just being real. it does look like they changed the front bumper from the one on stage?
iirc I think he said they are shrinking it by some percentage to fit in people's garages better.
As far as being a work truck goes, yeah, there are limitations. But like 90% of the trucks out there are garage queens that people just buy to feel manly lol. I suspect the Cybertruck will be a HUGE seller for Tesla, possibly beating out the Model Y, because getting an EV truck for $39k base that is wildly different than anything else out there is going to be pretty popular, at least initially, I think. It's the same reason why the Honda Ridgeline 2.0 isn't selling like gangbusters...it's the best truck for
most people, but people buy personal trucks based on emotion, not reality-based needs. They just added a useless $2,800 HPD package (Honda Performance Development) package to help beef up it's image, and even just adding that helped increase sales:
Revised styling aims to help Honda's pickup look more like a conventional truck, with mixed results.
www.caranddriver.com
I can't remember if it was Redline or some other show or article where they talked to people from Honda and they basically acknowledged the image situation, where they had designed a really great & useful truck, but then people had to justify it to their family, friends, and strangers, and simply offering the HPD "off road" package was enough to boost sales, even though it was merely an appearance package. Likewise for the Cybertruck, as weird as it is, it's a pretty macho design, so I think it's going to sell really well. Plus if you can get it with the electric ATV, people go bananas for that kind of stuff. Remains to be seen what the actual package costs will be & if they'll really start pumping them out this year or not.
For me, it'd be a Home Depot truck & a winter AWD truck, plus used for light camping. Plus the idea that I could potentially keep it for 20+ years with minimal maintenance & degradation is a pretty cool concept. There's an article from a few years ago about a 400k-mile Model S that held up surprisingly well, and the tech has only gotten better over time:
Tesla’s vehicles are becoming increasingly popular with taxi and shuttle services, which are pushing their vehicles a lot over short periods...
electrek.co
As far as towing goes, I mean, EV's are pretty terrible at that because it eats up so much battery life. I couldn't imagine that the Cybertruck would be really useful other than for going down to the local beach or lake, as you risk cutting your range literally in half:
The Model X is a great tow vehicle -- quiet, comfortable, and powerful. But its range is severely reduced when towing a heavy load. Actual range may be less than half that available in normal driving.
www.teslarati.com
So as a "car", I think the Cybertruck will do great. As a work truck & as a long-range hauler, it's kind of limited due to the design. Plus it'd be a hassle to charge up at a Supercharger & try to angle your boat or trailer or whatever into the spot or have to disconnect it while your charger or whatever, plus having to hit charging spots more often due to how much towing kills the battery.
