Tesla truck, sharp edges and aero

[alelanza]

My understanding is that sharp edges are never a good thing for slippery aero. Here I guess they’re dictated by the nature of the type of steel used/production logistics. Does this thing have any hope of a low cd?

https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck

Mkbhd video
https://youtu.be/oTZ84U-K_5k

[gandharva]

A pickup and low cd? Not going to happen. As soon as battery development outperforms even the "German Reichweitenangst" cd will very soon become more and more irrelevant for BEVs.

[Jolle]

So they have a sharp edged stainless steel car now, a car with gullwing doors and a model on a Lotus chassis....

Delorean had triplets with a mobile phone

[Tim.Wright]

It might have a reasonable Cd - Tesla have a very low claimed Cd on the Model S and 3. It's the frontal area that kills you though.

[Andres125sx]

A car without a single curve, only straight lines? Wow, it´s mindblowing nowadays

But I´m also curious about Cd, can that design be good for drag?

[alelanza]

It might have a reasonable Cd - Tesla have a very low claimed Cd on the Model S and 3. It's the frontal area that kills you though.

The only similarity with those is the Tesla badge. Their truck does have a similarly appropriate front rear proportion and covered bed (they call it a vault). But I’m really curious about all the sharp edges, can’t be good for aero I’d think

[hollus]

[LM10]

It looks like a drawing of a 5 year old child.

[Big Tea]

It looks like a drawing of a 5 year old child.

Looks like something to avoid the speed radar.

[gandharva]

Jup, looks like a childs drawing that will roll over nearly any existing pickup.

https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck?redirect=no
https://www.tesla.com/xNVh4yUEc3B9/11_Desktop_Video.mp4

0-60 MPH <2.9 SECONDS
RANGE 500+ MILES
DRIVETRAIN TRI MOTOR ALL-WHEEL DRIVE
STORAGE 100 FT3
VAULT LENGTH 6.5 FT
TOWING CAPACITY 14,000+ LBS
AUTOPILOT STANDARD
ADAPTIVE AIR SUSPENSION STANDARD
GROUND CLEARANCE UP TO 16"
APPROACH ANGLE 35 DEGREES
DEPARTURE ANGLE 28 DEGREES

[Greg Locock]

[Greg Locock]

Incidentally I think it is probably a rebodied model Y with a modified floorpan to increase bending strength.

[DiogoBrand]

Sorry.

[bjpower]

Will this car be allowed in the EU. I would imagine the steel construction and sharp edges would be a disaster if a person got hit by it.

But I like it. It's different to anything on the market.

[strad]

What it doesn't have is the advertised bulletproof glass.