Tesla has worse regen than Ford or Chevy and its not 5-10 percent difffernce, its 50-70 percent worse. thats criminal not even funny. llooks like a designed flaw. cant be just "coincidence"
Buying TSLA at $40 17 years ago before 7 splits is how you grow wealth. I basically didn't pay a penny for any of my Teslas back when I owned (ownership is so last century), and sure as sh•t didn't spend what you spend to run them in a quality of silence and power you will never experience. Each to their own. 🎬
The Lovely Bride and I own TWO trucks, an '05 Chevy Colorado LS, 5 cylinder, 4X4 (my "beater pickup) and a '14 RAM 1500, Quad Cab, 5.7L Hemi powered 4X4. The RAM is our primary vehicle and serves that purpose with ease and very good economy. Both are long paid for, and we have expendable income as a result!
@@cuda426hemi A close friend of the family "owns" a Tesla Y but he drives a 20yr old Honda Accord most of the time because his Y stays broken and in the maintenance area of the dealership more than it stays on the road. EV technology will have to go a long, long way before the majority of folks will be willing to part with their hard-earned money for one of any make or model. Considering how many EV makers have gone belly up or are about to, I suspect it will be at least twenty years before such vehicles become viable for use by the vast majority of driver/owners.
@@furmanmackey5479 Your friend is the exception. Model Y just to serve you some shut-up juice is the #1 selling vehicle in WORLD ICE or not so you literally are out of gas. As far as your "opinions" you've been wrong on Tesla for 17 years and counting. Literally easily found stats will show ICE cars demand is slowing and EVs can't be made fast enough. You simply are wrong on all counts.
It looks so much better wrapped. Reliability???? You can't judge a vehicle's reliability on just 5000 miles. If it gives trouble in 5000 miles then it's a lemon. 75,000 miles is a good reliability mileage to be going on.
More like 150,000 miles. If I have a major repair at 100,000 I would be shocked and angry. I have a 2023 silverado with 52,000 miles and I still consider it to be practically new.
@Dampnoodles minor issues with trim pieces and the like are not "reliability issues". Tesla's will go hundreds of thousands of miles on the powertrain. I'm at 125k on my model 3 with no big problems.
I would argue 50% or more of the people who buy and drive a pickup truck never or extremely rarely tow, haul anything or use or have a need a 4x4 but yet they buy them like they are going out of production tomorrow. The Cyber truck may not be for you or me for that matter but people will buy and love it.
Was going to say the same. I tow and haul regularly with my old F-150 so this Cybertruck does not work for me. The majority of the houses around me have a truck and rarely do they haul or tie anything, for them, this would work. It is a crazy design but it is amazing how much innovation is in it. Hopefully that innovation pays off dividends in future products.
@@jstar1000 To clarify, what I was getting at is that those who actually need or use their trucks and benefit from having one should get one. I'm mostly referring to the people that have 2 of 3 trucks sitting in their driveway and have never used any of them for more than commuting and getting groceries. I see that a lot of that and wonder why. I'd guess it's just an ego thing and having one just to have it. There are a lot of people like that. It's a free country and their money so they can do whatever they want, I don't see any sense in it is all I'm saying. I think everyone just follows the trend and the hype, and of course every business likes it when their customers buy something more expensive and they get to jack the cost up more.
i wanna see people use the bed like a normal truck - how is it loading/unloading hockey gear? golf bags? lumbar? drywall? mulch? USE THE TRUCK - I don't think i've seen any reviews testing the bed
It’s great for dry wall and gear…everything adjusts automatically depending on the weight…the only thing I strongly dislike is not being able to easily reach over the side to grab things…that’s literally it
@@fuze3522 I have a pickup and have owned many since 1976. Yes, it's a truck and gets used like one as everyone else I know uses theirs. No, I'm not a contractor, etc, just a retired OF (ME) that uses his pickup as designed to be used
It’s not for me but that said I saw one wrapped in black the other day and it looked sharp. Kinda like Bruce Wayne’s lambo. If we’re honest it’s a fine “truck” for the 90% of truck buyers out there needs. Just like a ford maverick is more than enough for 90% of truck buyers. The idea that we need 3/4 ton diesel trucks to haul our far butts to work and back blows my mind. 90% of the trucks I see on the road (which is a lot as I’m a truck driver) are a sole person inside and nothing in the bed save a cooler.
