor glass. While being sturdy, the body still possesses the best aerodynamic properties out of any truck available on the market as of now. Its body material provides great protection against dents, scratches, long-term corrosion, and any potential damage. Interestingly enough, it is quite rare nowadays to have a car made of stainless steel. Mostly, manufacturers use stainless steel for chassis and aluminum for a car’s body. Therefore, you can expect ultimately safest driving possible with Cybertruck. The glass, while not dimming the light that passes through it, is made of polymer-layered composite that can absorb impact force. True, it would probably not save you from a bullet, but it will at least try to.
As mentionned, Tesla wants its creation to be both versatile and full of utility. They claim that Cybertruck can withhold up to a ton and a half kilograms of payload capacity. It has lockable storage and 2,8 cubic meters of exterior space. Cybertruck’s towing ability is over 6,3 tons. It also helps that it has an adaptive air suspension that would help you to tackle the roads and hills. Cybertruck is a six-seater with additional storage under the second seat row. Tesla learned a lot from its Tesla Model 3 launch and they are featuring their brand new 17 inches horizontally-oriented touchscreen, as they think that it is a better fit for the truck. Moreover, Cybertruck’s roof and trunk hood can be utilized in many ways starting from a tent and ending with anything that you can come up with. It is super flexible and multifunctional.
While possessing a big amount of cool features, Tesla still wants us to understand how quick Cyberstuck is on the road. There are three specs versions when it comes to motors: Single motor rear-wheel drive, dual-motor all-wheel drive, and tri-motor all-wheel drive. The single motor version would get you to 100 km/h in just 6,6 seconds, the dual-motor version would get you there in 4,7 seconds, and last but not least, the tri-motor version will get you there in just under 3 seconds! It is fast! Comparing it to Bugatti Veyron that gets to 100 kilometers in 2,6 seconds, like, come on, it is a TRUCK, not a super sportscar! There is no truck that can go that fast. What it truly means for people who would like to get Cybertrcuk for utility and work, that it has a huge torque that will help you get out of sticky situations.
It is important to acknowledge the bizarre design of the truck. It is true that Tesla went for a futuristic look with this one, and only time will tell if it is well-received. Now, people are making jokes about the design and ridiculing it on Twitter. However, Tesla does have a supportive argument that explains why would they go for such a design. Tesla officials say, that, in general, trucks are not that pretty nor stylish, and, because they are not, they lack good aerodynamic properties. Therefore, this style is achieving what normal gas-fueled trucks can’t achieve – speed, torque, and, well, style!
Let’s dive into the tech specs:
| Specs | Single RWD | Dual AWD | Triple AWD |
| Range | 400 km | 480 km | 800 km |
| Storage | 2,8 sq. m | 2,8 sq. m | 2,8 sq. m |
| Vault Length | 2 m | 2 m | 2 m |
| Towing Cap | 3,4 tons | 4,5 tons | 6,3 tons |
| Clearance | 40 cm | 40 cm | 40 cm |
| Apprch. Angle | 35 degrees | 35 degrees | 35 degrees |
| Dep. Angle | 28 degrees | 28 degrees | 28 degrees |
| Starting Price ($) | 39,900 | 49,900 | 69,900 (nice) |
Ultimately, Tesla Cybertruck looks like a promising entry to the truck market and according to the 22nd of November, 2019, Tesla has reported that it has already received above 60,000 pre-orders in the U.S. alone. Thank you for reading, and I will see you in an upcoming blog post!
Souces:
- https://tech.onliner.by/2019/11/22/cybertruck
- https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck/design?redirect=no#battery
- https://www.tesla.com/en_gb/cybertruck
- https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/22/cars/tesla-cybertruck-electric-pickup-truck/index.html
- https://e.autokult.pl/35702,tesla-cybertruck-czyli-najdziwniejszy-pickup-swiata
- https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-tesla-cybertruck-roasted-twitter-2019-11?IR=T
Not a bad move from Tesla to enter the American truck segment. But I don’t believe that it will crush Ford’s F150 or Chevy’s Silverado sales. If we see that Cybertruck’s towing capacity is up to 14,000 lbs for 69,900, F150 has 13,200 but its price brings us up to only 43,500$. Secondly Ford has introduced their electric F150 as well. So we about to see some tough competition in the upcoming years..
P.S. About the aerodynamics I don’t think people buy trucks to race or to brag about their lap times on the track(they either just buy them to show-off and go to Mcdonald’s drive-thrus or they use them in a correct way by loading them up and slamming those construction works if you know what I mean).
If you are interested:
1. The price of F150: https://news.pickuptrucks.com/2019/06/breaking-down-the-2019-ford-f-150s-towing-capacities.html
2. Here is a video of an Electric F150 towing a few of train carriages with another F150’s inside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXFHgoon7lg
Wow! Elon knows how to surprise people. The design is very cool for me. But I do not think that everyone wants to have such a car in his garage. At least until the cyberpunk era. =)