Tesla Cybertruck: 10 NEW Facts You Probably Didn't Know

[Music] did you really think the final version of the cyber truck would be exactly as presented during the reveal event well think again because the cyber truck is still very much a work in progress the cyber truck is tesla's disruptive electric entrant into the well-established light duty truck category the cyberpunk inspired pickup truck may be the easiest vehicle for amateur finger painters to draw but don't be fooled by its brutalist exterior even though the polygonal pickup looks like it hasn't finished rendering yet the pointy stainless steel box accelerates like a lamborghini and tows like a freightliner proof that the game runs faster when you lower the graphics settings on your pc constructed out of ultra hard 30x cold rolled stainless steel the same material used by spacex on the starship spacecraft the cyber truck is infamously bulletproof although your biggest concern will be neighborhood kids throwing rocks at it to put elon's durability claims to the test you probably know that the premium tri-motor cyber truck will have an estimated output of 800 horsepower and 1000 pound-feet of torque enough muscle to propel the burly electric truck to 60 miles per hour in 2.9 seconds and tow up to 14 000 pounds but we're not here to regurgitate all the cyber trucks rumored specifications that have already been repeated add nauseam we performed a technical deep dive into the specifications and story of the cyber truck and uncovered some obscure facts you might not have known including some modifications to the truck's design no one ever saw coming these details really elucidate the engineering strategy that went into the tesla cyber truck and provide a glimpse into the complex mind of elon musk [Music] while the cyber truck is certainly designed as a rugged vehicle we don't anticipate your next pickup truck going on any space missions although with elon you never know the cyber truck will share its stainless steel exoskeleton material with the starship spacecraft the starship is designed to be a fully reusable re-entry vehicle that means it must withstand not just the red-hot temperatures of re-entering the earth's atmosphere but also the cryogenic temperatures of space the 301 stainless steel alloy was originally selected for its strength corrosion resistance ductility and machinability elon musk recently announced that parts of the starship will be moving to 304l stainless steel a readily available austenitic steel alloy comprised of roughly 18 chromium and 8 nickel which is less brittle at cryo temps however with spacex's materials engineering initiative focused on developing advanced new purpose-made metals the final production alloy will probably be an approximation of 304l rather than an exact match of the alloy you might commonly find in the pots and pans in your kitchen in a move likely related to supply chain efficiencies and synergies and metallurgy operations between tesla and spacex tesla has opted to use the same 304l stainless steel for the body of their pickup truck although you probably won't notice the difference the cybertruck shell will now be slightly more resilient in case a catastrophic meteor impact blocks out the sun and the earth enters a sixth ice age the low carbon content also makes it better to weld the cyber truck makes use of some other unique materials in the vehicle's interior as well and it's definitely not something you'd expect to find in a vehicle especially one as tough as the cyber truck the cybertruck's elegant looking dashboard is an element that attracted attention because it's in contrast with the raw industrial look of the vehicle's outer shell on first glance the dashboard appears to be made from luxurious marble but think again marble is pretty dense it weighs 2.7 grams per cubic centimeter which would put the cyber trunks dashboard at a roughly estimated weight of 670 pounds and the cyber truck already comes in at an estimated curb weight of 6 500 pounds a metamorphic rock dashboard wouldn't make much sense efficiency wise the marble dashboard of the cyber truck is actually made out of compressed paper paper composite materials are a pretty popular building material since they're quite sturdy and can be made into almost anything furniture bicycle frames and even buildings the christchurch transitional cathedral in new zealand also known as the cardboard cathedral famously used 24-inch diameter cardboard tubes in the building's construction the cyber truck stylish dashboard being made from paper reinforces tesla's commitment to sustainability and is a component that can be easily recycled at the end of the cybertrucks lifecycle tesla has a history of using sustainable interior materials in 2020 tesla announced that the model 3 was moving to a 100 leather-free interior with a plan to make all tesla cars fully vegan in the future you're welcome to try and eat the seats in your model 3 although it is not recommended [Music] detractors think the utilitarian design style of the cyber truck looks ugly and unfinished while supporters love the iconoclastic multangular form saying it is indeed an innovative and functional electric vehicle body style but one thing's for certain the cyber trucks design definitely contains elements of pop culture sci-fi inspiration the cyber truck was partially inspired by the blade runner universe a fact that was not hidden during the reveal event that looked like a dystopian sci-fi convention in an interview with recode elon referred to the cyber truck as a futuristic like cyberpunk blade runner pickup truck musk has been accused of simply playing to the public science fiction fantasies as a marketing scheme but if you know anything about elon musk you'll know that his early upbringing was defined by seminal sci-fi titles such as the foundation series and hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy the galactic scale storylines were formative to elon's unbounded world view and the futuristic concepts are deeply embedded in his psyche if you read some of elon's favorite books his astronomical initiatives will start to make more sense elon is also an avid gamer and cites video games as the source of his early interest in computer programming he does not hide the fact that the cyber truck has an uncanny resemblance to the warthog