Here, here! I was deciding between a Maverick & canyon. I went with the canyon as it's a savage v6 and NOT a turbo charged 4 banger. Anyone who says I need something else is just mad at life.
I drive a 2012 Ford F-150. It is my only vehicle. So yea, about 90% of the time it is just me in the truck. However, when I need to haul something, I've got the capability to do so. Also, the truck has a 36 gallon tank. So I have a 600 mile range on the highway between refuels. It's an excellent road-tripper and cargo hauler. There are even times when I can go 3 weeks without refueling when just doing local driving. Again, it is my only vehicle, with over 154,000 miles on it, and it is paid for. It does just about everything I ever need to do, when I need to do it without having to rent something else. I would consider a little EV for local driving if it was under $25k. No way would I ever spend over 30k on something with a limited range. Plus, I don't have the time to stand around and wait for an EV to charge when on a 400 plus mile trip.
I'm so tired of the 90% bullshit or the fact that you have a problem with people you don't know driving 3/4 ton trucks. The fact is you don't actually know how often they use their truck for "truck stuff", personally I don't care if it's 90% or 10% of the time. That doesn't change the fact that people buying a truck aren't going to buy the cybertruck for a variety of reasons listed and proven in this video.
@@JG-lo1vb We do actually know. Automakers study the market. 93% of half ton buyers will never tow further than 50 miles from home. The CT and other electrics are perfect for most truck buyers, assuming they can charge at home. Personally i tow a race trailer all over the region, so is stick with diesel for that, but my Tesla (car) is a fantastic daily. If i didn't race i'd have no need for ICE.
As someone who likes performance, has SUVs and always wanted a truck for the occasional trip to Lowes or Home Reno without needing to tow anything.. looks perfect for me. And its 100% American made in Texas. Murica! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I think you nailed it when you called it a "vehicle". It's a truck in the way a Subaru Baja is a truck. This strikes me as an SUV with a small utility bed.
I have a cybertruck and a gmc sierra 1500. My cybertruck bed is 72” long and 48” wide. My GMC Sierra bed is 69” long and 50” wide. A Subaru Baja bed is 42” long and 39.5” wide. I find the 3 extra inches of length more usable then losing 2” of width. As far as a Subaru Baja, it’s not even remotely close to being comparable. Just in case you were interested in accurate information 👍
The only comparison that you may want to correct is the tractor pull ... The tractor pull was done with the cyber beast vs the dual motor for which you have used
That is great that the cybertruck has an emergency escape Lever, but it makes no sense why it is covered behind a black piece of plastic that you would not be able to see if you were locked up in that pitch black vault with no light.
It’s a piece of crap and these Cybertruck videos hurt TFL truck’s credibility. They give it credit for such mundane non-benefits. Steer by wire: there’s nothing inherent about having steer by wire that limits a vehicle to 360 degrees and having dynamic steering ratios. That’s a design choice not to have positive stops at greater turn counts. The low speed small-input mode should be something that can be adjusted to kick in at a certain speed that is user selectable. That would actually make it beneficial and take the unpredictability out of it. TFL seriously says this is the best off-roader electric truck. OK. But a nice differential does not a superb differential make. It’s ground clearance is nice but the wheelbase is very long, so it mitigates that specification’s usefulness. There is no shortage of videos of Cybertrucks being pulled out of pretty normal off-road situations. There is plenty of video of Rivians and F150 lightings not struggling with the similar conditions. Not to mention, you don’t verifiably destroy the other electric EV’s fit and finish the first time it gets wet, gets a finger print, or gets dirty. Tesla advises against parking the darn thing outside. This “truck” is a joke. Let’s run down the list of undelivered bought features. A useless rear view mirror. Useless sun visors. No grab handle on the “best off-road EV truck”. Useless bed from side approach due to body panels. Horrible serviceability because normal Tesla things, plus the bed and can are incorporated into each other. Tonneau cover that destroys rearward visibility. Useless towing range. It’s a novelty lifted sedan with horrid back seat headroom, a truck bed you can *sometimes* use without compromising safety, and (I’ll give it credit for one thing) impressive payload. So it’s basically like a lifted heavy EV station wagon that costs $100K. 🤮
I’m into watersports, and having a lockable bed space to put my wet, expensive watersports gear would be great. Right now I use my minivan for that stuff. Ideally, a long range electric van would suit my needs better.
