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Cybertruck owners allege pedal problem as Tesla suspends deliveries

news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · 3 days ago - 14:17

Enlarge / The Cybertruck remains a divisive vehicle. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin)

Tesla's troubled Cybertruck appears to have hit yet another speed bump. Over the weekend, dozens of waiting customers reported that their impending deliveries had been canceled due to "an unexpected delay regarding the preparation of your vehicle."

Tesla has not announced an official stop sale or recall, and as of now, the reason for the suspended deliveries is unknown. But it's possible the electric pickup truck has a problem with its accelerator.

Tesla has been accused of making cars that have sudden unintended acceleration problems. In 2017, the company was the subject of a class-action lawsuit based on at least 23 accounts of Tesla Models S and X suffering from this problem. Tesla vehemently denied any such problem, and in 2020, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration declined to investigate.

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Off-roading EVs find a home at King of the Hammers

news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Wednesday, 6 March - 12:30

Enlarge / EVs are making in-roads at the annual King of the Hammers event in California. (credit: Michael Teo Van Runkle)

Electric vehicles are few and far between in the desert at King of the Hammers, a weeks-long off-roading event that often looks more like Burning Man than motorsport. Almost all EVs can be found at the Optima Oasis, a not-so-literal oasis of solar and hydrogen-powered chargers that the battery company erected smack-dab in the middle of nowhere for the past two years.

King of the Hammers takes place in Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area, the nation's largest OHV space by sheer acreage. But the vast expanse, about 100 miles as the crow flies from downtown Los Angeles, turns into a thriving metropolis once a year when a makeshift city dubbed "Hammertown" draws tens of thousands of four-wheeling enthusiasts to the sand and rocks.

I went to check out the festivities—especially the event's EV-focused Unplugged rally.

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Fragile, le Cybertruck a des petits soucis de corrosion

news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Sunday, 18 February - 13:00

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Le Cybertruck de Tesla, avec son design futuriste et sa carrosserie en acier inoxydable, devait braver tous les éléments. Et pourtant, des cas de corrosion interrogent sérieusement sur la véritable résistance de ce matériau face aux conditions réelles d'utilisation.

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Tesla : le CyberTruck est indestructible, il résiste même aux balles

news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Monday, 4 December - 13:30

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Dans une vidéo postée sur la chaîne YouTube officielle de Tesla, la marque américaine démontre toute la solidité de sa voiture électrique.

Tesla : le CyberTruck est indestructible, il résiste même aux balles

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Que faut-il retenir de la présentation du CyberTruck de Tesla ?

news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Friday, 1 December - 12:00

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Elon Musk vient de présenter la version 2023 du CyberTruck. Le premier pick-up électrique de la marque a un prix et une date de sortie.

Que faut-il retenir de la présentation du CyberTruck de Tesla ?

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Elon’s Edsel? The Tesla Cybertruck went on sale today

news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Thursday, 30 November - 21:51 · 1 minute

Enlarge / It will probably be a while before you see these on the road, but some Tesla stores now have display Cybertrucks. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin)

On Thursday afternoon, Tesla delivered the first 10 production Cybertrucks to customers at an event livestreamed on X, Tesla CEO Elon Musk's social media network. A demo video featured shots of the Cybertruck negotiating barren wildernesses, including one that was meant to look like Mars. Musk, who has mostly made headlines in recent weeks for endorsing virulent antisemtitic theories on his social media platform , took to the stage almost half an hour late, initially delivering his presentation from the back of a truck with his face hidden in shadow.

Musk claimed the Cybertruck is better than any other truck but also more of a sports car than any other sports car, made of a "special Tesla designed steel alloy" that he claimed will never rust and which cannot be stamped but which can also be produced in volume.

Mindful of the window-breaking debacle during the truck's debut in 2019 , Tesla designer Franz von Holzhausen came on stage to throw baseballs at its windows. Unlike last time (when presenters used metal balls), the allegedly bulletproof glass did not shatter. Musk made a point of the fact that in a crash with another vehicle, the Cybertruck—which weighs 6,603–6,843 lbs (2,995–3,104 kg)—will destroy the other vehicle.

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Tesla ne veut pas que vous revendiez votre Cybertruck

news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Saturday, 18 November - 16:00

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La nouvelle politique de Tesla concernant la revente de son très attendu Cybertruck ne plaira pas à tout le monde. Ces nouvelles règles limitent en effet la revente du gros véhicule pendant la première année suivant sa livraison. Elles interviennent alors que la demande pour ce pick-up électrique dépasse largement la capacité de production de l'entreprise.

Tesla ne veut pas que vous revendiez votre Cybertruck

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Le Cybertruck ne pourra pas se conduire avec un permis B en France

news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Monday, 30 October - 07:00

Attendu avec impatience par les amateurs de (grosses) automobiles électriques, le Cybertruck de Tesla pose déjà des problèmes avec la législation routière en France. Les simples détenteurs du permis B ne pourront pas conduire ce véhicule sur le territoire hexagonal !

Le Cybertruck ne pourra pas se conduire avec un permis B en France

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Elon Musk talks Tesla: “We dug our own grave with the Cybertruck”

news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Thursday, 19 October - 15:00 · 1 minute

Elon Musk on stage with a prototype Cybertruck. In the background a slide claims the truck is bulletproof

Enlarge / The Cybertruck during its 2019 debut, shortly before one of the supposedly bulletproof windows was shattered by a hammer. (credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Tesla's unconventional electric pickup is about to go into production, according to company CEO Elon Musk. As Ars noted yesterday , Tesla's financial results for the third quarter of 2023 included the news that the company plans to begin deliveries of the Cybertruck at the end of November. But Musk also warned of probable complications ahead as his company tries to scale production.

The Cybertruck was first revealed during a chaotic presentation back in 2019. It featured an exterior design that looked like it had been sketched with Mars in mind, clad in unpainted stainless steel panels like the ill-fated DeLorean DMC12, and allegedly with bullet proof properties, all with a starting price of $39,900 .

At the time, Musk promised Tesla was going to reinvent the most quintessentially American vehicle form factor. Instead of body-on-frame construction like the majority of trucks on our roads, or even a unibody construction like the Honda Ridgeline, the Cybertruck was originally going to feature a monocoque body, similar to a Formula 1 car or prototype, except made of folded stainless steel rather than carbon fiber.

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