Cybertruck bed slopes at the sides

[detansinn]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-t...-bed-looks-even-less-usable-than-the-concepts

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[sotek2345]

The big question is if it still has 4' clear at the base to load plywood and other sheet products. If so, great but not a huge deal. If not that is a major miss.

 

[Count Orlok]

is it true that it will not have a 240v outlet?

 

[Grease Lightning]

The truck that only a mother could love as she leaves it at a scrapyard and drives away in a Lightning

 

[detansinn]

is it true that it will not have a 240v outlet?

They never said that it would have one. Tesla has yet to produce a car with actual outlets. They want to sell powerwalls.

 

[F150ROD]

Looks like it goes from narrow to wide

But again, this the greatest truck ever with 4WS and a 6 foot bed

 

[Danface]

My 3 cents: Ugly Stupid Truck

 

[Adventureboy]

Looks like an 80s-era design. Super ugly. I don't mind an ugly truck if it has good functionality but this remains to be seen and I have many doubts.

 

[Danface]

Looks like an 80s-era design. Super ugly. I don't mind an ugly truck if it has good functionality but this remains to be seen and I have many doubts.

That will be the vehicle in "Back To The Future - 202X" Perhaps Marty's son will go back in time and prevent Elon from building an ugly truck!

 

[TheBigBezo]

The sloped bed sides are not good. I imagine this truck would likely see a lot of appliances or furniture in the bed (young target audience). Imagine moving a refrigerator. It shouldn't be hard to account for but take a turn with too much speed and watch your new fridge bang off the side. Also getting anything in and out is going to suck. I'm not the tallest, just a bit over 6ft, and I typically load over the side if it's light enough vs pushing in from the tailgate.

 

[Amps]

The sloped bed sides are not good.

They'll be great hoppers for road salt spreaders. Maybe even a load of mulch.

I can't think of anything else.

 

[gorwell]

It just dawned on me that the truck bed is basically inaccessible via the sides. Only real path to move things in and out are the tailgate. Would definitely be a pain to load and tie things like a normal truck.

I wonder if that sloping design is really providing a clear aero benefit in real life over basic truck usablity

 

[Silenze]

I wonder if that sloping design is really providing a clear aero benefit in real life over basic truck usablity

Why would it need that if it has a retractable bed cover?

 

[detansinn]

It just dawned on me that the truck bed is basically inaccessible via the sides. Only real path to move things in and out are the tailgate. Would definitely be a pain to load and tie things like a normal truck.

I wonder if that sloping design is really providing a clear aero benefit in real life over basic truck usablity

With the first generation Ridgeline, Honda learned this lesson. It's not there for any aero benefit. It is a side effect of a unibody truck.

 

[mme_and_lightning]

They'll be great hoppers for road salt spreaders. Maybe even a load of mulch.

I can't think of anything else.

Oh...I can think of one other load. A load of....

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