It’s has a fast 0-60 time, rides good with or without a load, only does good when or if the computer updates do come; needs charged fully after 85 miles under a full load; has a practically useless bed, you can cut yourself on the fingerprint marked and stained non painted or finished stainless body; has no headroom in the back seat; and is run solely on a large computer screen. This has nothing we need and is nothing but a truck for the rich who really don’t need a truck except to haul groceries in. To add to the fact it’s designed for no efficiency (aerodynamics) by a third grader, this truck may sell to some but to the folks who actually use a truck for actual truck things; it’s useless
Some of your remarks are not true. No head room? I’m 6’1 and my head doesn’t hit. Most vehicles nowadays have a computer to run your car and electronics. Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not there. 90% of the people who own trucks don’t haul anything. As an engineer, I see a perfectly designed truss in the cyber truck, but you can’t see it can you? How do you think a F-150 size vehicle can carry a 2500 lbs payload? It can handle more, but they need longevity. Bridges use trusses. It’s way more aerodynamic than any raptor, dodge or ford. Rich? Have you priced an Escalade? $120k. Raptor$100k. At least it’s obtainable when it hits $80k for most people.
@@ryanbruckhart1284 I have a GMC sierra in the driveway with a bed that measures 69” long and 50” wide. The cybertruck parked next to it has a bed that measures 72” long and 48” wide. As an electrical contractor, I work out of my cybertruck just as I would work out of my GMC. I actually prefer the additional length. The only thing I miss about my Sierra is the multi-function tailgate. I swear most the people condemning cyber trucks dont have the slightest clue about them.
One of the big advantages of the Cybertruck is the exceptionnal size of the closeable/ lockable storage provided by the powered tonneau cover and the higher bedsides. This benefit would be greatly reduced if the bedsides were normal heights.
I'd like to see the short armed guy reach over the side of the bed of a full size pickup that would have to be lifted in order to compete off road with the cybertruck. And did he consider that he could lower the cybertruck in order to reach over the side.
As a contractor, I would definitely take a Lightning over a cybertruck. The huge lockable frunk with outlets to store/charge tools combined with a regular bed that stays empty to haul materials is far more usable for what I use a truck for.
Nathan… Thank You for being Honest and not being afraid to speak your opinion. So many RU-vid reviewers just spew B.S to make auto companies happy… it’s just disgusting.
This truck rides every bit as good as my raptor R. It has a bigger truck bed, blows the doors off the raptor R at every speed the raptor r is capable of. Maybe it is because this is my first electric vehicle, but this thing is a blast to drive.
Bigger bed? Maybe on paper, but not in any actual usable metric as show here. Blows the doors off the Raptor...maybe on the street. What was the point of the Raptor R again? Oh yeah, going fast off-road in the desert. Guess what? Both of them are faster on the street than a Jeep Rubicon. Yet the Rubicon will go "faster" on a real trail than either of those (given that neither a CT or a Raptor will physically get to the sort of trail a Rubicon will). Does that make the Rubicon 'faster'? No, it just means you're comparing the wrong metrics. They summed it up well at the end. Excellent gimmick. Terrible truck.
@@donhappel9566 Maybe it is because of the cybertruck is new, but it is a lot funner to drive around than the raptor. I have both of them sitting in the garage right now.
