Key Points 🚙 Elon Musk considers the Cybertruck as Tesla’s potential magnum opus, designed for both pavement and off-road domination. 📉 Inexperienced off-road test drivers may give the Cybertruck a stigma, implying inadequacy in “real truck” scenarios. 📹 Negative attention and criticism towards the Cybertruck, particularly from social media, amplify its shortcomings. 🏞️ Videos from…
Key Points 🚗 Cybertruck Crash Testing: Tesla performed in-house crash testing for the Cybertruck, ensuring compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and allowing customer deliveries. 📊 No Official NHTSA Ratings: The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has not conducted official safety testing for the Cybertruck. Preliminary safety ratings on the NHTSA database lack…
Key Points 🎙️ In-Depth Interview: Sandy Munro, an automotive manufacturing expert, conducts a deep-dive interview with five top Tesla executives to uncover details about the Cybertruck. 🚗 Etherloop Technology: The interview sheds light on the Cybertruck’s revolutionary gigabit ethernet loop, known as the ‘etherloop,’ connecting high-speed controllers and drastically reducing wiring requirements. 📉 Wiring Reduction:…
Key Points 📩 Tesla communicates with Cybertruck buyers, urging them to “Prepare for Delivery” in a recent message sent out over the weekend. 🚚 Initial deliveries of the Cybertruck occurred at a dedicated event in Texas, with lucky invitees showcasing their Cybertrucks in public. 🗓️ Tesla officially lists configurations for the first 2024 deliveries, with…
Key Points 🎾 Tennis superstar Serena Williams and Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian choose the Tesla Cybertruck as their vehicle of choice. 🚗 Ohanian owns a Tesla Cybertruck Foundation Series, making him one of the first customers to receive the third production truck delivered. 🌟 The couple was spotted leaving a star-studded party in Miami during…
Key Points 🚗 The Tesla Cybertruck, newly released, is actively participating in races against various opponents, including the Ford F-150 Raptor R. 🏎️ The Ford F-150 Raptor R, known for its surprising speed, is described as resembling an off-road desert racer more than a conventional pickup truck. 📊 On paper, the Raptor R has a…
Key Points 🚗 Tesla has revealed the order configurator for the “Foundation Series” Cybertruck in a video shared over the weekend. 💻 The configurator showcases the dual-motor, all-wheel-drive (AWD) version starting at $99,990 and the Cyberbeast tri-motor trim priced at $119,990. 🌍 Tesla is prioritizing Cybertruck deliveries in California and Texas, with the dual-motor version…
Key Points 🚗 The Tesla Cybertruck introduces a new feature called “Wade Mode.” 🌊 Wade Mode is designed to help the electric pickup navigate through water and prevent potential damage. 📅 CEO Elon Musk had previously expressed the desire for the Cybertruck to travel across small bodies of water, proposing a “Boat Mode.” ⬆️ Wade…
Key Points 🚗 Tesla is allowing Cybertruck orders in California and Texas for the “Foundation Series.” 🌐 The Foundation Series includes limited-edition features like laser-etched badging, premium accessories, and Full-Self Driving capability. 📅 Deliveries have commenced in California and Texas, with plans to expand to more states in 2024. 💵 The pricing for this configuration…
Key Points 📈 Ford achieved its best-ever month for electric vehicle (EV) sales in November. 🚗 The F-150 Lightning played a pivotal role, with sales increasing by 113%, leading to Ford’s best month for EV sales. 🏆 Despite challenges in the automotive sector, Ford sold 144,453 cars in the U.S. in November. 📉 EV sales…