Some Tesla engineers secretly started designing a Cybertruck alternative because they ‘hated’ it::“They were like, ‘You can’t be serious.’ They didn’t want to have anything to do with it,” Franz von Holzhausen said, according to Walter Isaacson.

  • @ivenoidea@lemmy.world
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    1910 months ago

    It‘ll also slice really nicely through pedestrians. I don’t see this being allowed in most EU countries.

    • @BroccoliFarts@lemmy.world
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      2310 months ago

      The US laws on bumpers has been refined in blood over the years. At least 20% of the people I know in my area have damaged their car by hitting a deer.

      How will this truck fare if hitting a 90 kg deer? It’s different enough that it might be substantially different (better or worse) than a more conventional truck.

      I’m also reminded of a famous car made of paneled stainless steel. It was a terrible car and ruined the company that made it. It’s only remembered fondly because of a popular movie series.

        • @AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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          310 months ago

          Doc Brown was secretly a coke head, and DeLorean was his dealer. He threw the car in for free when he delivered the last couple kilos to Doc.

          • @accidental
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            10 months ago

            How do you think he got matched up with the Libyans? It’s not everyday you get offered to help smuggle nuclear material…

      • @PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee
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        810 months ago

        and yet, each new generation of vehicles has less and less of an actual bumper, meanwhile the cost to replace basic shit like headlight housings have skyrocketed. I live in deer country too, and you have to add your own aftermarket bumper if you want any real protection.

      • @doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        610 months ago

        From the sound of it you’d be lucky to get it off the lot /s

        Fr tho I bet it’d cut the deer in half. Then again it’s kinda huge, so maybe it would just ramp up on top of the deer and launch itself.

        I assume it’s also crazy fast like most Teslas, so maybe it would just pink mist the poor animal.

        I think the truck would be totaled regardless, only real question is if the driver survives and if it catches on fire