Rivian vs. Cybertruck vs. Lightning - Out of Spec

[TheSteelRider]

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[TheSteelRider]

It is nice to see them side-by-side. Gives a much better instant view of what the similarities vs. differences are.

 

[Ghost Ryder]

This is the first time I've seen them side by side. Really surprise that the CT looks the smallest out of the 3. I always assume that it was a lot bigger.

 

[TheSteelRider]

This is the first time I've seen them side by side. Really surprise that the CT looks the smallest out of the 3. I always assume that it was a lot bigger.

The CT was shrunk in all dimensions from its original proportions. I think Elon discussed this with Sandy Munro. I can't remember exactly the proportion, but I thought the reduction in size was 5 - 6% from the original prototype

 

[Ghost Ryder]

The CT was shrunk in all dimensions from its original proportions. I think Elon discussed this with Sandy Munro. I can't remember exactly the proportion, but I thought the reduction in size was 5 - 6% from the original prototype

Yeah, but still. All the current videos and pictures of the CT make it look a lot bigger. I thought it was going to be as bigger than the Rivian which looks like a compact truck compared to the F150.

 

[Vulnox]

It was a good summary, watching it reminded me of one of the killer CT features (for me) which is the 50 Amp connection. Our house is already wired with a 50 amp inlet and it works with our standby generator which we thankfully haven't needed a ton. Our PowerBoost F-150 has the 7.2kW onboard, which is plenty in pure kW terms, but has the 30 amp twist lock. I wouldn't hate having a 50 amp onboard since I already have the cable and everything, and wouldn't need to drag out the standby for short term outages.

I know the F-150 Lightning has the capability through the 100 amp station and all that, but unless things changed it seemed the actual install/set up to make that work was not fun or cheap. With the CT I could, conceivably, just hook in to the connection I already have.

Not enough to get over the negatives of the CT over the others, but I like this power-in-the-bed arms race between the manufacturers. I didn't realize the Rivian cab was considered so tight either, in my mind from all the videos I have seen it always seemed bigger.

It's nice to see the Lightning holding up so well still in comparisons. I worried it would get overshadowed quick since it was something of a frankentruck from the ICE version.

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