It's not worth a damn. It's not necessary. It's a toy. Its a complete waste of time and resources.
HIS SHIT STINKS JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSESOne hell of a rich and hard working guy. He owns space x, Tesla, Solar City. I think he got his start by creating pay pal?
Does rich poo smell any differently than regular old poo?HIS SHIT STINKS JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSES
He makes electric cars and space ships.WHO THE HELL IS ELON MUSK
It can charge in thirty minutesJust based on the demo, I'd say it has some holes in it.
Not impressed. I want a truck that is functional, flexible, and reliable. It may go 500 miles with no load, but pulling a loaded trailer probably cuts that in half. Imagine going only 250 miles? Then waiting 8 hours, even 2 hours to recharge? So, basically I could drive with a trailer from Austin to Dallas (200+miles). Wait hours to charge up. If I was going to an all-day auction, ok. But if I'm just picking something up? Wait, wait and wait some more. Then only with a full charge could I drive back to Austin? And still not have the capacity to make it home!
Sure, I can see guys somewhere like Austin getting them. Those guys don't use their truck as a 'truck'. They never go off-road. Their biggest load might be a 300lb trailer with a ski-doo. Oh wait, what happens to this thing when you back it into the ramp & it goes under water back there??? What happens when you bounce it over a stump & it gets smacked from underneath? Drive it through a dry creek and bounce the bottom on rocks, logs, everything!
This is some great 'marketing'. But it's not a real truck, I can't see it ever being one. The best use of the truck bed will be to carry a generator to charge it as you drive. I wonder if it can 'charge' as it drives? They really need to add that feature. Add a charger plug in the truck bed. Pathetic.
It can charge in thirty minutes
Elon didn’t just build the Tesla car, he also built a network of thousands of charging stations all over the country. Most are at places that have a restaurant so you can get a meal during the charging. You are right about the 120v not being an option, I’m pretty sure they are all at least 220v. The charging stations are on maps in the cars flat screen and it tells you how much charge you have and how many stations are on your route. The trucks starting price is about the same as a Ford F-150. A decked out ford is actually more than the Tesla.At special charging stations, which you won't find in 99.9999% of locations. If you consider the average 120v / 15 amp outlet, how long will that take to charge?
If SHTF, it could make a nice portable power source. Assuming you can charge it with solar/wind/hydro/magic, drive it to the job site & plug equipment into it. Or tear it apart & make it your battery bank for your solar/wind/hydro/etc. BTW, putting solar panels on it is a bad idea. Nobody is going to park this $200k beast outside, and it'll just add more weight and glass to break.
I remember reading that when Henry Ford started mass producing the model t the public said these would be death traps and the gasoline would explode every time they were in a wreck. Some did, but the vast majority do fine, except in Hollywood movies where a fender bender ends up in an explosion. I imagine they will become more and more safer with each passing year. I honestly never want to own a new model of any type of vehicle until it’s been on the road for a couple years and the bugs are worked out.Hi, Here is one problem with electric vehicles that does concern me, if you have a shunt in one and the battery catches fire, if its a lithium battery you cannot put the fire out with WATER, This poor mans Tesla burned for FOUR DAYS.
https://www.rt.com/news/474190-austria-tesla-electric-car-ash/
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