Category: Cybertruck

Cybertruck Ecosystem: Which modification is for you?

Gail Alfar4 Comments

Cybertrucks (lots of them!) on the roads are essential for Tesla’s mission to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy.

As we await delivery of first Cybertrucks, it’s worth looking at the ecosystem forming in anticipation. This article takes us on a journey into our future cyberworld and looks at,

  • Travel, hunting and camping applications
  • Military, law enforcement & apocalypse mods
  • Artistic expressions

Travel, camping and hunting applications

Image Courtesy Tesla, Inc.

Tesla has people excited with their beautiful render of a camping addition.  Camping enthusiasts are ready to reserve this the moment Tesla makes it available.

Cybertruck Hunting mode has been suggested, “One of the things I’m really looking forward to in my CT is hunting Elk on southern Montana public lands. My dad’s truck was modified to disable all lights (interior, headlights, brake lights, blinkers, etc., with the flip of a couple of switches. Has anyone given any thought as to what a “Hunting Mode” might do? It would be great if all lights could be disabled from the control screen, and the screen itself dimmed, once you were off road.” (Michael Jorge, Cybertruck owners club)

StreamIt, Inc. created the CyberLandr, a retractable camping add-on that has solar panels mounted on top allowing you to stay off the grid for days. The Green Product Award went to this American company for creating a distinguished product in sustainability, innovation & design. For information regarding CyberLandr visit https://cyberlandr.com/features.

Image of CyberLandr courtesy StreamIt, Inc.

One South African company is already putting a Cyber-inspired camper-trailer on the road.  Edgeout won the Red Dot Design Award 2022 in the category Product Design.  Red Dot jury panel said, “With its innovative construction and distinctive exterior design, the EdgeOut conveys robustness and mobility,”

Edgeout camper-trailer

Military, law enforcement and apocalypse technology

Police forces in Mexico and the United Arab Emirates placed early reservations for Cybertruck.

Dubai’s police force stated,

“The new cars (Cybertrucks) will help enhance security presence in tourist destinations.” – Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri

San Luis Potos, Mexico with its 2.8 million people may enjoy 15 Cybertrucks for local law enforcement and logistics.  Cybertruck is “common sense,” – Adrian Esper Cardenas, Mayor

When Adrian Esper Cardenas announced the purchase of 15 Cybertrucks the media questioned the maintenance of the vehicles, to which the mayor pointed out that maintenance costs are “zero.”  Cardenas assured the press that if an engine fails, the guarantee will be applied for replacement; If a headlight breaks, you can order it online. “It’s very easy,” he said.  

Jay Leno asks Elon: "But why make it bullet proof...?"
Elon to Jay: "Do you want your Cybertruck to be bullet proof or not?"
Jay: "Yea, I guess I do want my Cybertruck to be bullet proof!"

Military applications are natural for Cybertruck.  The dreamer in me imagines Giga Texas with an underground facility where apocalypse, combat ready and law enforcement Cybertrucks with accompanying drones are assembled. Tougher wheels and suspension are needed for these applications.

“… the body panels are bulletproof to a handgun so it’s probably helpful in the apocalypse.
Let me tell you, the truck you want in the apocalypse is the Cybertruck.
We wish to be the leader in apocalypse technology.” Elon Musk 

Cybertruck Heavy Duty. Image courtesy Z AV Design

CyberMonster, safe loading and artistic expressions

Monstertruck owners make up a small but enthusiastic market.  Expect to see websites that will guide you on the best ways to convert Cybertruck into CyberMonster.

Remote control monster Cybertrucks available now on amazon

Ramp for safety and practicality

Cybertruck ramp image courtesy Tesla, Inc.

Tesla makes safety a top priority and loading truck beds is difficult and dangerous.  Cybertruck reduces the chance of injury with a retractable ramp and elevated front suspension.  Tesla says,

“Raise and lower suspension four inches in either direction for easy access to Cybertruck or the vault, while self-leveling capabilities adapt to any occasion and assist with every job.” 

