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Some Tesla engineers secretly started designing a Cybertruck alternative because they 'hated' it (www.autoblog.com)
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Some Tesla engineers secretly started designing a Cybertruck alternative because they 'hated' it::"They were like, 'You can't be serious.' They didn't want to have anything to do with it," Franz von Holzhausen said, according to Walter Isaacson.

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[–] BroccoliFarts@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (7 children)

The US laws on bumpers has been refined in blood over the years. At least 20% of the people I know in my area have damaged their car by hitting a deer.

How will this truck fare if hitting a 90 kg deer? It's different enough that it might be substantially different (better or worse) than a more conventional truck.

I'm also reminded of a famous car made of paneled stainless steel. It was a terrible car and ruined the company that made it. It's only remembered fondly because of a popular movie series.

[–] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well if you're going to make a time machine out of a car, why not do it with some STYLE

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Doc Brown was secretly a coke head, and DeLorean was his dealer. He threw the car in for free when he delivered the last couple kilos to Doc.

[–] accidental 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

How do you think he got matched up with the Libyans? It's not everyday you get offered to help smuggle nuclear material...

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