from halo on twitter elon said cyber truck is inspired by games like halo warthog i will sorry about that i won't do that again the real-life iron man himself is quite happy with how his ludicrous lori turned out and he's mentioned on multiple occasions that it was his dream to build a car inspired by the james bond movies it was amazing as a little kid in south africa to watch james bond and the spy who loved me drive his lotuses spree off a pier press a button and have it transform into a submarine underwater i was disappointed to learn that it can't actually transform what i'm going to do is upgrade it with a tesla electric powertrain and make it transform for real can the cyber truck really traverse through water well that leads us to our next fact when elon was asked on twitter if the cyber truck could cross streams the tesla ceo proclaimed that the cyber truck won't just be able to drive through water but also float because a tesla works as a boat for short periods of time as an electric car has no air intake or exhaust to block and the battery motor and electronics are water sealed submarines are just underwater evs awesome right in a weird internet video that surfaced from shanghai a model 3 is seen wading through deep flood waters like a dinghy and people weren't sure whether to be more amazed by the dog and determination of the driver or the aquatic abilities of the automobile but it's not just the model 3 and cyber truck that are for scuba the tesla model x and s can also pull the floating trick as elon musk has been touting since 2016 and even though his technical description for how to use the model s as a boat sounds like spy movie fiction he's actually serious we think [Music] elon doesn't like when car manufacturers show you one thing at the reveal event and then drop something else entirely for the final production car usually compromising all the most novel features that were promised during a tesla earnings call elon said generally at tesla we really aim to make the car that's delivered better than the car that's unveiled because it always drives me crazy car companies would unveil these awesome looking cars like great you can't wait until they make that and the card they actually make is like much worse but it's just it's like really disappointing so man we always want to make the card that we deliver be better than the car we unveil and that's the goal with the cyber truck so there's like a lot of small improvements compared to what was unveiled i think it's going to be better than what we showed the final production version of the cyber truck will feature some minor tweaks and they're definitely improvements are you curious what they are if you're the type of curious person who would enjoy diving deeper into the topics we discuss in our videos curiosity stream has thousands of streamable documentaries and non-fiction tv shows on topics like history nature science technology and more with award-winning exclusives and originals you can stream to any device including your smart tv the best part is it costs just fifteen dollars to sign up for the entire year and make sure to use the link curiositystream.com electric future which i've added to the description below [Music] elon announced that the cyber truck will feature an improved air suspension with active ride height and active damping systems for better off-road performance even teasing the cyber trucks entrance into the famed baja 1000 off-road rally a lot of criticism has been levied against tesla that the cyber truck was impractically large with some potential customers questioning if it would even fit in their garage elon originally said that the size will be reduced by about three percent with a more level center line and lower window sill height this will provide a more expansive cabin experience for the driver and lower the height of the truck bed he later overturned his size reduction statement instead saying that we will probably make an international version of the cyber truck that will be kind of smaller kind of like a tight wolverine package it will still be cooler but it'll be smaller because you can't make a giant truck like that for most markets all in all no matter how many changes will be made to this electric truck it will keep its polygonal sharp edge design that polarized so many tesla fans because let's face it the 650 000 plus pre-orders are undeniable proof of its popularity the cyber truck lacks a few features that were accustomed to find in a normal vehicle in case you haven't noticed yet there are no side mirrors and the rear view mirror is in fact a screen that shows you a live video feed of what's behind the truck while having a camera instead of a rear view mirror isn't unheard of the lack of side mirrors is not yet authorized in the us so the cyber truck we've seen is not exactly street legal yet even though we've all seen musk driving it around town elon believes rules are meant to be bent at least when they apply to antiquated regulations that didn't factor in technological advancements when they were drafted by bureaucrats who likely don't even know how to use microsoft excel we've already seen the side mirrors replaced by cameras in the european version of the audi e-tron but in the united states you're still required to have physical ones in 2019 nhtsa released an advanced note of proposed rulemaking regarding the use of rear-facing cameras and vehicles and it appears tesla is waiting on a final ruling before they make their mirrorless design official because the cyber truck is such a behemoth of an electric pickup truck it will need its own supercharger stations and it seems that tesla has just been granted permission to build a new batch of v3 supercharger stalls in pasadena california with six of them being specifically built for the cyber truck tesla's upcoming monster ev is expected to use the same charge plug as the rest of the fleet but with it being so wide extra space between chargers will definitely be needed tesla's new v3 superchargers are built on an entirely new architecture having a powerful one megawatt cabinet that supports a peak rate of up to 250 kilowatts per car that can charge the best-selling model 3 at rates up to 1 000 miles per hour the cyber truck might be able to support charging rates beyond 250 kilowatts as mentioned by elon musk