Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs

Re:Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs by FireBeyond on Thursday November 30, 2023 @09:09PM (#38482146)

> We've assumed a fuel economy of 20.0 miles per gallon for a comparable gasoline powered truck.

This is absolutely misleading. F-150, Tundra, RAM 1500, Sierra, every single one of these pickups has a better fuel economy than this. It's not really a comparable economy if you pick "a number worse than every alternative" as your baseline.

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs by shepherdjerred on Thursday November 30, 2023 @09:46PM (#38482411)

Are you sure? 20 seems pretty fair.

* https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2023_Ford_F150.shtml

* https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2023_Toyota_Tundra.s...

* https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2023_Ram_1500.shtml

* https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2023_GMC_Sierra.shtm...

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs by FireBeyond on Thursday November 30, 2023 @10:25PM (#38482749)

Yes: https://www.motortrend.com/features/most-fuel-efficient-pick...

Starts with Ridgeline and Tacoma at 21mpg, Tundra at 22, Ranger at 23, Gladiator at 24, RAM 1500 and F-150 at 25, Silverado and Sierra at 26.

> 20 seems pretty fair.

How do you get "chooses a number that is 5% less than the worst, and 25% less at best" as a "fair" comparison point?

The average of those vehicles is actually 23.8mpg. To me a comparison should be "somewhere in the middle of the table", not "coming last".

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