“Every job” will include harp transportation,

“Harp transportation! Our daughter plays the harp. It’s big, it needs to be wrapped up and put on a hand truck every time we move it (multiple times a week for practices). When I saw that ramp off the back, and the size of the bed confirmed it would be large enough….. that’s when my pre-order went in. It will save my back.” (reddit user MotorFloating)

“Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes & even seas that aren’t too choppy. Needs be able to get from Starbase to South Padre Island, which requires crossing the channel.”
Elon Musk 

Elon Musk has shown approval of suggestions to colorize Cybertruck. Cybertruck will be an irresistible canvas for artists to create stainless steel etched designs and colorful wraps.

CONCLUSION

My take is that Tesla needs to get Cybertrucks on road fast as possible by scaling production for hundreds of thousands of eager reservation holders.  This will greatly accelerate Tesla’s mission.  I believe people will receive a high-quality utility vehicle that will be open to many aftermarket modifications.

An ecosystem is starting in anticipation of Cybertruck and will get bigger as people take delivery.  This article covered fantasy mods and practical ones that can be reserved or purchased now.  If you know of an accessory or mod that I should include, please let me know! 

Read more about Cybertruck here…

Your Cybertruck and Why The Wait is Worth it explains why anticipating Cybertruck has healthy benefits for you.

Austin, Texas (January 17, 2023) Image courtesy PrimaPixVisuals

Gail Alfar, Author, Military Veteran. Exclusive to What’s Up Tesla – February 12, 2023. All Rights Reserved. My goal as an author is to support Tesla (the most American vehicle manufacturer) and Elon Musk in both making life better on earth for humans and becoming a space-fairing civilization.

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Your Cybertruck and Why The Wait is Worth it

Gail Alfar5 Comments
Cybertruck photo courtesy Tesla, Inc.

Welcome back to What’s Up Tesla.  I hope you are doing great.  I live in Austin, Texas and this week we are recovering from a severe ice storm.  Many people are still without power as I write this article.  Austin’s power relied on having a stable connection to the Texas grid and when ice layers built up on the Live Oak trees it caused banches to break and this led to downed power lines. Yes, many of our power lines are still above the ground and one solution would be for the city to install below-the-ground power lines.  Another solution is for large apartment buildings and housing developments to become self-sufficient through the use of solar power backed by battery storage (Tesla Solar and Powerwalls).

Sometimes instead of talking about all these problems, I like to kick back and talk about a future with Cybertruck! This article explores why it’s so good, in fact, it’s mentally healthy to anticipate the delivery of Cybertruck. 

When can we expect Cybertruck to be delivered?

Several indications point to Cybertruck deliveries later this year with rapid scaled production in 2024. I say this because Elon Musk has extraordinary talent at scaling production and he led Tesla in scaling Model Y production in the USA, China and Berlin.  His investment in Cybertruck is massive and the 9000 ton Giga Press at Tesla in Austin built exclusively for Cybertruck castings is just a fraction of that investment. 

Tesla’s 9000 ton Cybertruck Giga Press (shown here being assembled) rests in Austin at Gigafactory Texas. Photo courtesy Joe Tegtmeyer.

“Giga Texas is a $10B+ investment over time, generating at least 20k direct & 100k indirect jobs” – Elon Musk on Twitter 

Why anticipating delivery of Cybertruck is good for us

In a statement from the National Institute of Health, 

“Anticipation, paying attention to the upcoming stimulus predicted by a contextual cue (Bermpohl et al., 2006), has important implications in human well-being and mental health. Anticipation confers important evolutionary benefits to human beings. Specifically, expecting the forthcoming events allow active preparations in cognitive, affective, and behavioral strategies (Grupe et al., 2013), which ensure survival in the changing and potential challenging environment (Gilbert and Wilson, 2007). Furthermore, the deficits of anticipation of future experience have been associated with extreme low levels of well-being, such as depression (MacLeod and Byrne, 1996; Abler et al., 2007) and anxiety (Nitschke et al., 2009; Boehme et al., 2014; Heitmann et al., 2014)” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5767250/#sec-1title