@@donhappel9566 Every Raptor I've seen has that itty bitty almost useless 5'6" bed. Get one with at least the 6'6" bed, or, better yet a Super Duty with an 8'4" bed. And of course, get a 36 gallon gas tank and you will be set for about 700 miles without stopping several times (hours) to get to the next stop
I own a cyber truck and it works great for me. I can haul large things from Costco which is the extent of my truck uses. I use it like an SUV. If I am towing anything, it’s a short distance from home. I have a feeling most people that own trucks aren’t doing truck things lol. It’s more versatile than an SUV and it meets my needs. I spent 3K to install PowerShare and my CyberTruck can power my entire home including AC for three days or longer. That’s a lot of versatility.
Using the Cyberstuck to power your home in an emergency is the best use I've heard for the thing. In fact, screw the "truck", I'll just buy the battery...oh, and just hope it doesn't burst into STC ("Spontaneous Tesla Combuustion)...🤣
It does! I wouldn't be surprised if people end up wrapping or painting theirs. I looked to the left for more videos and there is a channel with a yellow cybertruck in the thumbnail LOL.
This has got to be the most honest and natural sounding video you guys have done in recent memory. A lot of your videos sound too much like a European car guy who has never set foot in a truck trying to review and drive a 1 ton Ford. This video has none of the confused and artificial amazement as well. It reminds me of the TFL truck video that made me subscribe in the first place.
Where does the electricity come from?... 60% is fossil fuels in America...all you're doing is burning fuel with a whole bunch of unnecessary steps. You don't speak for all veterans. Stop.
@@bwalker4194 Looks like my comment got removed for some reason...gotta love RU-vid. I said the same thing. All EVs are doing for most people is burning fuel with a bunch of added steps. As a US Marine and Afghanistan war veteran, they don't speak for us all.
Bought one and I use it towing a track loader all over Houston, TX. I've used it to power a house during hurricane Beryl on the 50AMP, 240V plug. Ran a Mig welder on the 20amp 120V plug. Hauled furniture, drove it back and forth to Dallas and more. I love my '21 Ram 2500, Limited, Cummins, but I prefer driving the CT due to extreme comfort, performance, and capability when used as an around town work truck. I wouldn't try towing long distance! My diesel is for that. Most city truck guys never tow anything!
Remember when the old timers would never trade their proven and familiar metal corded drills for the new plastic battery cordless models? That sentiment went out the window pretty quick and now everyone uses a Dewalt or Milwaukee battery tool on the job.
That’s not a good comparison AT ALL. Battery power tools batteries can rest on a charger until needed and then used to loosen bolts, etc.. so they’re more convenient than setting up your electric cord or air line. THAT’S why they were accepted by those of us that work on things. But they’re crap for any job that requires hard and heavy work. Oh wait..maybe you are onto something….😉
Yep, this is like comparing a battery drill with a battery angle grinder. My battery drill is awesome, but the grinder just doesn't have the run time to compete with its cordered brother.
Yeah, except with a drill you can swap the battery for a full charged one in about 3 seconds when your first one runs out. I have like 8 Ridgid batteries and two chargers in my garage. And even then I have issues keeping my angle grinder running. 2 chargers cant keep up if I am using it for extended run times. Dont get me wrong, I like EV's. I own one. But its not a truck and these wont replace my truck anytime soon.
Likely the big reason it didn't do well at the truck pull is because of the tires. I watched the truck pull video before this and noticed that the tires on the Cybertruck are essentially street truck tires, while the RAM from that video had more aggressive off-road oriented tires. If you had similar tires the Cybertruck might have matched the RAM or possibly beat it. The tires prevented it from putting the power down on the dirt properly.
Edison Motors is working on a “Universal Kit” for older pickups and midsize trucks that will replace the ICE Drivetrain with Electric Axles, a modest battery, and an onboard range extending generator powered by a 2.8L R Cummins Turbodiesel along with the necessary inverters and other equipment. These trucks will truly be the answer for those of us that actually need and use our trucks. In the real world a pure BEV Pickup isn’t practical and is about as useless as tits on a boar hog.
Because the whole point is when you're traveling you are not charging at home and off-peak. Given the approximately 80 mile range they had when towing a moderate load you'll be doing a whoooooole lot of remote charging if you want to you know...do truck things.
