Friday, November 22, 2019

Elon Musk Unveils Cybertruck In LA

Elon Musk and Tesla unveiled a new electric vehicle--the Cybertruck--last night in a big event, showing off an highly unusual design, made of the same stainless style used on the SpaceX Starship. According to Elon Musk at the reveal event, the truck is bulletproof--even showing the results of a 9mm handgun against the door panels--and Musk joked that the company would make a "pressured version" for Mars. As part of the demo rollout, Musk also touted the truck's "armor glass", asking an assistant to demonstrate that they wouldn't break by throwing a steel ball at the vehicle--but they broke. Musk said the new vehicle can town up to 14,000 pounds, has a 500 miles range, and goes from zero to 60mph in 2.9 seconds. No date was given for when the new vehicle might reach production.

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