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Posted on YouTube yesterday... I don't think that production was made in just a few days after gauging the reaction of the old guard. They anticipated pushback from this, and have a PR front ready to launch. I bet this isn't the last of it by any means.
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Just watched the Cybrtrk reveal. If it really does all the stuff Elon says, it will be a very high bar for other manufacturers to reach - from a spreadsheet perspective. It won't be everybody's cup of tea cosmetically.

My guess is it isn't nearly ready for prime time, but there was some exigency to do a reveal for cash flow. He's good at manipulating his stock prices.

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1. Interesting video. Seems like they really did put a lot of work into this thing.

2. When they had it in that “rain simulator” all I could think is that “I bet the Bronco has spent a lot of time in that too”.

3. From what I’ve heard and based on the insane(continued) secrecy of the Bronco it seems like they are putting more effort into the Bronco than this even is getting. Makes me insanely exited tbh.

4. I can’t wait to see the Bronco version of this video with some behind-the-scenes looks and hopefully some of the different prototype sketches. Will be interesting to see what we get vs. what was considered.
 

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I love the fact that image has made it's way out here.
I think to get to where he is, you have to try a lot of shit and not be afraid to fail. Who else in the world has taken a private commercial enterprise and bettered the efforts of the likes of NASA, Roscosmos, and several other government players in the field? Who else in the world has taken the EV to the streets, infrastructure and everything? The guy is a genius, and he has a vision (several, actually). People like him are weird and flukey to "normal" people, and they do eccentric stuff. There's probably a part of his brain that's a little "off", and it's probably the same part that makes him as successful as he is.

If he fails at his first E-pickup truck, he'll just re-do it as long as he feels it's as critical to the overall electrification of vehicles in the grand sense. And I think he'll have to re-do it, there are a lot of things that just fail as a commercial-duty truck - unless those answers are already baked in, which wouldn't surprise me.
 

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I love that they pushed the envelope, but I think they pushed it right off the end of the table.
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Elon Musk says Tesla has received 146,000 orders for its Cybertruck after botched debut

My only question is whether Bronco will hit a half-million initial orders???
 
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We'll see. I'm not gonna lie If I was a lot wealthier I would probably buy a max tow Cybertruck AND a Bronco. Build up the Bronco and have it as a dedicated off-roader and tow it with the Cybertruck.
 

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The preorder price is $100 and fully refundable. I’ll be impressed if that many units are actually bought
 

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Elon Musk says Tesla has received 146,000 orders for its Cybertruck after botched debut

My only question is whether Bronco will hit a half-million initial orders???
Isn't the deposit like $100 or something? Also careful with Elon he's a known con-artist.
 

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Isn't the deposit like $100 or something? Also careful with Elon he's a known con-artist.
He's "creative", but what promises hasn't he delivered on? I'll admit to being an admirer, but I'm open to legit criticism. I don't think he's done anything fraudulent, but the lines on business ethics are increasingly blurry with each passing day.
 

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Nah, it was Hackett... Just like pretty much every other decision that has been awful for the enthusiasts and great for the bean counters (because we all know how well that worked in the 70s-90s)

"Before the decision to make it a Mustang, Ford was benchmarking the vehicle as a "compliance" EV, according to company officials. But that changed after Ford CEO Jim Hackett took over the automaker in May 2017 and tapped Jim Farley as president of global markets, which included the company's EV plans."

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/23/heres-how-the-ford-mustang-mach-e-earned-the-iconic-pony-badge.html
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