▲ 629 ▼ Some Tesla engineers secretly started designing a Cybertruck alternative because they 'hated' it (www.autoblog.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 178 comments fedilink hide all child comments Some Tesla engineers secretly started designing a Cybertruck alternative because they 'hated' it::"They were like, 'You can't be serious.' They didn't want to have anything to do with it," Franz von Holzhausen said, according to Walter Isaacson.
[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Tesla is notorious for lying about their range. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) I have a model Y LR w/ 320 mi of range, and I have actually gotten that range before in ideal conditions, but yeah, it's unlikely at best. I'm in no rush, I can wait to see what Chevy and Tesla do before deciding. Maybe Rivian comes out with a 500mi R1S and I'll just deal with a trailer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/ It's not just an ideal conditions thing, Tesla is further away from their EPA estimates than every competitor. It's borderline fraudulent and I wouldn't be surprised to see it at least land in court. I would buy any number of things from anyone else because of how big a liar Elon is, and how much he seems to get involved in fucking things up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I mean, ok, I get that, but it's never been an issue for me personally. I've never had a vehicle that hit it's EPA estimate when I drive 85+ with the AC at full blast when it's 105+ outside. My truck is rated for 517 highway and I've never got more than 330 out of a tank, so, it is what it is I guess. Edit: So I'm saying I assume I'll need 500mi to hit ~350mi, that's always been my base assumption. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ah gotcha, well... You might still need even more from Tesla then, because they exaggerate more than their competitors. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) I have a model Y LR w/ 320 mi of range, and I have actually gotten that range before in ideal conditions, but yeah, it's unlikely at best. I'm in no rush, I can wait to see what Chevy and Tesla do before deciding. Maybe Rivian comes out with a 500mi R1S and I'll just deal with a trailer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/ It's not just an ideal conditions thing, Tesla is further away from their EPA estimates than every competitor. It's borderline fraudulent and I wouldn't be surprised to see it at least land in court. I would buy any number of things from anyone else because of how big a liar Elon is, and how much he seems to get involved in fucking things up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I mean, ok, I get that, but it's never been an issue for me personally. I've never had a vehicle that hit it's EPA estimate when I drive 85+ with the AC at full blast when it's 105+ outside. My truck is rated for 517 highway and I've never got more than 330 out of a tank, so, it is what it is I guess. Edit: So I'm saying I assume I'll need 500mi to hit ~350mi, that's always been my base assumption. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ah gotcha, well... You might still need even more from Tesla then, because they exaggerate more than their competitors. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/ It's not just an ideal conditions thing, Tesla is further away from their EPA estimates than every competitor. It's borderline fraudulent and I wouldn't be surprised to see it at least land in court. I would buy any number of things from anyone else because of how big a liar Elon is, and how much he seems to get involved in fucking things up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I mean, ok, I get that, but it's never been an issue for me personally. I've never had a vehicle that hit it's EPA estimate when I drive 85+ with the AC at full blast when it's 105+ outside. My truck is rated for 517 highway and I've never got more than 330 out of a tank, so, it is what it is I guess. Edit: So I'm saying I assume I'll need 500mi to hit ~350mi, that's always been my base assumption. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ah gotcha, well... You might still need even more from Tesla then, because they exaggerate more than their competitors. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I mean, ok, I get that, but it's never been an issue for me personally. I've never had a vehicle that hit it's EPA estimate when I drive 85+ with the AC at full blast when it's 105+ outside. My truck is rated for 517 highway and I've never got more than 330 out of a tank, so, it is what it is I guess. Edit: So I'm saying I assume I'll need 500mi to hit ~350mi, that's always been my base assumption. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ah gotcha, well... You might still need even more from Tesla then, because they exaggerate more than their competitors. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ah gotcha, well... You might still need even more from Tesla then, because they exaggerate more than their competitors. permalink fedilink source parent