This is incredible news...and might also be the death knell to the Cybertruck (traditional pick-up vs antialiased 3D polygon)
50-60k for a vehicle with good utility, cheap maintenance and fueling, and ability to power your house is a pretty good purchase. Home natural gas generators can cost up to $10k, Tesla Powerwalls are even more. Utility of the truck is unparalleled if you actually need to carry gear for whatever reason. So many people see practical. These people are also not carrying large stuff all the time where a foot of bed length matters, nor are towing big things. Fast charging is also mostly irrelevant as people top up at home and rarely take long trips where they need to use public charging.
Spending 90k+ for pretty much the same stuff is stupid.
Pretty sure I addressed price. There are cheaper models not yet available as they are still supply constrained so are selling the most expensive options first. As they did with every other vehicle they released.
Either way people are paying 90k and more for trucks already. It's only stupid if you can't afford it. You're not going to find another eye catching, steer by wire truck out there to buy.
Bed length matters for carrying big stuff with tailgate up, which most people dont do, and for most stuff like motorcycles, the tailgate is left down. Both cybertruck and lightning can power a house btw, im just saying that for most people if you subtract that value from both vehicles if you are going to invest in backup power anyways, Lightning becomes a 30k nice pickup truck.
Also the 90k trucks that people are buying are way more capable than a Cybertruck, and have actual good quality construction and finish.
You seem obsessed with price, and in terms of price Tesla really can't be beat. Best selling vehicles in the world right now. Good luck betting against them.
That’s the Cybertruck segment.
Back in mid 2000s, the midsize truck segment was booming, despite the fact that you could get a similarly equipped f150 for the same price that was better in almost every way except for one thing, size.
But you're correct, very little substitution. One targets gangly code monkeys, the other targets the bearded and obese
It’s excellent for any working professional that remotely deals with any power tools or other electronics at job sites and wants to always be ready and charged
Also not sure that a little added charging convenience is going to sway Cybertruck buyers to an F150. The "antialiased 3D polygon" design is a big part of the appeal.