Comment on Tesla pulls out all the stops as Cybertruck sales grind to a halt

• Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Everything is a turbo now which is “more efficient” but there is no way they will last as long as the naturally aspirated V6 or V8s that would go for 400-500k miles.

  uh, it’s pretty common for turboed diesels to go over 500k miles. It’s been standard since the late 90’s.

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  • Manmoth@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    If that’s the case that’s great. Not familiar with turbo diesels. I know that the turbo failure rate is non-trivial for regular gas vehicles and the repairs can be expensive.

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• catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Even most work trucks aren’t towing very often. Even on job sites, most of the towed equipment is either brought in the first day and stays there (though with minor relocations) or it’s brought in by the rental company, with their own vehicles.

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• Mitchie151@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The average use case for the majority of truck owners in the US does not involve towing. Light trucks are driven an average of around 30 miles per day, which is why I say for most people they’re actually in a pretty good position, other than being pretty expensive vehicles of course. If you own a caravan or something and are doing regular massive road trips, you are the minority that these vehicles still don’t cater to.

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  • Manmoth@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Most people dont need more than a ford maverick which isnt even a truck but as a hybrid vehicle is pretty good value even jf the longetivity is yet to be determined.

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• JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Everything is a turbo now which is “more efficient” but there is no way they will last as long as the naturally aspirated V6 or V8s that would go for 400-500k miles.

  You do know that turbocharged engines don’t rev as much don’t you ? They last longer.

  A 1.8L NA Atsra put out 92 kW at 6000 rpm. The 1.6L turbo version put out 134kW at 2800 rpm.

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