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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1578985)	12/22/2025 3:24:32 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579364

What's so great about any of that? Odd shape ==> new design, outside-the box thinking, and more utilitarian, in that is supports a larger payload than competitors like the Ford lightening. Drive by Wire? Seriously? You eliminate tons of unnecessary shit like a steering column, all kids of hoses, belts, and pumps, producing better efficiency, lower maintenance costs, better performance and handling. Shorter turning radius countless other massive reductions in moving parts and points of failure. Not to mention that as a self driving vehicle at permits instantaneous course correct. Damn. Not to mention the haptics available versus traditional mechanical steering. Safety in there is less shit to intrude into the vehicle cabin in the even of an accident. Bottom line replacement of archaic mechanical systems is always a good thing. The new 48V system? So what? Doesn't mean anything to the average consumer. Classic misunderstanding of the importance of it. Demand on the 12v system has become overwhelming in vehicles, and I would think you could do the arithmetic on the overall energy picture. (In particular, the required cable runs, which are now much smaller bundles in the harness requiring quite a bit less copper. Less heat generation, power loss, overall waste). 21A vs 83A costs and able to deliver far more power overall, while saving money. The process required re-engineering of something like 120 modules, something it is clear other automakers simply didn't want to tackle. >> Materials? I really don't trust a truck whose panels start peeling off because the glue couldn't hold it for longer than a year. This stuff happens. It is one of (I think) two actual recalls that have been made, in which a stainless trim panel was bonded with an incorrect adhesive. Tesla estimated about 460 vehicles were potentially affected but 151 warranty claims were filed. They simply recemented the one trim piece and updated the production specs. Recalls happen. This is one of two, maybe three that actually trip to a return to the Tesla repair facility. There zero risk of any crash, injury or death. It was, in automotive terms, a nothing burger. >> The bottom line is that the Cybertruck is failing to win over people who buy pickup trucks While there are many closed-minded people who have been buying a new truck every three years for decades, and you're right, the idea of change bothers them. In my neighborhood, there are a lot of them around, and they're fairly normal at this point. My guess is if the reducing the pricing they'll be able to move many more of these and still turn a nice profit over the next several years.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1578985)	12/22/2025 3:48:36 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1579364

The importance of the 48V system is for the manufacturers and only tangentially for the consumer. The industry has been mooting this change for decades. At least since the mid to late 1980s. Electric power consumption has gone way up since the 1950s, when the old 6V systems finally died out. The problem is the logistical challenges and costs. Do not get me started on the bean counters in the auto industry. But that is why. Being the Dr. Doom of Tesla, they weren't an issue for Musk.