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Re:Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley ... by metaphor on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @05:17PM (#36424685)
That's a hard sell when the curb weight of a Tesla Model Y is identical to a Ford F-150 5.0L V8 SuperCab with 6.5-ft bed.
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Re:Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley ... by alistairSH on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @07:44PM (#36426327)
That’s fair. The Tesla is too heavy as well.

[dreams about “fun” cars like my old 2200lb Miata]

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Re:Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley ... by wilg on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @09:58PM (#36427147)
"Too heavy" in some sense, but the engineering trade off is a pretty good one!

Your average Tesla is about:

- 1.9x as heavy as the Miata

- 4.3x as energy efficient as the Miata

- 1.7x faster acceleration vs Miata

- 0.2x the emissions of the Miata on a typical power mix (0x on solar)

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