Comment on Some Tesla engineers secretly started designing a Cybertruck alternative because they 'hated' it

ram@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• ivenoidea@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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  • BroccoliFarts@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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    • restingboredface@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Well if you’re going to make a time machine out of a car, why not do it with some STYLE

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      • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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    • IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      To be fair, John DeLorean got nabbed and imprisoned for coke before the company could stabilize

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      • vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Fingers crossed for Elon

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    • PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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    • doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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

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• doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You could Bondo and paint the entire thing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  But nothing will ever make it look good

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