Tesla Cybertruck — Pure Logic On Wheels
“Yes, that is the way to do it. Pure logic. Form follows function. The only way to solve the aerodynamics problem of a pickup.” Those were my thoughts when the Tesla Cybertruck rolled onto the stage.
“Yes, that is the way to do it. Pure logic. Form follows function. The only way to solve the aerodynamics problem of a pickup.” Those were my thoughts when the Tesla Cybertruck rolled onto the stage.
This article takes a big-picture view of the historic night of November 21, 2019, when the Tesla Cybertruck was unveiled. It won’t focus so much focus on the details of the CyberTruck (go here for that), but instead on where Tesla is going and my opinions on clean technology in general.
Tesla’s new Cybertruck is unlike anything the world has seen, and I was one of the first non-employees to get a ride in it at the grand unveiling last night at Tesla’s Design Studio in Hawthorne, California. I’ll share what I thought of it from the inside and up close.
It’s here, and it’s … VERY different. We just got some of the press updates from Tesla with details, specs, and actual photos, so let’s take a look, followed by a few quick thoughts and a handful of tweets from the event…
Tesla is unveiling its Cybertruck tonight, and if you’re out there waiting like I am right now, refreshing the Tesla Twitter account over and over to try to find out where the stream will be hosted, you can join me here and refresh this page over and over too. I will be liveblogging from here throughout the night.
For better or worse, consumers (also known as “people”) typically organize products in their heads using simple descriptors or tags. Pre-Tesla, electric cars were not that well known. Among those who knew what an electric car was, the prevailing summary of them was that they were slow like golf carts, geeky, and only for a certain (weird) kind of person. Elon Musk and other early birds at Tesla blew those stereotypes out of the water.
In his new blog, Whole Mars, Omar Qazi (aka @Tesla_Truth) gives us some of his thoughts on what we already know — or at least, think we know — about the Tesla Cybertruck. I have some catching up to do, as I have never seen Blade Runner, which seems to be the theme of Tesla’s hottest new product.
I am sure, as is Omar, that there are going to be a lot of new features and surprises when we do see the truck in just a couple of weeks. So, besides some of those interesting Cybertruck renders (thanks, Earl and Eva!), Omar put together some of his thoughts to help us stay patient while Tesla builds up the suspense and momentum.
Elon Musk is keeping his promise of unveiling the Tesla pickup truck in November. The CEO of Tesla Inc. just announced the official unveil date and the location of the unveiling in a tweet.
The Tesla Semi has been photographed at a CHP inspection station near the Donner Pass. The driver says it is meeting or exceeding its range expectations.
Elon Musk was asked on Twitter recently when the Tesla pickup truck will be revealed. “We’re close, but the magic is in the final details. Maybe 2 to 3 months,” Musk replied. Building in a little slippage for “Elon time,” that suggests the reveal should happen before the end of October. Although, confirmed Musk watchers might put the date closer to the end of this year.