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Cybertruck Towing Issues Are an EV Problem, Not a Tesla Problem

Electric pickups aren’t competing with ICE pickups solely on range, but on towing, too. Tesla appeared to demonstrate that there’s nothing to worry about when the Cybertruck towed that F-150 uphill. There’s also an electric F-150 out with a towing capacity of 18,000 lbs. However, although Tesla claims the tri-motor Cybertruck will tow up to …
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How the First Tesla Pickup Truck Compares to the Cybertruck

Before the Tesla Cybertruck, there was another Tesla electric pickup truck: the Truckla. YouTuber and creator Simone Giertz wanted an electric pickup, but the Cybertruck wasn’t out yet. So, she took a Model 3 and turned it into a truck. But now the uniquely-designed Cybertruck has officially been unveiled, although production won’t start until late …
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The Back-And-Forth About the Tesla-Ford Towing Tug-of-War

Pickup trucks are built to tow, and the electric Tesla Cybertruck pickup is no different. In tri-motor AWD form, Tesla claims the Cybertruck will be able to tow up to 14,000 pounds. That’s actually more than the Ford F-150; its max is 13,200 lbs. But numbers on a screen aren’t the same as actually hauling …
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Here’s the Deal With the Tesla Cybertruck’s Windows

Tesla’s electric pickup truck, the Cybertruck, certainly hasn’t had a quiet introduction. Its design has invited several interesting comparisons and critiques, as have several of its features. Especially the Cybertruck’s supposedly ‘bulletproof’ windows, which broke twice during on-stage demonstrations with thrown steel balls. Elon Musk may have quipped it away, but he may have feared …
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People Are Losing Their S**t Over Tesla Cybertruck

What is happening? People are losing their S**t over the Cybertruck and it makes no sense. It is going far beyond a form of transportation to another realm. What’s wrong with you people. It’s a niche pickup truck, and actually it’s not even that, yet. It’s a prototype for what Tesla wants its pickup truck …
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What The Heck Was The Inspiration For Tesla Cybertruck?

Yeah, the Tesla Cybertruck definitely has its detractors. But industrial design is a complex web of factors that all end up determining the final design. There isn’t enough space to accurately discuss those factors. What might help to explain the design is what the heck inspired the Cybertruck. Or, what has come before to signal …
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Tesla Stock Prices Up, Cybertruck Orders Hit 200,000

Tesla’s reveal last week of the Cybertruck seemed like the beginning of some bad juju for the all-electric truck. First, Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen broke the windows of the Cybertruck during a demo, followed by all of the negative reactions to the pickup’s design in the Twitterverse. Instead, everything’s coming up in $100 …
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Are Electric Trucks Doomed By Over Optimistic Manufacturers?

The Tesla Cybertruck has kicked off a feeding frenzy of manufacturers planning EV pickup trucks over the next two years. Some have never even existed, nor have they produced a single product. With this much interest and activity, there must be forecasts for seeing sales in the millions. If you thought that, you would be …
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Tesla Cybertruck So Insane We Didn’t Give the Specs-Yet

With all of the hype, hand wringing, miscues, laser beams, and busted windows, we have been remiss in not giving you the specs of the Tesla Cybertruck. That’s how insane the reveal and subsequent media barrage has been. Whether you love it or hate it the entire reveal was more entertaining than any show in …
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Would Tesla Be Open To These Cybertruck Changes?

Tesla’s unveiling of its Cybertruck has compelled many to give their opinion, and a lot of those opinions are very negative. Not too many can actually design something, but everyone has opinions. Aesthetics is very subjective. Someone once said, “There’s an ass for every seat,” and they were right.  But if you think about it, …
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People Can’t Stop Comparing Tesla’s Cybertruck to the Most Ridiculous Things

We finally know what the real, production-spec Tesla electric pickup looks like. After many renders and much speculation, last night Elon Musk showed the Tesla Cybertruck on-stage to the whole world. And the reactions were…interesting. Not because of the specs, but the looks. The Cybertruck’s design has been polarizing, to say the least. Musk promised …