As a smart phone on wheels, it has some appeal. Unique design lasts for about a day. Then that charm wears off fast. Saying it is American made would be something to be proud of, IF it would rival the competition with quality build. Or luxury. Or reliability. Or usability. But it is just a toy. A very expensive toy.
If a dual motor was actually $40k before incentives and they offered 0% financing/leasing I'd consider one... still doesn't really fit for families though, waiting on a useful 3rd row vehicle otherwise might just have to convert my '87 suburban 😅. It's the only thing actually capable of hauling with our 4 kids and a dog
I finally filled up my gas tank like you folks advised. My drive to work n back home is about 76 miles round trip n usually eats quarter of a tank. But since i filled it like you folks advised i used half of a quarter tank. Big difference! Thanks guys. Love the videos!
All in all, it's not a bad vehicle overall, but not for the price. And I am an Tesla "fan boy". However, you can bet that this is the absolute worst version that will exist. I 100% guarantee you that the engineers at Tesla are already working on improvements. They move at lightning speed compared to every other auto maker. I would be willing to bet that within a few years, this design will be improved drastically over what you see today, and the price will eventually be less than a comparable ICE vehicle. I do feel that they rushed this one to market slightly.
That's probably why we don't see him as often in the review videos anymore lol. Unfortunately these reviews have to be worded very carefully otherwise manufactures will stop sending test vehicles due to negative even if honest publicity.
The views on your Cybertruck are always high. The more the better for me. You guys do a great job capturing inside and out moving which is not easy work.
i'm never waiting for features that i paid for. if they add a feature later that i didn't pay for, thats all good, but its bs to think that its ok to pay for something on the promise that its coming soon.
@@allangraham970 but it's "upgraded" to the *thing you already paid for, but didn't receive!* 🤨 TRY to follow here: I buy a new Ford truck, and pay *$2000 extra* for 21" rims.... They deliver my new truck - *with 18" rims.* 17 months later, I take it to the dealer, where they "upgrade" my 18" rims to the 21" rims I paid for 17 months ago. 🤨 THIS is what you Tesla-riders sound like! How's that an 'upgrade'? You Tesla sheep are so sad.
i don't know this channel but i watched the whole video feeling like deep down they really liked the Cybertruck but didn't want to be too positive because they didn't think their audience would like it.
I love the show because it shows me how much people are paying for over priced trucks and I think of my old truck that I drive and I love my old truck more every day because of the show
This truck is probably great for city dwellers and weekend warriors. It has plenty of torque to pull your boat to the local lake or river, or to tow a trailer to Home Depot to get what you need for weekend projects. And there is nothing wrong with that. You need to buy the truck that best suits your needs. If you don’t need more than 150 miles of range when towing, this truck is great for that. If you need to haul loads of 10,000 lbs and up for long distances, then you will need a gas or diesel engine truck, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Everyone has to get the truck that does the job they need, and we don’t need the government stepping in to tell us what we are allowed to drive.
I totally agree and I’m a Tesla fanboy. But I wouldn’t want to hot shot in a Cybertruck. Weekend warrior and Home Depot runs exactly fit my use case. I do have one “reserved” and I’m excited.
Well said! Bro. I just don’t get it! All these Tesla haters out there. One of the most American car companies in America but yet all these people want them fail. I just don’t get it?
@@stewartciesla8142 Agreed! I drive a Gladiator and have no interest in getting any electric truck. The Gladiator is what fits my needs perfectly. But if a Cybertruck fit's someone else's need, who am I to complain? I don't understand fanboy-ism, whether it's trucks, gaming consoles, or something else. Get what works for you.
Rivian has front charge port, so we don’t have to unhook our trailer to charge. Albeit, all EV trucks suffer from poor range while towing heavy loads (over 5K).
...IF you can or are allowed to have the entire combined length sticking out impeding traffic. They really need to have drive-thru charging at least in some places.
