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They stated that the door handles on the 2 test mules WERE NOT production intent
I remember hearing/seeing that as well & seem to also remember they were doing something to combat ice.

It's been too long, and a non issue for me here in TX. Does anybody have a better recollection?
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I know that they are beating the hell out of these trucks so I there is the possibility of busted lights...that is one of my biggest pet peeves though...newer vehicles that already have burnt out lights. I assume they will be addressing this with their supplier.
It would be nice to see some footage of where they are beating the hell out of the trucks - so far, the footage has been pretty tame in my opinion.
 

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Somewhere, I think earlier in this thread, there is video of them doing some more aggressive driving on a playa or desert/sandy area.
It would be nice to see some footage of where they are beating the hell out of the trucks - so far, the footage has been pretty tame in my opinion.
 

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I wonder if word will get out about what changes they're going to make to the truck in light of this experience.
 

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Anyone get a screenshot or view of the story of this persons Instagram? By the time I tried to view it the story was deleted and made "unavailable"
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Here's a higher quality photo of them in Palm Springs :


I like the tape hah. Good to see them pushing the vehicles. Also another thing that hasn't been talked about a lot yet is that these vehicles have charging ports on both sides (compare to pic 2 posts above). Hopefully that makes it into the production spec!
 

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Also another thing that hasn't been talked about a lot yet is that these vehicles have charging ports on both sides (compare to pic 2 posts above). Hopefully that makes it into the production spec!
They have already shot that down. I will have to find it...It was one of the questions I asked someone to ask at the Seattle event. If you go to one of those threads you will find it.
 

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Full size image from @aAlpine 's post above.
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