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No. of Recommendations: 6
"GEICO, the second-largest vehicle insurance underwriter in the US,
has decided it will no longer cover Tesla Cybertrucks. The company
is terminating current Cybertruck policies and says the truck
"doesn’t meet our underwriting guidelines."https://www.torquenews.com/11826/geico-terminating...-Rubic
No. of Recommendations: 5
Looking at a picture of the Cybertruck, my first thought was "This must be a joke!"
That has to be the ugliest car I have ever seen. Why all the flat panels, don't they know that people have been rolling steel for more than 100 years?
And where is the "truck" part?
No. of Recommendations: 15
Looking at a picture of the Cybertruck, my first thought was "This must be a joke!"
That has to be the ugliest car I have ever seen. Why all the flat panels, don't they know that people have been rolling steel for more than 100 years?
I may have a few issues with Tesla here and there, and I don't find it attractive myself, but hey, I kinda like the fact that the design is "out there". It doesn't have to appeal to everyone, any more than a Hummer does. Practical? No, of course not. All the best vehicles are impractical! (I just finished some touring through torrential England in a leaky rag top).
Admittedly only recently did I see one in person, though...it's a whole lot bigger than, well, a pickup truck. It is 28% shorter than a Abrams tank, so there's that.
I do like the joke that came out when it was unveiled.
I can't find the precise quote, so this is a paraphrase:
Boss: "We need the design for the new Tesla Truck by the end of the week."
Designer: "OK...what's the budget?"
Boss: "Seven polygons"
Jim
No. of Recommendations: 1
My Cybertruck drove me home from dinner and a few drinks late Saturday night. I couldn't help but notice how similar to piloting a DC10 it was. The window is far from your eyes, the sound level is muted with just some minor wind noise and the bumps are well dampened. Once you program the autopilot (push two buttons and utter "take me home") you just sit back and watch.
My prediction is that it will become the best selling truck in the world, possibly the best selling vehicle (not used for Robotaxi). The error bars are wide on this prediction. Hard to say if or when autopilot becomes unsupervised. It just seems so obvious to me that buying anything else is a big mistake.
Likely that Geico requires people to get multiple bids for repairs or some other such requirement ... which I don't think is possible considering how unique the vehicle is.
No. of Recommendations: 9
I think the issue with the vehicle is its shape, size, and weight. In an accident it is likely to cause significant damage to most other vehicles. It has a lot of "sharp" edges and a ton of blindspots although cameras are supposed to mitigate that issue. The use of stainless steel and lack of crumpled zones concerns some safety experts. Personally I don't see why vehicles like this one or the Hummers were ever allowed to be on the road.
No. of Recommendations: 4
My prediction is that it will become the best selling truck in the world, possibly the best selling vehicle... It just seems so obvious to me that buying anything else is a big mistake.
That's like saying buying anything else than S&P (like Berkshire) is a big mistake.
What to one is a mistake for another, with other wants and needs, is not.
Said (who a few weeks ago participated in a 24h race in a Citroen 2CV and doesn't want to "program the autopilot... just sit back and watch").
No. of Recommendations: 11
My prediction is that it will become the best selling truck in the world, possibly the best selling vehicle (not used for Robotaxi).
Perhaps it is my myopia, but I don't want one and it isn't because of the looks. I want a mid-sized to compact, two-passenger EV truck that can haul a 4x8 piece of drywall. -60 in ten seconds is fine with me.
Because of byzantine fuel economy regulations, you cannot buy an ICE truck like that in the United States. They are all four passenger with short boxes. And fairly big. You can't buy a small-ish truck anymore. If you read contractor/handyman forums and such, everyone is dreading the day when their 2000-ish pickup craps out because they won't be able to replace it. And if you look at what shows up at the jobsite, that's what you see for the most part. Those are the kind of trucks that get work done. There is a huge untapped demand for normal trucks.
It seems that since electric vehicles wouldn't have to meet CAFE regulations they could be any size the manufacturer likes. But thus far the EV truck models are all four passenger with short boxes, including Ford and Rivian. None, including Cybertruck, are able to accommodate a 4x8 piece of drywall with the tailgate up.
I guarantee a compact to mid-size, two-passenger EV pickup with a decent sized box and decent range would fly of the shelves.
No. of Recommendations: 0
Jim, I recall at the introduction of the original Tesla your mentioning they probably would be too wide for Monaco’s streets. It follows then you won’t find many Cybertrucks in your neck of the woods.
No. of Recommendations: 4
No. of Recommendations: 7
Jim, I recall at the introduction of the original Tesla your mentioning they probably would be too wide for Monaco’s streets. It follows then you won’t find many Cybertrucks in your neck of the woods.
My understanding is that they can never be sold in the EU market. Meeting the safety requirements would require so many changes that it would be a completely different vehicle, stemming mainly from the pedestrian safety issues. The one I saw recently was on a visit to Seattle.
I did see a Tesla Model X in Italy not long ago, in a parking lot. It was taking up not 1, not 2, not 3, but an impressive 4 parking spots. It was too wide for a single spot, no surprise, but too long as well so the whole front end also had to be pulled forward into the two facing spots, blocking them.
Jim
No. of Recommendations: 2
"I did see a Tesla Model X in Italy not long ago, in a parking lot. It was taking up not 1, not 2, not 3, but an impressive 4 parking spots. It was too wide for a single spot, no surprise, but too long as well so the whole front end also had to be pulled forward into the two facing spots, blocking them."
I'm guessing my GMC Sierra 2500 crew cab pick up truck(20 ft (6 M) length x 7 ft (2 M) width) might have difficulty navigating the streets of Monaco ...and Europe in general. Forget parking it anywhere. Thank God for the wide open spaces of the Western US.
(Your mileage may vary.)
No. of Recommendations: 1
Cybertrucks may seem big but they are actually the same size to slightly smaller than Ford F-150 which is a "standard" pickup truck in the US. According to chatGPT:
Key Comparisons:
Length: The Cybertruck's length (231.7 inches) is closest to an F-150 with a SuperCrew cab and a standard 6.5-foot bed, but the F-150 can come with longer configurations up to 250.3 inches.
Width: The Cybertruck and F-150 have similar widths, with the Cybertruck being slightly narrower (79.8 inches vs. F-150's range of 79.9 to 86.3 inches).
Height: Both vehicles are roughly comparable in height, with the Cybertruck at 75 inches and the F-150 varying between 75.6 and 79.9 inches.
Ground Clearance: The Cybertruck offers much more ground clearance (up to 16 inches with adjustable suspension) compared to the F-150, which ranges from 8.4 to 10.1 inches.
Overall, the Tesla Cybertruck is slightly smaller in some aspects but offers higher ground clearance and a distinctive futuristic design. The Ford F-150 offers more variety in configurations and is more customizable based on different needs (bed size, cab style, etc.).
