Poll of the Day > Tesla offers its idea of future truck

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Firewood18
11/17/17 11:16:54 PM
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I think they hired the art director of Robocop.
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SmokeMassTree
11/17/17 11:18:33 PM
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Nice link and pics

I really feel like I can discuss this topic now
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Firewood18
11/17/17 11:22:55 PM
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SmokeMassTree posted...
Nice link and pics

I really feel like I can discuss this topic now

Cry me a river.
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helIy
11/17/17 11:23:05 PM
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SmokeMassTree posted...
Nice link and pics

I really feel like I can discuss this topic now

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Smarkil
11/17/17 11:29:16 PM
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SmokeMassTree posted...
Nice link and pics

I really feel like I can discuss this topic now

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Mead
11/17/17 11:31:07 PM
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helIy posted...
SmokeMassTree posted...
Nice link and pics

I really feel like I can discuss this topic now

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dragon504
11/17/17 11:31:17 PM
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SmokeMassTree posted...
Nice link and pics

I really feel like I can discuss this topic now

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EclairReturns
11/17/17 11:31:33 PM
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Mead posted...
helIy posted...
SmokeMassTree posted...
Nice link and pics

I really feel like I can discuss this topic now

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Firewood18
11/17/17 11:32:43 PM
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Mead posted...
helIy posted...
SmokeMassTree posted...
Nice link and pics

I really feel like I can discuss this topic now
use your imagination
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Firewood18
11/17/17 11:33:38 PM
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EclairReturns posted...
Mead posted...
helIy posted...
SmokeMassTree posted...
Nice link and pics

I really feel like I can discuss this topic now

The Internet is a tool and so are you .ha
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Mead
11/17/17 11:35:55 PM
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EclairReturns
11/17/17 11:36:58 PM
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Look, nobody's going to take your opening post seriously if you don't even post a link to what the hell you're commenting about.

And it's not like the average message-board-goer would have the patience or interest to look it up and comment on it themselves given how little information you've given.
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EclairReturns
11/17/17 11:37:25 PM
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Mead posted...
All praise Mead


*bows*
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Mead
11/17/17 11:38:23 PM
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rGPlIFdr

Reportedly gets 500 miles per charge
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WastelandCowboy
11/17/17 11:44:17 PM
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Firewood18
11/17/17 11:46:20 PM
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Mead posted...
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/business/tesla-electric-truck.html

I am better than TC

All praise Mead

Thanks. There's your praise from the guy who hasn't bothered to update his device in six yrs. cheers.
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Mead
11/18/17 12:04:30 AM
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Firewood18 posted...
Thanks


You're welcome
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dioxxys
11/18/17 12:13:13 AM
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praise mead
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dioxxys
11/18/17 12:21:17 AM
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i want the roadster
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Sarcasthma
11/18/17 12:23:50 AM
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Mead > TC
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SushiSquid
11/18/17 2:24:11 AM
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Sorry TC, but you suck a Cing Ts.
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Questionmarktarius
11/21/17 3:24:22 PM
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https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/21/tesla-semi-trucker-questions/

Looks like the engineers forgot practicality.
I only have space here to address a few issues, so we'll start with the central seating position. I don't see how that helps a trucker. I already get "a commanding view of the road" in a traditional truck because I sit six feet above traffic. What I need is a commanding view of my own truck, which the central seating position compromises. The worst blind spot in a tractor is next to the doors; in the Tesla Semi, I can't lean over to see if there's a Toyota Corolla camped out beside me. The central seating position hampers my commanding view when I need that view most: when I back up. For any backing maneuver, I watch both sides of the trailer in my mirrors to make sure I don't clobber anything, or I lean out of the truck to watch the trailer as I back. Being able to physically watch the trailer not camera images on screens can be the difference between making a clean back-up or making an insurance claim.

Furthermore, I can't see around trucks in front of me without pulling halfway into another lane. When I need to exchange paperwork with the guard at a terminal, or the police, I can't lean out the window to do so. Speaking of which, I have to believe one of the windows on the Tesla Semi rolls down, but I can't figure out which one. If, as it appears from the renderings, the windows only vent, well... that's unacceptable.
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Revelation34
11/21/17 3:47:35 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/21/tesla-semi-trucker-questions/

Looks like the engineers forgot practicality.
I only have space here to address a few issues, so we'll start with the central seating position. I don't see how that helps a trucker. I already get "a commanding view of the road" in a traditional truck because I sit six feet above traffic. What I need is a commanding view of my own truck, which the central seating position compromises. The worst blind spot in a tractor is next to the doors; in the Tesla Semi, I can't lean over to see if there's a Toyota Corolla camped out beside me. The central seating position hampers my commanding view when I need that view most: when I back up. For any backing maneuver, I watch both sides of the trailer in my mirrors to make sure I don't clobber anything, or I lean out of the truck to watch the trailer as I back. Being able to physically watch the trailer not camera images on screens can be the difference between making a clean back-up or making an insurance claim.

Furthermore, I can't see around trucks in front of me without pulling halfway into another lane. When I need to exchange paperwork with the guard at a terminal, or the police, I can't lean out the window to do so. Speaking of which, I have to believe one of the windows on the Tesla Semi rolls down, but I can't figure out which one. If, as it appears from the renderings, the windows only vent, well... that's unacceptable.


That guy literally said he had only spent 9 months has a trucker.
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Questionmarktarius
11/21/17 3:48:43 PM
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A window that doesn't actually roll down, though?
The only relevance "9 months" has here is that anyone who'd been there longer would likely go straight to "dey took ur jerbs!" ranting.
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Revelation34
11/21/17 8:14:40 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
A window that doesn't actually roll down, though?
The only relevance "9 months" has here is that anyone who'd been there longer would likely go straight to "dey took ur jerbs!" ranting.


My point is he doesn't have enough experience to claim if the truck is bad or not.
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