In short, anticipation is often as valuable as the actual end experience. For example, there are tens of thousands of people who are excited by the prospect of humans one day going to Mars. It is truly important to be able to wake up in the morning and be excited about the future. SpaceX’s Starship mission to Mars accomplishes this for many people. Likewise so does the excitement of Cybertruck. Elon Musk said,

“You want to wake up in the morning and think the future is going to be great – and that’s what being a spacefaring civilization is all about. It’s about believing in the future and thinking that the future will be better than the past. And I can’t think of anything more exciting than going out there and being among the stars.”  -Elon Musk

What Will You Do with Your Cybertruck? 

Every so often I see somebody ask on Twitter how many Cybertrucks they have on order or what they plan to do with their Cybertruck(s). Here are some of the comments seen on Twitter,

“Work on the farm and hauling cattle.” – Justin Owens

“Stare at it parked in my driveway, sitting in a camping chair drinking a home brew.” – Rich

“Use as an everyday car and haul garden things.” – Richard 

“4 wheeling on Mars” – Die Antwoord 

“I will definitely have to up my clothes game to drive that f*cker. The Crocs are right out. Black tee shirt in.” – Todd Gunter

“Showed my wife a pic of the Cybertruck… her reply “buy one” looks like we’ll be adding another Tesla to the garage” – Kobayashi Maru

“I can’t bear the wait, it is painful. This product is so sick, even more than Model X. Happy to be one of the first to get this masterpiece. All variations are secured (with FSD): TM, DM, RWD.” – Green Power

Cybertruck Sightings in the Wild

When Cybertruck sightings occur, hundreds of people begin to analyze the changes they notice.  Everybody is excited about what the final product will look like. In the most recent sighting there were changes noted in the rearview mirrors and lighting.  Elon Musk confirmed on Twitter that Cybertruck will have a solid red lightbar in the rear. Owners can remove the new triangular shaped rearview mirrors after purchase. 

There is a period of time when different styles of windshield wipers were spotted. This led to extensive speculation and a lot of outspoken views on why people did or did not like the large solo windshield wiper.

My thought is that as we get closer to Cybertruck deliveries this year there will be many Cybertruck sightings which will fill people with more anticipation and excitement. My other take is that Cybertruck will continue to evolve and improve over time so it’s exciting to think that the longer somebody waits to take delivery, the more refined the product will be!

In addition to Cyber anticipation, Tesla investors day is on March 1, and there’s a possibility that a new product will be announced which will lead to more anticipation!

Cybertruck on Mars, Unknown Artist

CONCLUSION

Research shows that it is beneficial to anticipate things like an upcoming wedding, birth, vacation, job change or major life shift. 

It is important to our well being and survival, “Specifically, expecting the forthcoming events allow active preparations in cognitive, affective, and behavioral strategies (Grupe et al., 2013), which ensure survival in the changing and potential challenging environment (Gilbert and Wilson, 2007).  Furthermore, the deficits of anticipation of future experience have been associated with extreme low levels of well-being, such as depression (MacLeod and Byrne, 1996; Abler et al., 2007) and anxiety (Nitschke et al., 2009; Boehme et al., 2014; Heitmann et al., 2014)” 

If you are anticipating Cybertruck with excitement, this is a very good thing. I think Cybertruck will be a major life shift for many people. There are plans set in motion that people have for where they will park their Cybertruck, what they will do with their Cybertruck(s), how they will use Cybertrucks for their business and how they will travel and have adventures off-road in the vehicle.

Additionally, it is exciting to talk about the science-fiction attributes of the vehicle. I love discussing the possibility of the vehicle being on Mars or used in a zombie apocalypse or in fantastical military situations. If I tallied up all the hours that I thought about these things or talked about these things, it would be in the hundreds of hours. It’s provided me and my family with endless conversation and laughter.

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