I really did not know what to make of the cyberprint when it was revealed, and you can even see that in my letter. At the conclusion of the live blog, I said, "It will not win much of the pick-up drivers, but I can definitely see that's good for the company." This related to the fact that it was the criteria of I wanted it to tick for a contractor truck.
About an hour later, when I published the cybertruck press photos and specifications, I already hedged my bets: "[Musk] told himself he was not sure how good it would sell, and I appreciate that concern." Later: "I suspect Tesla will only sell about 100,000 of them a year, but we'll see."
I was glad about the cybertruck not because of the truck itself, but because if Tesla could make a profit of $ 39,900, some extreme cost savings or technological breakthroughs had to be found.
I researched on Friday what I think is the most likely component for one of the causes above - the batteries - to update how it has affected the company and how positive I am about it. I was pretty happy with my conclusion that cyber-pressure did not have to be a hit. It could only be a low-risk statement that the company was at the point where it could take risks because it is so far ahead of everyone else. Privately, I expected about 50,000 sales per year and perhaps 50,000 pre-orders before they started.
I read rumors that pre-order numbers could be 200,000, but rejected them. Often, Internet companies build randomly generated billing numbers for orders to hide how well they perform. 200,000 sequential orders could easily be 100,000, but it was far more likely that it would actually be 50,000, 40,000 or even 20,000. My bet was 20,000.
We do not have everything (actually a lot is missing), but Musk has still given us some great chewing stuff. From a size perspective, the 231.7-inch cybertruck resembles other full-size pickups. Here ends the comparisons and similarities. The exterior design is so different from anything else that it hardly resembles a pickup. Look at it. The name "Cybertruck" makes more sense now. It hardly looks like a production car, much more conceptual in style.
It uses 1-3 electric motors under three different powertrain options. The single-engine version with rear-wheel drive reaches 60 mph in 6.5 seconds and has a range of 250 miles. This base truck can pull 7,500 pounds and has a payload of 3,500 pounds. One step further is the version with two motors. It has four-wheel drive (one engine front and one rear), reaches 60 mph in 4.5 seconds, and hauls 10,000 pounds. Musk claims the top tri engine (read: "plaid" powertrain) Cybertruck will be able to drive 500 miles with full charge. It also accelerates to 100 km / h in 2.9 seconds and drops the quarter mile in just over 10 seconds. The trailer capacity for this version is 14,000 pounds. Just as your fuel consumption drops when you tow heavy loads, the electrical range drops with a load in the back of the cyber-pressure.
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