# Tesla Cybertruck **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 23, 2019, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866 "2019-11-23T10:32:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 64
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1261 "2024-08-24T00:53:26Z")
Does the fact that I was on a train somewhere between Winnenucca and Salt lake City and it was the absolute middle of nowhere affect things? I saw the car carrier on the highway that paralleled the tracks. I have no idea where they were going. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2024, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1262 "2024-08-24T01:07:49Z")
They’re manufactured in Austin. Presumably they were heading west. And probably to California, since it’s a bigger market than Nevada. There is a big Tesla factory in Nevada, mostly related to batteries, but I don’t think it does anything related to Cybertrucks. I guess it’s just barely possible they might be installing battery packs there, but I’d doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1263 "2024-08-24T12:42:54Z")
Thanks for answering the question. I was curious. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1264 "2024-08-24T13:16:33Z")
Car and Driver included the CT in it’s competition for best new EV (the Hyundai Ioniq 5N won) but it broke before the end of the 2 day test. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1265 "2024-09-02T20:18:20Z")
Surely the crash itself must have damaged something, since we’ve seen so many videos of cybertrucks going through shallow waterways. > **[Cybertruck Catches Fire After Running Into Fire Hydrant and Getting Wet](https://futurism.com/the-byte/cybertruck-fire-water)** > > A Tesla Cybertruck burst into flames after crashing into a fire hydrant outside of a Bass Pro Shop in Harlingen, Texas — and getting doused. ---
**Author:** ![Tierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1266 "2024-09-02T21:22:24Z")
> [@zimaane](#): > > I saw a CyberTruck in a grocery story parking lot that was painted or wrapped (?) to advertise a local real estate agent. I saw one yesterday that was painted (or wrapped)… powder blue. Pretty close to the color of your avatar, actually. At least it wasn’t pink. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1267 "2024-09-03T02:27:18Z")
I think a pink and white Hello Kitty CT would be fucking awesome. If I was a woman I’d totally get one. Just to piss off Elmo. See also **[Google image search - hello kitty Ferarri](https://www.google.com/search?q=hello+kitty+ferrari&source=hp&oq=hello+kitty+ferarri&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img)** and **[Hello kitty Darth Vader](https://kittyhell.com/2006/08/05/hello-kitty-darth-vader/)**. ---
**Author:** ![Tierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1268 "2024-09-03T04:03:05Z")
You, sir, are a very wise man. ---
**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 3, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1269 "2024-09-03T11:57:11Z")
why stop at Hello Kitty, if you can go full rainbow- or trans-flag … ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1270 "2024-09-03T13:22:58Z")
You mean like this? > **[@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maserschmidt/summary)** You’ll notice that’s a Model 3. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1271 "2024-09-03T14:06:34Z")
That’s Pinkie Pie! Though I like the other associations. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1272 "2024-09-03T14:14:45Z")
There were plenty of rainbow pride cybertrucks for Pride Week earlier this year. One was posted upthread. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1273 "2024-09-03T14:51:58Z")
I see Tesla sedans all the time, but so far, only two cybertrucks. I don’t like the look because it looks to me like those shape edges will impale bicyclers and pedestrians in even a minor accident. [https://insideevs.com/news/699164/tesla-cybertruck-might-never-make-it-to-europe/](https://insideevs.com/news/699164/tesla-cybertruck-might-never-make-it-to-europe/) > _European regulations require a rounding of 3.2 millimeters on protruding parts. Unfortunately, it is impossible to make a rounding of 3.2 millimeters on a 1.4 millimeter sheet of stainless steel_ ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1274 "2024-09-03T14:54:24Z")
That seems like the sort of thing a super engineering genius might have looked into before designing and building the vehicle. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1275 "2024-09-03T15:02:25Z")
Or maybe he doesn’t give a shit about pedestrians or bicyclists. The European market for consumer trucks is pretty small for a number of reasons. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1276 "2024-09-03T15:05:10Z")
I doubt that they cared about the EU market. They don’t tend to buy big ass trucks. I don’t like their look either but I’ve been up close to a few of them. They don’t look any better up close but the corners aren’t at all actually sharp. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1277 "2024-09-03T15:08:21Z")
They are sharp enough to do more damage than a more rounded profile would in a low or moderate speed collision. That’s WHY Europe has rules about the curvature. (Europe has a bunch of rules about pedestrian safety of autos that we don’t have in the US.) ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1278 "2024-09-03T15:19:50Z")
No argument there. They’re atrocious. My main point was they didn’t care about the EU market for this product. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1279 "2024-09-03T15:27:41Z")
I said that. (Or at least, implied it.) > [@puzzlegal](#): > > The European market for consumer trucks is pretty small for a number of reasons. It’s also mentioned in the article i quoted. But it’s not relevant to my initial comment, which is that i don’t like the design because it looks like it’s sharp, and in fact, it actually IS sharp enough to fail EU safety rules. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1280 "2024-09-03T15:29:51Z")
I was just down in Florida for a week, and saw one there, as long as another one here in MA. Invasive species and all that. There’s also one in South Boston with a pizza delivery hat on, delivering pizzas around town. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866.md?page=63) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866.md?page=65)