during the reveal event tesla hinted v4 superchargers are expected to be capable of charging at rates up to 350 kilowatts and during a recent earnings call tesla's president of automotive jerome guin confirmed that tesla is investigating 350 kilowatt chargers for its cars likely for next generation high-powered vehicles like the cyber truck and roadster these fast charging rates are essential for the cyber truck because the batteries are like nothing we've seen before in a tesla here's why [Music] the tri-motor cyber truck is projected to have a massive 200 to 250 kilowatt hour battery pack over double the size of any tesla battery before a necessary enlargement to achieve the weighty pickup's epa estimated range of 500 plus miles if you scaled up tesla's current 2170 battery modules you'd be looking at a battery weight of over 2 700 pounds a colossal figure it's possible that the cyber truck is already making use of the new and improved tablets 4680 battery cells that were presented on tesla's battery day elon said on twitter that they've already been using the jumbo cells in prototype vehicles for several months and in one slide he showed a semi and cyber truck as examples for high nickel cathode cells in heavy vehicles the new 4680 cells expect to achieve a five times increase in energy storage a sixteen percent increase in range and a six times increase in power this reduction in weight could be an important component in making the cyber trucks high power requirements more feasible a technically proficient tesla owner may have uncovered a clue hidden inside tesla's recent software update that allows us to speculate on the battery capacity of future vehicles after updating his model 3 youtuber bjorn nylen noticed that tesla had shifted to an 11 bit package up from 10 bits which would allow the software to accommodate a total battery capacity of about 205 kilowatt hours right in the range of the projected battery size for the cyber truck and roadster there's a lot of assumptions being made here and there's been no official comment from tesla on this but it's an interesting observation the cyber truck is also said to feature some new components which can improve efficiency in unexpected ways [Music] the tesla model y is the first tesla vehicle to use a heat pump for interior cabin heating and cooling which can improve vehicle efficiency compared to tesla's previous models that use electrical resistance to keep the car's interior warm and toasty a heat pump is a device that transfers thermal energy and can be used for heating or in reverse for cooling potentially one of the most advanced pieces of new engineering in the vehicle the model wise heat pump contains a motorized octo valve that distributes coolant to all of the vehicle's components that are in need of thermal regulation including motors batteries or sweaty passengers elon recently confirmed that the cyber truck will also feature a heat pump giving the prodigious pickup an efficiency advantage and increasing range in cold weather no not that cold when thinking about evs the heating and cooling system might not be the first thing to come to mind but this seemingly insignificant detail has a big effect on the vehicle's range because electric cars can lose up to 40 percent of their range in cold weather if you turn the heat on full blast automotive engineering expert sandy monroe said this new addition to the car's thermal management system is one of the most significant changes to recent teslas and looks like something you'd find on a jet engine not a car [Music] elon said that the cyber truck resembles an armored personnel carrier from the future but could you really turn the civilian cyber truck into a serviceable armored tactical vehicle well we're going to do just that in partnership with utah-based vehicle armor armor max we have several tri-motor cyber trucks on order with plans to up armor them into bonafide bulletproof vehicles we're trying to decide whether to go with camo or a raw metal finish for our armored cyber truck vote in the comments by typing either camo cyber truck or metal cybertruck and i'll tally up the votes to help decide the cyber truck stout build and powerful electric powertrain provides a good base for a high mobility up armored vehicle and the truck's sturdy suspension can easily accommodate the extra weight of additional armor plating and ballistic glass or even considering adding some defensive features straight out of a james bond movie here's what armor max ceo mark burton has to say about the project first of all i think we're really excited about the cyber truck and i think any level of protection is is better than no protection so what i would classify the cyber truck at is is low handgun uh protection as far as on the classes and the levels and everything it's a very basic we could advance it to withstand high power rifle rounds uh we could have it withstand ied blast we could have stand grenades so there's a lot of options being able to quickly get out of a situation uh offers electric vehicles a huge advantage because a lot of these chevy suburbans uh or range rovers that were armoring i mean the 0-60 on some of those is is going to be upwards of five six seven seven some plus seconds with delivery expected in 2022 you'll want to subscribe to our channel so you don't miss it because we're going to be documenting the entire armoring process and when it's finished we'll definitely be shooting at it it's universally known that tesla pushes the boundaries of the automotive market and elon musk will stop at nothing to make his electric dreams come true this is how he managed to build an industry-dominating all-electric vehicle fleet despite the world screaming impossible with a cyber truck tesla plans to penetrate the pickup truck segment with an electrifying entry that outperforms every competitor in its class and looks outright alien in comparison to traditional pickup trucks the design language of the new era of electrification is still in its infancy so maybe it doesn't need to blend in with the rest of the pack to lead the industry forward if you believe in an electric future please subscribe to our channel and if you enjoyed our research on the cyber truck 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Length: 16min 43sec (1003 seconds)

Published: Thu Jan 21 2021