@@gamerfan8445 towing over 8k reduces fuel consumption generally 50 percent for most 1/2 ton rigs . The truck I got for my wife is a 2021 power boost. It gets 8.5 ish mpg pulling my bronco from Detroit to Moab. Empty average is 19.5 mpg which is awesome because it's always idling...but being a hybrid it does not eat nearly the fuel normal trucks do.. It gets 24ish unloaded cruising 75 freeway. ....it is awesome......for work I have a 22 7.3 Godzilla f 250 that averages 9 mpg. ..it's strange..it can approach 16 mpg in back road hill and dale 45 to 55 mph driving empty and the best it does is about 12.x freeway cruise.... towing the exact same load to Moab it gets the same 8.5 mpg as the power boost. But the power boost is way nicer to tow with....especially over ike and vail. Though 2.x mpg is what it pulls through there..
Uhhh no it's not, because the majority of people do not live in extremely cold places like North Dakota or even Chicago, about half of the US population lives in the sunbelt, and many more live in moderately cold coastal areas that don't have extremely low temps in the winter because the sea moderates the weather
@@kx8960 Batteries are rated to 15% above their max, and most people lose about 3-5% of their range at 100f, so weather isn't a reason not to get an EV unless you live in Fairbanks
I am posting this before seeing this video because I wanna share a quick story. We just had Beryl pass over us in Houston. I was getting something from a store and on my way home, I saw one of these hideous thingys stuck in less than 1.5 feet of water on the road. I thought the shystertruck was indestructable? As I passed him in my new X5 driving slowly, all I could do was pass by the dude and just shake my head in sadness why he was just sitting there wading in the water.
The Raptor R and TRX are just as bad at towing and hauling as the cybertruck but nobody complains about them, a Raptor R only has like 8k tow capacity and maybe 1k payload capacity. The cybertruck is a novelty, just like a Trx or Raptor r but the cybertruck is faster and more comfortable than those trucks.
Raptor R and TRX have a supercharged v8 that makes them million times more fun than the cyberjunk, not to mention they refill in 5 minutes and not in hour and half
@@BF1-P supercharged V8s that are way slower. If speed doesn’t matter, why do the supercharging thing? You know what else is awesome? Plugging your CT in at night, waking up in the morning with a full battery. But I get it big V8 make noise go vroom vroom!
I just want to drop in and say you guys are doing a consistently fantastic job. Your team's honest opinions are what got my subscription and what keeps me coming back!
You need to do a video on all the issues needing fixed and then Tesla’s response to fixing all the issues…especially the tonneau cover and panel fitments. That is a video I would love to see.
How so? Most pickup trucks don’t have to tow long distance. Even if you run a landscaping company you don’t need to tow 100 miles a day, and the fact that you can carry more in the bed (both weight and size) than most other non-HD pickups AND you can charge it at home overnight makes it way better than most pickup trucks.
I know Robert Marion. He platform maintains a unique perspective and is very transparent with their investors. Regardless of whether or not he outperforms. I will forever stay invested!
So yeah, the lack of towing (RV) is a deal killer for me. I have high hopes for the RAM Charger, and I think the cybertruck would make a great robo-taxi but I’m not gonna make payments on some maybe-someday feature. Great job on the reviews, other than the occasional fake drama I dig the actual facts you guys hit up. (Yep, that was aimed at Roman).
I'm pretty sure they were thinking in terms of a robotaxi. Over 90% of vehicles on the road have a single passenger. Naturally if you want to build a robotaxi fleet you'll want 80% or so of your vehicles to be for one or two passengers to allow peak efficiency - but to do that you'll probably want 10% of vehicles able to haul an average family PLUS a good deal of cargo, including being able to handle Home Depot runs, while still being energy efficient for the majority of their runs that don't need that. You'll want it to be tough to deal with the fact that people don't treat stuff they rent the same way they treat stuff they own. Thus, Cybertruck.
It's not for me, but I am glad it exists. Innovations and moving the industry often require significant risks, and Tesla is not afraid to build something different from the status quo. I applaud them for that. I am unsure if SS is worth it, but it offers body panel strength that has not been seen before on a pickup. In my opinion, it requires a wrap. 48V architecture is essential for future vehicles as it reduces wiring and weight and adds efficiency. Steer by wire is probably the future of all cars; again, less weight and efficiency come from it. Regarding EVs, the unibody/structural battery pack produces vehicles with less weight and smaller battery packs, which will likely change how cars are built. So, as polarizing as this vehicle is, it's also a concept vehicle that has been put into production and will be looked back on as a catalyst for future automotive engineering.
