Comment on The Cybertruck Is a Disappointment Even to Cybertruck Superfans / Looking at the specs alone, the car is delivering 30 percent less range than expected for 30 percent more money

Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• XeroxCool@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Gotta follow code, center brake must be distinct from all other lights… Should we make a separate chmsl then? Nah, lightbar go brrrrt and FMVSS 108 can ligma.

  Really though, I wouldn’t mind this lighting choice as much if the lower brake lights were better. Dedicate another 8 square inches to additional brake lighting, damn it

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• afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Can you explain it to me? I still don’t get it.

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  • nicetomeetyouIMVEGAN@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There is less light during braking instead of more, or brighter.

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    • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Why?

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      • nicetomeetyouIMVEGAN@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        In order to make the break light visibly stand out from the light bar that goes across the back of the car, they turn off two sections of the bar on the left and right of the centre, leaving a portion of the light bar lighted in the centre.

        Normally car manufacturers treat the light bar as a running light, and they add a seperate ‘third’ brakelight. Clearly at Tesla they didn’t want to alter the design, and this weird solution fits the wording of the government mandate. It doesn’t fit the spirit, but they got away with it.

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