They should have started off roading RnD earlier…
Spinning tires, crappy articulation, creeping and rattling like there is a bucket of wrenches sliding around the bed.
I think the rattling is from the other vehicle being secured on the trailer bed.
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Cybertruck Police, Military etc. fleet orders
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I think the rattling is from the other vehicle being secured on the trailer bed.
We already knew that since it was rumored they had put in multiple orders…..
I’m pretty sure they just want the body and not the powertrain so much
Military (conventional) won’t buy it. GSA won’t buy it. Too much politics especially in the current administration.
Special military units will buy it for testing/development or special applications. One unit I was assigned to would buy trucks from all around the world to pick the best one. We went with the Hilux... But that’s so little volume.
The GSA does own Model 3s, Hummer EV (they have two which is ridiculous), and the F150 lightning. Ironically the MY is in the GSA catalog but I don’t know if they own any. They then lease the vehicles out to gov agencies at absolutely ridiculous rates. They also own numerous unarmored $110k Cadillac Escalades to ferry around secretaries and the like. So they’re willing to spend the tax money but not likely on the CT.
Special military units will buy it for testing/development or special applications. One unit I was assigned to would buy trucks from all around the world to pick the best one. We went with the Hilux... But that’s so little volume.
The GSA does own Model 3s, Hummer EV (they have two which is ridiculous), and the F150 lightning. Ironically the MY is in the GSA catalog but I don’t know if they own any. They then lease the vehicles out to gov agencies at absolutely ridiculous rates. They also own numerous unarmored $110k Cadillac Escalades to ferry around secretaries and the like. So they’re willing to spend the tax money but not likely on the CT.
Presumably military equipment will benefit from less noisy elec supply.
UkNorthampton
TSLA - 12+ startups in 1
Cybertruck is a smackdown to ignorant coal rolling Princess wagon obsessives. Superior in many key ways. Leaves only niches to other needs or the willfully ignorant buyer of ice.
Exactly. The available suede steering wheels really puts the smack down on ICE.
You need a truck, you can either spend $100k on a CT that gets 290 miles or get a $40k F-150 that will get 500+ miles…….. it’s really putting the smack down….
UkNorthampton
TSLA - 12+ startups in 1
One metric. CYBERTRUCK excels at others.
40k f150 is barebones and rare. Higher operational costs. Many recalls and failures. Plenty of images of broken bodies
It's a truck not a luxury vehicle.
BTW, look who leads the list in recalls, surprise surprise......but go ahead and tell me how the CT is bulletproof......Ill wait for your "Paid Shills" comment
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Hasn't some military branches found uses for EV motorcycles (Zero Motorcycles FX - Electric Motorcycle Company) in covert ops?
Quiet, high torque. Quick ops that won't need much range.
If they can adapt those, why not a CT? All comes down to the parameters needed for the op, of course.
I agree that CT's aren't going to replace Hummers anytime soon for most scenarios.
Quiet, high torque. Quick ops that won't need much range.
If they can adapt those, why not a CT? All comes down to the parameters needed for the op, of course.
I agree that CT's aren't going to replace Hummers anytime soon for most scenarios.
USG hasn’t purchased Humvees in going on 10 years and they are currently retiring massive numbers every year. The replacement is the JLTV.
There are some full EV GM ISVs floating around in testing.
Why the military will never use a CT tactically:
-no matter what Elon says, it is not “bullet proof”
-unibody construction would be difficult/impossible to modify/customize
-doesn’t have close to enough GVWR for armor/armory
-Battery on the bottom + IED = very bad
Deploying the Cybertruck would require the training of Troops to repair the Truck. Or Deploying Tesla personnel with equipment and parts to repair vehicles.
Either the Military will maintain these vehicles or Tesla employees will. How many Tesla employees would be willing to Deploy for up to a year? It doesn't matter that the Cybertruck has no Engine these vehicles will get tore up in a Deployed Military location.
Either the Military will maintain these vehicles or Tesla employees will. How many Tesla employees would be willing to Deploy for up to a year? It doesn't matter that the Cybertruck has no Engine these vehicles will get tore up in a Deployed Military location.
ChooseFreedom
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It would be interesting to see the figures on vehicle maintenance.
How much time/$ spent on engine repair. Mostly eliminated with EV's.
How much spent on suspension/wheels/tires. This wouldn't need a specialist.
The uni-body structure of Tesla's kind of eliminates a modular option.
Making it easy to drop the surfboard for battery and DU swaps would be ideal.
The biggest issue would be the battery and housing. How much damage can the battery take, especially off-road? IED's destroy just about anything, but you'd have to reinforce the under carriage somehow for lesser explosions.
Then there's the electronics. Can you make a vehicle that is EMP-resistant?
I just don't see it as an option for certain deployments.
Maybe could be modified more effectively for urban scenarios. IDK
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