Alexander Granderath ✅
Carl T. Bergstrom"Daddy, how big is infinity?"
"Real big. About 14,000 pounds big, son."
nb4 "lol n00b pounds measure weight not mass"
daniel s.@ct_bergstrom the new chevy silverado ev can tow 12,000 lbs 400 miles on a single charge and isn't vaporware
Greg SullivanCan the silverado ev tow 12,000 lbs?
Yes!
Can the silverado ev go 400 miles on a single charge?
Yes!
Can the silverado ev do both at the same time?
Nope!
@gregwardo @ct_bergstrom sorry just re-read specs, you're correct
@selfagency
I wish it could!
I wish it could!
@gregwardo i wish more, i reserved one lol
Rob Honeycutt@gregwardo @selfagency @ct_bergstrom
On Mars, though... 😉
Matunos@matunos @gregwardo @selfagency @ct_bergstrom
But I bet the 400 miles towing the same relative mass (12k lbs on earth) on a single charge works on Mars. 😀
Or, at least closer than it would on earth.
@robhon @gregwardo @selfagency @ct_bergstrom on the other hand, it's very cold on Mars, and the batteries performance won't be as good
@matunos @gregwardo @selfagency @ct_bergstrom
Given the two most popular countries for EV's are Iceland and Norway, I'm not sure that holds precisely true.
Given the two most popular countries for EV's are Iceland and Norway, I'm not sure that holds precisely true.
@robhon @gregwardo @selfagency @ct_bergstrom maybe they're just okay with their EV performance being limited versus more mild climates
Rich Puchalsky 
"In the American system, the unit of mass is the pound-mass": no one is ever going to talk about the pound-mass because it's the most ridiculous word for a unit of measure ever.
Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra@RichPuchalsky @ct_bergstrom I still find angstrom funny. “How worried are you about your hard disk space?” “Oh about 5 angst ROMs” but yes pound-mass is ridiculous.
Malraux@ct_bergstrom That box doesn't look particularly aerodynamic.
@jedwhite Doesn't need to be when you can pull near infinite mass. Duh.
Neither is a black hole [particularly aerodynamic] but it is at least something close[r] to infinite in mass. 😆
Morgan@ct_bergstrom at this point I’m not even surprised
Comfortably Numb@ct_bergstrom I can't help it, every time I see the "Cybertrack" it conjures images of low-polygon car models from 1980s racing games
@ygalanter Me too! And IMO going for that aesthetic is sort of cool. The key is just to not overdo it.
The Hyundai N Vision 74 is fantastic design.
https://www.hyundai-n.com/en/models/rolling-lab/n-vision-74.do
@ct_bergstrom Wow that does look cool. Has DeLorean vibes about it.
Shambolic Matter@ct_bergstrom Pull the other one, it's got bells on.
moliver@ct_bergstrom
The Cybertruck is a Delorean if he didn't get busted for cocaine.
The Cybertruck is a Delorean if he didn't get busted for cocaine.
dhsquared 🇨🇦♾️@ct_bergstrom That was the nominal payload of a Lancaster bomber...
justin ferguson@ct_bergstrom The way Mastodon cropped it, I was wondering why it was towing a giant NES.
Mike J👹🐀 🤘🏻@ct_bergstrom They are using pull in the British sense and this is a "your mum" joke.
subtractum 🌿@ct_bergstrom (Ahem.) Don't conflate *pulling* with *towing*.
e.g., after your 14,000-pound Cybertruck spontaneously catches fire, you may need to *tow* it at highway cruising speeds, whereas *pulling* your TSLA shares typically happens at nearly the speed of light, thus the vehicle's feature set.
Cladocera@ct_bergstrom all the torque in the world won’t make that not look dumb.
Rob Mullender-Ross@ct_bergstrom no crumple zones in infinity either apparently...
mjfgates@ct_bergstrom What they're actually towing in there is a VW Rabbit, for when the Trucksla catches fire.
Vincent Van Dinsky@ct_bergstrom
What does "near infinite" even mean? How can you get any closer to infinity than you already are, i.e, infinitely far away.
What does "near infinite" even mean? How can you get any closer to infinity than you already are, i.e, infinitely far away.
NiceMicro@vvandinsky good point 😂
@ct_bergstrom wow, they are really trying to capture their audience based on nostalgia for 2000's 3D games.
Main Event Kris Mastodon@ct_bergstrom What confounds me is that what is the difference between pulling and towing? Because if you pull instead of tow, you can hit that near infinity number. Its only when you decide to tow that you are really limited.
Coty Rosenblath@ct_bergstrom To be fair, 14,000 is as near to infinity as anything else.
Tom Levenson@ct_bergstrom "Yes Elon."
"We are laughing at you, not with you."
crashmat@ct_bergstrom *intended for use on asteroids