Cybertruck Laugh of the Day [⚠️ WARNING: NO POLITICS; MEMBERS BANNED]

[KootenayEV]

That happens to Rivians too, and it happened to me with a Ram I used to have. Only two of the wheels have a parking brake lock.

Yeah I wish all 4 had something.

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I wonder if these might be CyberTrucks or perhaps a mixture of Elmo's finest vehicles, as provided by his robotics company?

Procurement Forecast - U.S. Department of State

Check out **NEW** Department of State Procurement Forecast Fiscal Year 2025, line #22
"Armored Electric Vehicles"
"$400,000,000.00"

I agree that looks bad at first glance. But how much have they historically spent on armored vehicles? Seriously I have no idea. But it doesn't seem impossible that it could 10x that number.

Context is important. Is that a decade worth of armored vehicle spending? Or is that 0.1% of the 2025 armored vehicle budget?

Without something to compare it to, I don't know if that is comically low or comically high.

 

[SSteveEV]

Without something to compare it to, I don't know if that is comically low or comically high.

Any way you look at it it's comically high if they waste the armor on cybertrucks ?
Any wall would be a lot higher if they stack concrete blocks instead of of squished trucks for that money.(See upcoming post)

 

[SSteveEV]

 

[Riviot]

I agree that looks bad at first glance. But how much have they historically spent on armored vehicles? Seriously I have no idea. But it doesn't seem impossible that it could 10x that number.

Context is important. Is that a decade worth of armored vehicle spending? Or is that 0.1% of the 2025 armored vehicle budget?

Without something to compare it to, I don't know if that is comically low or comically high.

It's looking like a bad NAICS or fat finger gone wrong, because FY24 has armored vehicles in Ukraine under the right one, 336999 - All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing. To answer your question, no other FY has such a high cost estimate. But it looks like the armored Cybertruck has been pulled from FY25 request.

 

[Nixapatfan]

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/loca...XfI0EYQnjMfyQQZTCQ_aem_wEyFa9Wz92cEhYuT9Q3N8g

Bought it and wrapped it for attention, and now whining about the attention.

 

[Zoidz]

Let’s keep this amazingly long thread ALIVE which means STOP with the politics in this thread.

If you want to make a political point, do it in another thread where locking won’t make such a tragic impact!

 

[Zoidz]

Please list the so-called “fraud” that Leon has unearthed. And no, all those condom claims, like most everything from these criminals, leaves tracks in the bowl. They’re simply destroying all the things government does that they don’t like or use.
I look forward to hearing all about this fraud, unearthed by two of the biggest liars and fraudsters to ever infect the Whitehouse.

HOW ‘BOUT THEM PHILADELPHIA EAGLES - WORLD CHAMPIONS!

GO BIRDS!!!!!!

 

[Tango45]

HOW ‘BOUT THEM PHILADELPHIA EAGLES - WORLD CHAMPIONS!

GO BIRDS!!!!!!

 

[JeromePowell]

I agree that looks bad at first glance. But how much have they historically spent on armored vehicles? Seriously I have no idea. But it doesn't seem impossible that it could 10x that number.

Context is important. Is that a decade worth of armored vehicle spending? Or is that 0.1% of the 2025 armored vehicle budget?

Without something to compare it to, I don't know if that is comically low or comically high.

$400,000,000.00 is not really a "big" number for the U.S. Department of State for Armored Vehicles. The fact the line item shows "Armored EV''s" is noteworthy as well as the likelihood Tesla might supply them. GM would actually make more sense as they have larger EV's capable of higher payloads; the armoring process adds significant weight; typically 3/4-ton or 1-ton vehicles are used for that reason and they usually require suspension and steering upgrades.

Very few manufacturers offer an armored option from the factory, most I have seen used are armored by third parties.

 

[Dark-Fx]

Let’s keep this amazingly long thread ALIVE which means STOP with the politics in this thread.

If you want to make a political point, do it in another thread where locking won’t make such a tragic impact!

Admin probably had this thread on ignore

 

[Aardvark]

In an attempt to take this thread back to its roots, here are a couple "lipstick on a pig" photos. @COdogman , you get the first reply.

 

[Zoidz]

 

[Zoidz]

Remember a discussion here a while back regarding CT Steer By Wire with our buddy @RivianRunner?

The big advantage of steer by wire is the highly variable steering ratio it enables and the safety of the person behind the wheel of not having a physical connection between the steering rack and the steering wheel during a frontal impact.

The fully uncoupled steer by wire is the final evolution of steering, and it has taken over a century to get here. Tesla was not the first to implement it, but they will be the first to mass produce it. It will be a very nice convenience to make slow speed maneuverings feel quick and effortless. It empowers the driver.

Torque News
A Tesla Cybertruck owner says his truck lost all power while he was going in reverse. Without steering, cameras, and partial brake failure, he ended up rolling onto other vehicles in a parking lot. Now, the Owner wants Tesla to pay for the damages.

 

[Zoidz]

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