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Re:Tesla Cybertruck reservations hit 146,000 by cmurf on Sunday November 24, 2019 @12:22AM (#21618553)
Ordinarily I'd agree but at a $39K base price, at first glance it seems quite practical and probably made execs at the big car companies pee a little bit in their pants. I'm sure this is a bit specious, and there will be a pile of add-ons that will certainly qualify as increasingly conspicuous.
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck reservations hit 146,000 by _wzsf on Sunday November 24, 2019 @12:32AM (#21618589)
It should be extremely hard to believe the price. Basic estimates put the cost of the cheapest model's battery at over $20,000, even at Tesla's magic $100/kWh number.

The single-motor $39,900 model is likely to be about as real as the $35,000 Model 3.

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck reservations hit 146,000 by ben174 on Sunday November 24, 2019 @12:40AM (#21618634)
$35k model 3 wasn’t that far from true. You can get a model 3 bare bones for less than 40k right now.
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