Besides silence and inexperienced drivers, I’m guessing that giving people cars with significantly more acceleration off the line than they’re used to also plays into this. I’m not going to pretend I’m above doing a jackrabbit start in my gas-powered car, but even in my reasonably quick car, I’ve been frequently…

If I die getting hit by an EV don’t tell anyone please.

I’ve seen 3 of these in Denver. 1 of which was broken down on the side of the road. I can’t imagine picking up my 4Runner from the dealer, driving it home, having to get it flat bedded back to the dealer the same hour, then thanking Toyota for the experience.  

There is an entire Facebook group dedicated to RVs with headlights/taillights from different automobiles.

There’s the Maverick starting $2,400 more than Trax if you can find one. I can hardly believe Ford still hasn’t figured out Maverick production.

EV’s are the future, they cost more and don’t make money, what an awesome product. There is literally 1 company that makes money on EV’s and I will be honest, I am kind of wondering if they actually do make money on them at this point since no one else can figure it out. 

The cheapest new Ford you can buy will set you back over $31,000 once fees are factored in, fully $10,000 more than a base Chevy Trax.

Yeah, that’s a picture from a PREVIOUS time a Tesla on Autopilot killed a motorcyclist, as noted in the caption of the image. 

Im sure bolts ruin the aesthetic and that’s probably why they were used. Not spending an extra 30 cents a truck was just a bonus. 

I think you are being a bit overly dramatic here.  Aluminum pop rivets are widely used across many industries, and this little cover is going to not stress the damn thing at all.  I highly doubt the oxide coating is going to crack at all.

To their credit, I expected they'd just run a couple of sheetrock screws through and call it done. 

If it’s simple and it works...

Tesla could have spent an extra thirty cents a truck and just put a couple of bolts on there in the first place, but they cut so many corners to save costs and they tanked what little remained of their tattered reputation because of it. They are the very definition of spending a dollar to save a penny. Very stable…

Toyota’s bet on hybrids has been so succesful that you have to wait 18 months and pay dealer markup to get a Sienna hybrid. Why the Big 3 have abandoned hybrids (except Stellantis, which keeps building hybrids that break all the time) is absolutely beyond me.

PLEASE talk to your representatives about consumer protections and privacy. We have no one to blame but ourselves them. 

Yeah, they need practical work trucks, which isn’t something Tesla makes. I believe the Cybertruck has been positioned as more of a style statement than an actual utility vehicle for a while now. (I assume Bugatti doesn’t use Bugattis at the Bugatti factory...)

On both my current and former trucks, I didn’t notice a difference with the cover, and without it. I’m sure there is one, but it’s very minor.

Tesla engineers have done a lot of work to get the Tesla Cybertruck as aerodynamically efficient as possible

Hey! Automotive Lighting Engineer here.
1) The flickering is DEFINITELY the stroboscopic effect. Speaking of which, I’ve gotta give props to Tesla’s engineers for avoiding the strobe effect on that giant light bar. That doesn’t happen by accident- those big light bars often look like dogshit on camera.

2) It’s common…

Yeah I have NEVER heard that about any vehicle off road or not, umm EVER. There are an exotic or two where I think the battery is behind a fender liner, but outside of that, it’s one of those part’s that while removable, should only ever be removed in order to replace it.