nobody is going to be embarrassed riding this thing, can you get your hands on one is the bigger question.
Especially in the US were you cant even use the speed for anything. But thats the one thing electric cars are good at so they market the hell out of it. They did it with their someday releasing truck and it was the most dishonest stupid marketing I have ever seen. Tesla fanboys all ate it up.
It doesn't need to be made out of ultra hard cold rolled stainless steel. Being bullet proof isn't a feature anyone asked for or desired other than Elon himself. They can stamp out parts using thinner stainless steel or simply use regular mild steel or aluminum like their other cars.
yes and many dont need to buy it either. It's a TRUCK, and arguably the toughest truck ever made, hence the usage of TOUGH materials. Being bullet proof is just an attribute of having tough materials.
So you think the market of folks who need a durable truck for work and those who will drop 100k on this are the same? Lemme know how many cybertrucks you see at construction sites lol
there's already 2 million preorders, rollout is going to take years to fulfill. This truck may not appeal to the underpaid journeymen, but I'm sure there are many contractors, who barely haul stuff, would love to show up to the client in a cybertruck. Most journeyment construction workers would be quite happy if they could roll up in one of these, and unfortunately it's out of their price bracket.
that thing is about as "truck" as a Jeep Gladiator, though it does have decent payload (2500lbs) and towing capacity. But the design of the bed and the whole vehicle being a unibody design makes it very un truck like.
Why would a vocational workers be happy with this truck, when it is a poor substitute for a real pickup?
Preorders are a very poor measure of demand given it's just a small reservation fee.
Sounds like they don't need a bullet proof truck then. As someone else told you, the bullet proof aspect and need for toughness is not a feature the market demanded. It's just a marketing gambit.
Yes, and when does that bottom version arrive again?
because any truck would do? In my previous life, I was an actual construction worker, I do have a contractors license, I have built homes...... why the hell not? this thing can haul, it is more than ford tough, it has a rolling protective cover that is strong and intuitive. Tell me what a construction worker/contractor is going to haul if you dont think this will cut it.
being bullet proof is an attribute rather than the goal. It's built tough from the ground up, the tires are going to be fairly puncture resistant, the body is dent/scratch resistant, even the bed is like that out of the factory. It probably doesn't even cost much more, since they did away with paint in favor of a corrosion resistant exoskeleton.