It's been a while since it got much mention, but the stainless steel is not just about a rust-resistant and tough vehicle. It's also about spreading the cost of producing the new stainless steel alloy required for SpaceX's starship over a much larger market, in order to make space travel more affordable. They basically had one of their suppliers build a new foundry just to produce stainless steel for Tesla and SpaceX.
13:10 it's not due to the battery, which is BELOW the bed. It's due to them wanting to design the wheel humps out of the bed. Which, in my mind, makes it far more useful.
Actually saw a Cybertruck in the wild for the first time yesterday.(In passing,as my Mom and I were driving back to my apartment.) So strange- looking.. it seems like origami come to life in stainless steel.
On the stream it looks cyber cool. In person it’s like a moving polygon Ps2 car driving, but that glare on the steel man oh man. I wasn’t excited seeing it in person.
Good to hear your review. I think Rivian got it right with the changes they made to the truck platform to make it more functional. Seemed like Tesla changed the platform just to be innovative or unique. Also, just traveled back from Southern California to northern cal, and stopped at Kettleman city for gas in my Tacoma; dozens and dozens of electric cars waiting in line to charge in 107° weather! We were in and out in less than 5 minutes, and I’m sure they were there for hours. I’ll pass on that for now.
Hard use my arse. Get back to us when you've hauled cord wood out of the forest, and hauled a load of gravel, lumber, dirt, ect. Then after that, load a camper on the back and go camping a few times including a couple long trips. I've done all these things and more with my truck. Can that cyber truck thing handle all these jobs? I doubt it. It's a fashion statement and nothing more.
I thought from the first time I saw one of those trucks (the infamous "This glass won't break" day) that it reminded me of another vehicle I had seen somewhere before but I could not put my finger on it. Last night, while watching a WWII documentary, it dawned on me that a certain German halftrack and the Cybertruck look a lot alike. I know I'm going to get a bit of blow back on that opinion but well....Look it up.
Some Tesla fanboy keeps posting in the comments that the Cybertruck is the best selling EV truck. Question is how would you know? Tesla won't tell you how many they sold. Their financial report last quarter has Model 3 and Y numbers combined and the other category was Other. Other means, Model S, Model X and Cybertruck and the total was 21,000. Only reason you would report like this, is if you are hiding something. No other auto manufacturer obfuscates what Models sold and how many.
Honestly, who cares? Tesla puts in $2B into its bank account every quarter after all bills are paid. GM? Ford? Stellantis? All negative, ie - more debt than revenue. Also, Tesla with $29B cash but only $9.5B debt. GM has ~$25.5B cash but 121B debt. Ford $34.5B cash but $140B debt. And vw has $85B cash but $203.5B debt. I’d rather have basically zero debt than not enough money to cover my debts.
Nathan is right on the money. As a truck, this thing just doesn't deliver. It is a novelty vehicle. It's like the Subaru Baja. That isn't to say it has no utility, but when put up against the yard stick of a pickup truck it just does not compete.
Rivians overall are impressive. But did you see the video from the RU-vidr who had someone dent his Rivian from the rear, right next to the taillight? He found out that the entire body panel for the side of the truck is all one piece, and it costs $37,000 to replace! That blew me away.
I'm hoping, but not very confident that Tesla will take all the feedback from customers to heart. If they continue to produce the Cybertruck as a lifestyle vehicle, I would love to see them produce a more conventional version for people to actually use as a truck. Please give them that feedback. Also, if I understand the Monroe teardown, there is extra room in the battery pack to increase the size of the installed battery without encroaching on the bed. That would be another great improvement in the vehicle.
Their whole selling point isn’t doing truck things, it’s a look a symbol and it’s fast in a straight line…. It would do all of these things better as a car than a truck imo. That’s my opinion anyway because it sucks as a truck for what I want a truck for from my understanding.
