Tesla Cybertruck Owners Who Drove 10,000 Miles Say Range Is 164 To 206 Miles::Also, the charging speeds are below par, but on the flip side, the sound system is awesome and the car is “a dream to drive.”

You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments
37 points

i had a geo metro that had greater range.

so confusing why this exists.

permalink
report
reply
8 points
*
Deleted by creator
permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points

i had a hitch on my 96 metro. so, yeah. and a geo metro totin a tiny trailer looks a hell of a lot less silly than that silver monstrosity

i do see your point. but i think it misses main the issue here; that this isnt a good vehicle let a lone truck.

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points
*
Deleted by creator
permalink
report
parent
reply
11 points
*

This is a frankly baffling comparison. I don’t think I could think of 2 more different vehicles if I tried. Believe it or not, range is not the only thing people consider when purchasing a vehicle.

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

It’s a truck, meant to tow and haul loads. If this is its range unladen then it’s hauling range is 50% or less of this range. Meaning a full charge gets you 82-103 miles, which makes it nearly useless as the thing it’s supposed to be: a truck.

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

Believe it or not, some people tow short distances, and some people use trucks as trucks without ever towing at all.

permalink
report
parent
reply
49 points

Could you convey that you were both rich AND stupid just by driving your metro?

permalink
report
parent
reply
19 points

Just the one.

permalink
report
parent
reply
0 points

Feels like gas mileage peaked in the early 90s. Geo metro was only 3 cyl and sipped gas. my lil 92 eclipse for over 45mpg highway, i don’t even think it was rated that high.

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points
*

well, i actually had both a '92 3ycl (suzuki engine) and then later had a 4cyl monster metro. i think that was like a 96?

just dont turn on the ac

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

just dont turn on the ac

Haha! Same. My eclipse was only rated 90hp from the factory, and i bought it with 150k miles. Good thing it was a stick

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

I regularly get 43-46mpg highway with my 4 cylinder TLX, drops off like crazy atoms town though.

I agree that economy peaked In the 80’s-early 90’s, but if you take into account how much bigger, and heavier cars are today, we’re not that bad. Also, a lot of weight and size goes towards the superior crash safety in modern cars.

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

Feels like gas mileage peaked in the early 90s.

Probably in the early '00s but I mean that’s completely unsurprising considering the strides we’ve made in safety, comfort, and most importantly emissions since then.

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points

The early 90s was mostly a perfect storm for fuel economy.

You had the computing power available to make use of CAD and develop more aerodynamic designs with less significant overhead (i.e., doing it by hand).

EFI technology had matured and carburetors were broadly defunct, allowing more efficient operation in a broader range of environments.

The US had updated its archaic lighting regulations to allow for more aerodynamic headlight shapes.

A lot of the safety technology that adds weight to modern cars either hadn’t been developed yet or hadn’t trickled down to the average vehicle.

So you had a confluence of more efficient engines, more aerodynamic vehicles, and cars that were still small and relatively lightweight.

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points

Yeah, but how long did it take you to refuel your metro? Surely it wasn’t faster than a few hours.

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points

Or never if it gets to cold for a while.

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points

Ego

permalink
report
parent
reply

Technology

!technology@lemmy.world

Create post

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots


Community stats

  • 18K

    Monthly active users

  • 11K

    Posts

  • 506K

    Comments