I think most gearheads are going to have to start learning about a whole new set of nerdy facts with EVs. You actually don’t need to talk to battery experts to know most of this stuff, like the estimates about how much the battery pack will weigh. The expert guess 1800 pounds with the latest cells is actually the same…

Not necessarily, though I am very curious how they traded off the different choices to get both the acceleration and such a high top speed. E-motors generally have a high RPM capability, and if they put three very large motors (think their 600 Nm P85/100D rear motor) with low final drive ratios it could totally be…

Citation needed for poor handling. Jalopnik disagreed when they drove the P85D. It’s one of those things I think people often say and I think they just assume to be true because the car weighs so much.

Unpopular opinion, but I give zero shits about the interior if they deliver on those specs.

At the wheels. Which is totally feasible.

In fairness, the same can be said about every other manufacturers claimed range based on mpg. Good question though... I doubt track testing was a big concern but hopefully being the sports-car of the brand, Tesla will have at least made sure it can handle a bit more than the Model S

• Porsche 918 Spyder: 2.2s, 211mph, $845k
  

Carnegie m’elon

Definitely more of this.

Mellon. It’s Carnegie Mellon: a university, not a variety of Cucurbitaceae.

I think this design is more for commercial use, and a “commercial” end-user level truck would be similar, but smaller. They could include a version with a shall on the back that could let it do well for contractors and the like without much fuss.

But Tesla still exists, while FF at this point is barely more than a name (and a stupid name at that...).

If they get rid of the giant grille, where are they going to hide all the overt intimidation?

Yes, I don’t know what we’re talking about; this thing looks rad. Make it approximately 30% less stupid and this would be great.

Although heavy duty pickups are exempt from some safety standards, it is much more difficult to design and build a cab-over design that is as safe as a tradition “doghouse” design. Common sense and simple geometry tells you that the less metal, support, and space between you and the object you are hitting, the greater…

I want a car that can hold 4 people, get great mileage, and have some utility. Basically a ‘90s sized mini-truck, but electric. There is so much potential here is not even funny.

A cabover is a good idea. An electric cabover pickup is a brilliant idea.

Cabover layout would also be a lot better in an electric compared with a gas/diesel, with the dramatically reduced maintenance requirements on the motors. Who cares if it’s annoying to get to the motors if it never requires belt changes, or fluid changes, and so on.

He does own a boring company.