@kleptomage
That’s a good point about the construction, I’d be curious to see how these react to a crash. I think I’d heard somewhere that Smart cars (or some other small car) had a problem like that; the passenger compartment was strong enough to survive a severe crash, but since there was nothing to absorb the impact energy passengers would be injured from the acceleration from the collision anyway.
I still don’t think side bed access is that big of an issue, though. Based on the side-by-side shot with the F-150, It’s still got about the same bed wall height as a typical truck, and I think the suspension’s supposed to be adjustable to the point that it might be slightly lower. (And if that’s the case they’d better be sure the reliability on that system is sorted out.)
I wouldn’t be surprised if the switch from the normal Tesla look was an attempt to make it look “tough” enough to be taken seriously as a truck while still looking futuristic. It is still sleek in one major way:
I’d imagine switching an open truck bed to a gentle fastback does wonders for drag/range. I guess you’d just have to have a rearview camera running all the time?
@FerrariRacerF430
I wonder if he goes by “if it’s not broke, try to break it?” Some of the stupidest parts of Teslas are really basic things that didn’t need overcomplicating. (E.G. Door handles, speedometer, glovebox, basic controls, doors).
@kleptomage
They might be reconsidering allowing cameras instead of mirrors. That’d be great for drag, but even if that happens, I’m not sure where the cameras are on this.
@TheMagpulPone
Bumpers, wheels/tires, and paint shouldn’t be a big deal, but I bet tapping into the electrics to wire up a new lightbar would be a little dicey.
