# Tesla Cybertruck is here **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 6, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702 "2023-09-06T20:15:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/1 "2023-09-06T20:15:09Z")
[![](https://i.redd.it/zfcb0t3k1kmb1.jpg) ](https://i.redd.it/zfcb0t3k1kmb1.jpg) thoughts about the cybertruck? . here are mine: . [![](https://i.redd.it/mbz30c1hn4ib1.jpg) ](https://i.redd.it/mbz30c1hn4ib1.jpg) (not that a Big Mac was my first option to begin with …) ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/2 "2023-09-06T20:19:29Z")
That looks like a truck made by someone who is mad at trucks. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/3 "2023-09-06T20:22:13Z")
You made a cybertruck … out of a DeLorean?! ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/4 "2023-09-06T20:25:21Z")
It is ugly, really ugly. Expensive, and offers no advantage over a ICE engine truck. Its future is as promising as a Segway. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/5 "2023-09-06T20:25:27Z")
In what way is it “here?” My understanding is that it was announced almost four years ago but still isn’t commercially available. And others who look at the design say it’s going to be very difficult to produce. (For one thing, the shape is very difficult to achieve using the steel panels.) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/6 "2023-09-06T20:29:28Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > You made a cybertruck … out of a DeLorean?! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KUBEXK0_R2Q/maxresdefault.jpg "A New Time Machine? Cybertruck 2020 in Back to the Future") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUBEXK0_R2Q) ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/7 "2023-09-06T20:33:33Z")
I know we’ve seen these photos before here on SDMB, oh yeah, here it is: [Tesla Cybertruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866). Anyway, my question then as it is now is, what’s the point? I assume the truck part starts behind the rear door (although I also find it odd that none of the photos I have seen actually show the truck bed). So the truck bed, and therefore the capacity of it, must be quite small. Therefore, the point can’t be to have a “stylish” truck, nor really any kind of truck at all. I suppose the target market is tech weenies who are insecure about their manhood. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Krupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/8 "2023-09-06T20:33:36Z")
I don’t think it’s “here” yet. According to [The Drive](https://www.thedrive.com/news/musk-demands-sub-10-micron-accuracy-for-tesla-cybertruck-build-quality-in-leaked-email) (Aug 24), > the truck is entering the last phases prior to customer delivery. And I can’t tell from the “after” picture in the OP, but I’m not sure if the customer version will actually have “sub 10-micron tolerances” for all parts of the truck, according to the article. Musk lives in fantasyland. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Krupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/9 "2023-09-06T20:35:07Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > I suppose the target market is tech weenies who are insecure about their manhood. Isn’t that the market for most trucks (aside from the “tech” part)? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/10 "2023-09-06T20:41:03Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > (although I also find it odd that none of the photos I have seen actually show the truck bed) They aren’t hard to find. One of them: [![](https://i0.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/12/Tesla-Cybertruck-gate-fliip-stop.jpg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1) ](https://i0.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/12/Tesla-Cybertruck-gate-fliip-stop.jpg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1) It’s a 6.5’ bed, which is a bit longer than usual for crew-cab configs. It gets a little extra space from the short nose. That is, a truck is basically hood+cab+bed, and for a given total length you can get more bed if the hood is shorter. It also has a roll-down bed cover, which should be convenient for people that store expensive tools, etc. in their bed in not-so-secure areas. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/11 "2023-09-06T20:42:03Z")
I didn’t know you could order a Cybertruck on Wish. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/12 "2023-09-06T20:44:19Z")
> [@Al128](#): > > thoughts about the cybertruck? [![](https://media.wired.com/photos/593252a1edfced5820d0fa07/master/w_2560%2Cc_limit/the-homer-inline4.jpg) ](https://media.wired.com/photos/593252a1edfced5820d0fa07/master/w_2560%2Cc_limit/the-homer-inline4.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/13 "2023-09-06T21:15:03Z")
A friend of mine ordered one before Musk went Full Metal Weirdo. Doesn’t have it yet. Last time I asked about it, she seemed defensive. I think they’re ugly as hell but would never say that to my friend. I think she suspects those are my views, though. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/14 "2023-09-06T22:02:26Z")
> [@Leo\_Krupe](#): > > Isn’t that the market for most trucks (aside from the “tech” part)? No, it’s not. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/15 "2023-09-06T22:15:13Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > It also has a roll-down bed cover, Yes, I see the genius of it now. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > I think they’re ugly as hell I would not be surprised if that was the point. Same story as X, née [Twitter](https://schumanchu.eu/html/r1/r1_00101.html). ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/16 "2023-09-06T22:20:04Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I think they’re ugly as hell but would never say that to my friend. I think she suspects those are my views, though. I don’t mind the look, and I like our Tesla Model X. I think I have soured too much on Musk to buy another Tesla though. And, there are many more options now. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/17 "2023-09-06T22:21:27Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > Expensive, and offers no advantage over a ICE engine truck. I was under the impression it didn’t use gasoline, can be charged at night in your garage, and requires little maintenance. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/18 "2023-09-06T22:23:40Z")
Well, it’s the market for some trucks. Yes, most trucks are bought by people who really need to tow stuff, but I know of multiple people who own a truck for no good reason, and they’re exactly that type. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/19 "2023-09-06T22:29:12Z")
> [@glowacks](#): > > Yes, most trucks are bought by people who really need to tow stuff No: > **[You Don't Need A Full-Size Pickup Truck, You Need a Cowboy Costume](https://www.thedrive.com/news/26907/you-dont-need-a-full-size-pickup-truck-you-need-a-cowboy-costume)** > > The full-size pickup truck has become America's best-selling vehicle by a country mile. But most Silverado, Ram, and F-Series buyers would be better served with a cheaper means of role-playing. > According to Edwards’ data, 75 percent of truck owners use their truck for towing one time a year or less (meaning, never). Nearly 70 percent of truck owners go off-road one time a year or less. And a full 35 percent of truck owners use their truck for hauling—putting something in the bed, its ostensible _raison_ _d’être_ —once a year or less. The idea that most trucks (sold to consumers) are used for truck stuff is absurd. They’re just SUVs in a different form factor. Hence the popularity of crew cabs. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702/20 "2023-09-06T22:34:47Z")
That 75 percent using it less than once a year says “for towing”. Trucks have a bed. You can carry stuff in the bed that wouldn’t fit in another kind of vehicle, and even if you could, it loads and unloads easier out of a truck. The 35 percent that never use it for hauling is actually almost exactly what I was saying - most people use it to haul stuff, but there’s clearly plenty who don’t. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-here/989702.md?page=2)