I hate to say it, but I think Elon is really jumped the shark here but I guess that’s what we should expect from somebody who goes on podcast smoking weed and doing ketamine parties
The problem is, Tesla has far more demand than capacity to build vehicles right now. Advertising does not make sense. Why would you drive more sales you can't fulfill? Just makes for angry customers.
unless they radically change the semi design, it's currently a more traditional body on frame semi truck design. Which, in reality, is easy to manufacture.
the breaker on the far left of the picture says 50 amps, this appears to be a 100 amp capable subpanel but they only put a 50 amp breaker, probably due to the underlying wiring being used.
you can only do 80% of the rating of the circuit without risking overload and i see you already have four...
Couple of things. First off the wall connector is not a charger. Its a connection to the AC of the house. The charger is onboard the vehicle.
This may sound like semantics, but its not.
The Gen 2 wall connector was capable of 80 amp output, but only a few models of teslas could use that to...
Here is the biggest issue with Tesla. Lack of marketing. They have gained their market share mostly from word of mouth, but if you ask most people if they heard of the cybertruck they would look at you funny.
Ask people if they know what an F150 is, and they nod.
Ford has come out both barrels...
Ever hear of this car called the Prius? Toyota leads the world in hybrid tech. It would not be a difficult jump to pure electric for them .
I would say that out of all the legacy automakers, Toyota could be a serious contender for Tesla they have longevity in battery tech in cars.
The only time we have seen the receiver is when it was at the Petersen museum (pic below) I am thinking this will not be standard equipment but will be optional like on other teslas. Based on the pic it appears there is a removable panel in the plastic which would indicate to me it's not...
not to rain on the parade, but it's highly unlikely this was made at the Texas plant. Most likely it was the Berlin plant.
They don't have electricity at the Texas plant hooked up yet, nor could they at this point of the construction phase. I suppose you could use generators, but that would be...
Total side note on this pic.....anyone notice they covered the SS with moving blankets before Franz threw the ball at it? Does not exactly scream tough lol
Considering they offer different wheel options on the other tesla vehicles, i can't see the CT being any different in this regard.
You also have to remember the tires on the CT prototype are not street legal, they say on the sidewalls for offroad use only.