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Curious as to what peoples thoughts are on Tesla's new CyberTruck.
I think that from a purely aesthetically and the technical capabilities it is a very impressive car. The look is definitely polarising and it looks like it should be in Blade Runner or roaming on an alien planet in Mass effect but I personally love it. I already live in a place with a landscape that looks like Mars (volcanic island) and feel like this car was made for it.
I know there are issues with regards to electric cars when it comes to EMF emissions and the fact that they are no way near as environmentally friendly as they claim due to the energy and resources required to produce them and the fact that is very messy to dispose of the batteries.
With regards to EMF I watched a video recently where they measured the EMF levels of the different tesla models and they all had very low EMF readings throughout the vehicle both whilst stationary and driving. The only exception was right next to where the auto pilot computer is stored there was high EMF. However on the newer more advanced models the auto-pilot computer emitted very low EMF throughout the whole vehicle even on the floor right next to the battery. Check out the video here.
What I have always been concerned about with regards to electric cars is the fire risk of the batteries. Tesla claims that you are far more likely to die from a fire in a traditional combustion engine car then a tesla car and that non-electric cars often face massive recalls due to issues with catching fire. However I think this is somewhat misleading as there are obviously a lot more combustion engine cars on the road then Tesla and depending on how you present the data Tesla cars can either be significantly more or less likely to catch fire.
The design of the Cybertruck however potentially greatly reduces the risk of a fatality caused by a fire because of its exoskeleton design. If you watch the Cybertruck announcement you would have seen that the cybertruck body and chassis have been designed in a totally different way to almost all other cars. Whereas normally you build the chassis and mount a frame on top, the cybertruck has made the frame one giant exokeloten so it functions as the both the frame and the chassis. This has also allowed them to make the car incredibly strong. They claim it is bullet proof up to a 9mm round (however the glass might need some work). See below.
The reason I think this all greatly reduces the fire hazard risk is depending on the placement of the battery pack the exoskeleton could act as a very potent shield to both the battery pack from being damaged in the event of a collision (which is the main cause of fires in battery cars) and also protect the passengers in the event of a fire. Given that fires from lithium ion batteries can burn very hot and fast due to the amount of energy stored the exoskeleton likely will not be strong enough to protect fully in the event of a fire but it might give the occupants more time to escape from the vehicle.
I've pre-ordered one, the pre-order only costs 100 dollars and is fully refundable and requires no commitment. Although the top-spec model I've ordered likely won't be available until 2022/2023.
Anyway would love to know everyone's thoughts on the CyberTruck. Love it or hate it? Beautiful or Ugly? Is it more Blade Runner or back to the future? Either way you can't deny it is daring and something different.
I think that from a purely aesthetically and the technical capabilities it is a very impressive car. The look is definitely polarising and it looks like it should be in Blade Runner or roaming on an alien planet in Mass effect but I personally love it. I already live in a place with a landscape that looks like Mars (volcanic island) and feel like this car was made for it.
I know there are issues with regards to electric cars when it comes to EMF emissions and the fact that they are no way near as environmentally friendly as they claim due to the energy and resources required to produce them and the fact that is very messy to dispose of the batteries.
With regards to EMF I watched a video recently where they measured the EMF levels of the different tesla models and they all had very low EMF readings throughout the vehicle both whilst stationary and driving. The only exception was right next to where the auto pilot computer is stored there was high EMF. However on the newer more advanced models the auto-pilot computer emitted very low EMF throughout the whole vehicle even on the floor right next to the battery. Check out the video here.
What I have always been concerned about with regards to electric cars is the fire risk of the batteries. Tesla claims that you are far more likely to die from a fire in a traditional combustion engine car then a tesla car and that non-electric cars often face massive recalls due to issues with catching fire. However I think this is somewhat misleading as there are obviously a lot more combustion engine cars on the road then Tesla and depending on how you present the data Tesla cars can either be significantly more or less likely to catch fire.
The design of the Cybertruck however potentially greatly reduces the risk of a fatality caused by a fire because of its exoskeleton design. If you watch the Cybertruck announcement you would have seen that the cybertruck body and chassis have been designed in a totally different way to almost all other cars. Whereas normally you build the chassis and mount a frame on top, the cybertruck has made the frame one giant exokeloten so it functions as the both the frame and the chassis. This has also allowed them to make the car incredibly strong. They claim it is bullet proof up to a 9mm round (however the glass might need some work). See below.
The reason I think this all greatly reduces the fire hazard risk is depending on the placement of the battery pack the exoskeleton could act as a very potent shield to both the battery pack from being damaged in the event of a collision (which is the main cause of fires in battery cars) and also protect the passengers in the event of a fire. Given that fires from lithium ion batteries can burn very hot and fast due to the amount of energy stored the exoskeleton likely will not be strong enough to protect fully in the event of a fire but it might give the occupants more time to escape from the vehicle.
I've pre-ordered one, the pre-order only costs 100 dollars and is fully refundable and requires no commitment. Although the top-spec model I've ordered likely won't be available until 2022/2023.
Anyway would love to know everyone's thoughts on the CyberTruck. Love it or hate it? Beautiful or Ugly? Is it more Blade Runner or back to the future? Either way you can't deny it is daring and something different.