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Binaural beat ranges2/9/2024 The base version of the CT is over two seconds slower on 0-60 than the base version of the Lightning. So what does the extra $11k buy? Faster performance? Nope. What we find is that the Lightning is $11k less and for that savings you sacrifice (on paper) ten miles of range - but with Tesla's tendency to underperform on range it is likely to actually be a wash in actual use. Let's take a moment and compare the base specs and price to the base version of the F-150 Lightning. ( Update: Elon has clarified on Twitter – see above). Then, we have even more questions after the mention of a “range extender.” You can’t write that without going into more details, and we are trying to learn more about it as I write this. We had to wait until Tesla updated the configurator to know about those. I can forgive that, but what was weirder is the fact that Elon didn’t even discuss range and pricing during the event. It was basically a redo of the original 2019 event with a few deliveries.Įlon even claimed that they were going to remake the infamous steel ball test, but they did it with a baseball, which is hardly the same as a steel ball. The event in itself was really disappointing. Here’s an official picture of the Cybertruck’s interior: Electrek’s Take Tesla took some cues from the Model 3 refresh and added an ambient lighting strip all along the dash. The 240-volt outlet in the bed can also be used to charge other electric vehicles fairly easily.Īs for the interior of the vehicle, CEO Elon Musk didn’t spend much time on it during the event, but it hasn’t been updated much since the original unveiling. We are going to have a whole separate article digging into that in a few moments. The vehicle’s bed is equipped with both 120 and 240-volt power outlets, which should cover all your needs on the go.Īs expected, the vehicle is also capable of vehicle-to-home functionality that Tesla calls “Powershare”. In terms of performance, the Cyberbeast version can do a quarter mile in less than 11 seconds and CEO Elon Musk even claimed that the truck can beat a Porsche 911 on the quarter-mile while towing another 911. It’s going to result in 70% less wire inside the vehicle. Congrats to Tesla for having the guts to move away from 12-volt. Tesla also confirmed that the Cybertruck is its first steer-by-wire vehicle, which we suspected following a recent patent.Īnother first is the 48-volt system. The vehicle comes with 35″ all-terrain tires and has 17″ ground clearance throughout the whole truck, thanks to a flat belly. The design might be polarizing, but it does deliver on aerodynamic performance with a 0.335 drag coefficient, which is better than most people expected. The electric truck also out pulls a Ford F-350 in a test that they shared during the launch event: Tesla confirmed that the Cybertruck’s bed is 6′ by 4′ and the truck has a 6,859-pound curb weight It’s meant for very long trips or towing heavy things up mountains.- Elon Musk November 30, 2023 Optional pack that fits in about 1/3 of the truck bed. Update: Elon has since explained the range extender: It’s most likely going to be a battery add-on, but it would have been nice for Tesla to explain. I doubt that Tesla is going to use any kind of fossil fuel. In the past, other automakers have used the term “range extender” for a small gasoline generator, like in the BMW i3. However, the automaker is now talking about a “range extender” that can add range for those two versions, but the company hasn’t explained what this range extender entails. Now, Tesla is advertising 340 miles of range for the dual motor version and 320 miles for the tri-motor version, which is now called “Cyberbeast.” The biggest changes are to the range since the top version of the truck was advertised at 500 miles of range. The prices are way up from the original unveiling in 2019, but that was to be expected. The specs are pretty close to the original announcement for the first two versions of the Cybertruck, but the top version got a significant downgrade. We have been waiting four years for this, and it is finally here.Īfter several delays, Tesla has officially started deliveries of the Cybertruck, and with the first deliveries, Tesla has released the official specs and pricing for its first electric pickup truck. Tesla launched Cybertruck with up to 470 miles (756 km) of range, starting at $61,000 for the base version.īut we are getting more questions than answers despite deliveries starting.
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