They mentioned the bed tapering multiple times and even showed it hualing furniture with tons of wasted space. This is nothing more than a billionaire dinking around for giggles.
Imagine how popular it would be if they actually cared about the truck part. They focused so much on the gadgetry and the meme they missed a the main mission of a truck. Had they kept it mission specific it could’ve taken over the market. Because as a design, it’s exciting and actually stays on mission with the spartan shape and styling.
The Cybertruck would never have conquered the truck market with this styling, even if it had been a better built vehicle. Most people who buy trucks prefer the traditional design ques and not only that but trucks largely look the same because that's the design best suited to being useful as a "truck". But at the end of the day I am shocked that anyone expected a tech weenie like Elon Musk to grasp what makes a truck a "truck" to blue collar people. The Cybertrucks main purpose for existing is so Tesla fanboys have something they can parade around as pickup.
@@nathanmcdonald610 if it was functional, waterproof, truly environmentally bulletproof, etc. it would’ve taken over like side by sides took over the ATV market.
I think you got everything exactly right with the cybertruck it is not a truck I buy it's more novelty than anything else and that steering wheel sucks! I don't think any vehicle should have beeping noises in it. Makes me want to get something from the 60s and 70s and get it restored. I just personally hate electronics in vehicles. All a vehicle needs is a good stereo! PS this is the first time responding in comments and I've enjoyed all your videos very much all the best from Flin Flon Manitoba Canada.
For many people, hardly all, the prime reason for a pickup truck is not utility. It's image projection. Cybertruck maxes out a certain kind of image projection for a certain class of people.
Great to see something totally different on the road. WHAT? It's not black, white or black in color? What is has all new engineering? YES! It's about time we got something different on the road.
@@enigma9789 Agreed, an all electric truck is not useful for a truck. But 60% of trucks on the highway are not work trucks. This is another run to Lowes, get the kids and groceries vehicle.
@@enigma9789 Sharp Corners....We all have different tastes. If we didn't...we would all be with the same woman. LOL. I hate seeing the same damn thing on the streets. Like women...let's see some variety and different choices. 🙂 Hey, one might be fast one might be wide. lol
Yall need to add how long it takes to recharge them cause that is a huge factor into owning it, so not just the kwpm. You should start a new category how long it takes to recharge/refuel.
And also do the fueling cost comparison if you do home recharging for your daily driving. which is valid fuel cost comparison for most people who use their trucks for daily driving.
Let's make a definition. If you are worried about bugs and fingerprints on a truck - then you are not a truck guy. Get a girly car with bling and glitter instead.
For the ways I intend to use it, the cyber truck is the best truck for me. It performs like a sports truck, goes off road, rides comfortably for long trips and can crash through brush. I haul brush, some lumber, garbage etc that the bed will do just fine with.
What’s a ‘sports truck’? You are using words you don’t even understand. This truck has steer by wire, isolating yourself from the driving experience. It has air suspension, isolating you further from the drive experience. Electric steering, that isolates you further from the drive experience. This is as far away from being a sport anything. 😏
Don't like the vehicle, but that's a badass wrap! Actually, I'd bet that's the EASIEST vehicle to wrap, all the surfaces are planes, no stretching the wrap over compound curves.
I heard the gov’t is planning to go door to door to take our guns and our trucks and install 5G mind readers to make sure we don’t have any negative thoughts about them
I worked on cybertruck when it started with the RC builds, the QC builds, the MC builds and Production builds. I was a service technician at the factory, and these things are not something I would not buy due to the issues of the half shafts falling off from too much torque and the spline design that is bad. The tonneau has two bolts left and right that need to be adjusted.
TFL seems to be doing more and more of what they call in the TV world “clip shows”. When shows, especially but not exclusively animated shows, need to put a show together quickly and cheaply, they fall back on putting on a show largely consisting of already shown material. Seem familiar?
The wrap looks good. The background music sucks and ruins the video. Just about every aspect of the cybertruck is a deal-breaker, for me. It would be a fail across the board.
