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.

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    1 year ago

    I’ll get one if it has 500 miles of range. I have a reservation but might wait to see how close Chevy gets before making a choice.

    It could look like a potato for all I care as long as it can haul a bed full of stuff for 500mi.

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        1 year 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.

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            1 year 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.

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