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Tesla confirms it has given up on its Cybertruck range extender to achieve promised range (electrek.co)
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Tesla has confirmed it has given up on plans to make a Cybertruck range extender to achieve the range it originally promised on the electric pickup truck.

It started refunding deposits for the $16,000 extra battery pack.

When Tesla unveiled the production version of the Cybertruck in late 2023, two main disappointments were the price and the range.

The tri-motor version, the most popular in reservation tallies before production, was supposed to have over 500 miles of range and start at $70,000.

Tesla now sells the tri-motor Cybertruck for $100,000 and only has a range of 320 miles.

The dual-motor Cybertruck was supposed to cost $50,000 and have over 300 miles of range. In reality, it starts at $80,000 and has 325 miles of range.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Tesla now sells the tri-motor Cybertruck for $100,000 and only has a range of 320 miles.

The dual-motor Cybertruck was supposed to cost $50,000 and have over 300 miles of range. In reality, it starts at $80,000 and has 325 miles of range.

So, the cheaper model with two motors (why even) has a larger range than the full price model with three motors™®?

LMAO.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

I mean that's fairly standard with EVs in general.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

3 motors use more power than 2, so less range is expected. A car with 2 engines would use more petrol than a car with only 1.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

It's probably more about faster acceleration. With all that battery weight, the dual motor model has to be sluggish.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

two motors (why even)

To have mechanically independent FWD and RWD, this is actually pretty standard for all AWD BEVs and not just Tesla.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

That's how the Mach E GT does it. Same motor, Ford just puts an extra one at the front.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I have 0 knowledge about those things but now I want to know if you can forward and backward at the same time?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

Theoretically yes, but the software would obviously not allow that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

No ofc not. RWD and FWD and AWD are all different things and are all used in different vehicles because of the various benefits and trade-offs

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Makes sense to me. The cheaper Camry with a 4 cylinder gets better mileage than the more expensive 6 cylinder.