My son drives a 2020 ford fusion hybrid. He got that one because all electic limits you.

He also looked at others and decided that it does not have to look hideous to be a hybrid or an all electric.

No need to make it look ugly. He drives 3 miles to the park and ride and takes a commuter bus to work. Hybrid is perfect for him.

 

I like it. Musk claims Tesla’s are built for 1,000,000 with a couple battery rebuilds. Uber users are reporting 300k with nothing but tires. Stainless body I’ve always wanted to pay more for something that doesn’t start falling apart and needing lots of maintenance around 10 year mark. Who knows if it’s true but I like the longevity design over anything else

mans above comments about hauling he is claiming 3500lb payload for all models. That is a real truck. No one says an f150 with a yellow sticker of 1509lbs isn’t “real”

 

The latter part of your reply is spot on.

 

I'm not crazy about the looks but I still preordered one. My F450 will do all the heavy long distance towing and this will do everything else on the farm and for my family. We need a 6 seat vehicle and this makes perfect sense. The 3500 lb payload means I can bring a skid of feed home and deliveries will be great. Less maintenance and lower cost of operating. It is a numbers game and this makes sense for my business. I bought the f450 for its numbers and this one too. F150 is useless because of its lack of payload and this spanks an F150 all day long. An F150 won't even handle my tools and fuel tank but the tesla will. With the supercharger network you can easily travel anywhere but towing is still a local thing.

 

I'm really surprised to see that anyone could get past the looks. Even if that thing could promise twice the performance and cost half that, I wouldn't want it, its hideous. I appreciate the direction electric vehicles are going, and the idea of a capable electric truck, but come on, that thing is rediculas. I dont know, for me the the aesthetics of a vehicle are important, not just the numbers. I've seen other e-truck renderings, still very "electric" looking, but much easier on the eyes.

I've come to the conclusion that it's just a big joke. He must have been hanging with Joe Rogan, smoking way too many joints and decided to let his kids design it. Although, when I showed it to my pre-teen, he also thought it was horrible.

 

Lol. My kids loved it. I like the utility of it. Stainless body, great cargo and load capacity, 6 passenger and all the efficiency and low cost of operating an electric vehicle. No more gas stations and waiting in line and trying to find one. Just come home and plug in. Wake up and your "tank" is full.

 

I put a deposit on one. The weird styling is absolutely timeless, as it will always be ugly.

Around late 2022 I will have 40-50k miles on my 6.7 and my daily F150 will be beat.

Can garage the 6.7.

 

Lol, great way to look at it.

 

I read that the stainless is 3x thicker than today’s average sheet metal. My questions is why? That thing is seriously going to weigh 10,000 pounds! Was it easier to just use thick plate stainless and just be sure not to put any curves in it!?!?

I didn’t think a truck could get uglier than the Silverado Heavy Duty’s. Proven wrong lol.

 

They did the ugly in a correct fashion. Chevy did it limp wristed with out any redeeming qualities.

 

It looks to be a unibody. I’d expect it to be as heavy as the rest of the electric trucks but probably not worse.

 

Musk was quoted in the presentation that it would end up around the same weight of an F150 because of the different type design. The shell is the load bearing structure of the vehicle so it will be thicker and the sharp angles and triangular shapes adds to the strength of the design. Everything in the design leads to dual function. The outer body is also the structure instead of having a frame structure with a bunch of stuff attached to it to make it functional. A truck doesn't need the body to function but it needs the body to be functional. It will be interesting to see how it stands up to the abuse and loads of trailering and hauling. I for one will likely be purchasing and we definitely work our trucks to the max.

I love the comment above about it being an ugly design and that will make it timeless. One way to look at it for sure.

 

Where are any mirrors...

 

This is the problem..... you can’t travel anywhere and when you do many of the chargers are in use or don’t work.
One Tesla owner complained he checked to a hotel to learn their complimentary charging system was not working because the maintenance man failed to turn on the system. How many ways can you spell stranded.

 

This is at a private hotel but the supercharger network is amazing and the car would know the supercharger isn't working beforehand. There is also many sharing apps where private people offer their chargers. It works great. I've been stranded many times with my trucks when they use too much fuel towing and I can't make it to the next fuel stop or travelling late at night and I have to stop and wait till they open. Chargers are self serve and 24/7. My parents bought a used Model S and they have travelled all over the eastern seaboard and from Ontario to Florida with no issues. They said the car can see traffic and supercharger use and automatically routes them to superchargers based on traffic and driving habits. Sometimes it will skip a stop and tell them to go to the next one or schedule a little earlier one. We left at the same time as them with our RV headed from Ontario to Florida and we basically arrived at the same time in Florida (we took different routes as our needs for fuel stops were different than theirs). You just schedule your meals and bathroom breaks at superchargers.

Realistically this all irrelevant as 95% of your charging is at home and nothing is more convenient than that. Travelling takes a small amount of planning but the integrated system and network of the Tesla take most of the guesswork out of it.