Some Tesla engineers secretly started designing a Cybertruck alternative because they 'hated' it - Autoblog
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"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.

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.

    • nxdefiantEnglish
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      10 months ago

      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.

      • aesthelete@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        10 months ago

        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.

        • nxdefiantEnglish
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          10 months ago

          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.

          • aesthelete@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            10 months ago

            Ah gotcha, well… You might still need even more from Tesla then, because they exaggerate more than their competitors.