{"id":178473,"date":"2019-11-25T21:16:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T13:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1811720\/"},"modified":"2019-11-25T21:16:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T13:16:09","slug":"tesla-cybertruck-already-has-more-than-200k-pre-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/11\/25\/tesla-cybertruck-already-has-more-than-200k-pre-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Cybertruck Already Has More Than 200K Pre-Orders"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cybertruck-2-650x366.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"figcaption\">Cybertruck (Photo Credit: Tesla)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tesla fans are nothing is not loyal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four days after its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/elon-musk-unveils-teslas-futuristic-cybertruck-1811532\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">unveiling<\/a>, the Cybertruck has racked up more than 200,000 pre-orders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications are coming in hot: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/tesla-teases-customizable-horn-movement-sounds-1806499\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">automaker<\/a> on Saturday reported a whopping 146,000 requests for its electric pickup\u2014a majority opting for the middle- and top-tier models.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That number quickly rose to 187,000\u2014&#8221;with no advertising [and] paid endorsement,&#8221; CEO Elon Musk pointed out\u2014before <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1198344195317985280\"  rel=\"noopener\">hitting the 200K mark<\/a> this morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">146k Cybertruck orders so far, with 42% choosing dual, 41% tri &amp; 17% single motor<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1198344195317985280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each pre-order requires a $100 (refundable) deposit, which means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/officer-forced-to-abandon-pursuit-as-tesla-patrol-car-runs-out-of-juice-1805339\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Tesla<\/a> just banked a cool $20 million in less than a week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Musk on Thursday revealed Tesla&#8217;s first\u2014and, fingers crossed, only\u2014pickup truck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cybertruck looks like a 1970s concept of the future, with its wedge-shaped design, stainless-steel skin, &#8220;unbreakable&#8221; glass, and companion ATV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standing 231.7 inches long, 79.8 inches wide, and 75 inches tall (at its pointiest), the vehicle falls in line with basically every other pickup on the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But unlike every other pickup on the market, Tesla&#8217;s truck has polarized the Internet:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seriously it&#39;s like a Delorean mated with a Pontiac Aztek.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Giles (@tsgiles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tsgiles\/status\/1197737405538807808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon: &#8230;.andddd print.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cybertruck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cybertruck<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CYBRTRK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CYBRTRK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MMNO8Na03c\">pic.twitter.com\/MMNO8Na03c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ni (@Avo_NP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Avo_NP\/status\/1197740036453785600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i\u2019m gonna tell my kids this was the new tesla <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cybertruck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cybertruck<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ctpzQZuEa\">pic.twitter.com\/7ctpzQZuEa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; yadeer (@yadeer_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yadeer_\/status\/1197736994589175809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dYO6xhUKok\">pic.twitter.com\/dYO6xhUKok<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Serrels (@Serrels) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Serrels\/status\/1197740242041589761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sorry but the cybertruck design is actually genius level brutalism. It&#39;s demolition man IRL. It&#39;s a Hummer in low poly mode with none of the carbon footprint. It will sell poorly and be discontinued in two years.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joshua Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshuatopolsky\/status\/1197744160377393153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">it&#39;s an el camino that f*cks<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Dickinson (@7im) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7im\/status\/1197754033353551873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly half of all reported bookings (so far) are for either the $49,900 dual-motor option (300-mile range, 7,500-pound towing capacity) or $69,900 tri-motor version (500-mile range, 14,000-pound towing capacity).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fewer than 20 percent chose the single-motor Cybertruck, which starts at $39,900.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Production on the single- and dual-motor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/software-engineer-embedded-tesla-model-3-key-fob-in-arm-1799750\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">models<\/a> won&#8217;t begin until &#8220;late 2021,&#8221; with the $70,000 pickup expected to roll out a year later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thursday&#8217;s bungled unveiling with be Tesla&#8217;s last &#8220;for a while,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1198723473708699648\"  rel=\"noopener\">Musk tweeted<\/a>, teasing &#8220;some (mostly) unexpected technology announcements&#8221; in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, the manufacturer still has some kinks to work out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week&#8217;s event went from slightly uncomfortable to positively cringeworthy when lead designer Franz von Holzhausen attempted to demonstrate the strength of Tesla&#8217;s &#8220;Armor Glass&#8221; by throwing a baseball-sized metal ball at the driver-side window.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Oh my f***ing God,&#8221; Musk can be heard muttering. &#8220;Well, maybe that was a little too hard.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If at first you don&#8217;t succeed, try, try again\u2014on the rear passenger window.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It didn&#8217;t go through,&#8221; the entrepreneur, always looking on the bright side, said of the second failed attempt. &#8220;Room for improvement.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Franz throws steel ball at Cybertruck window right before launch. Guess we have some improvements to make before production haha. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eB0o4tlPoz\">pic.twitter.com\/eB0o4tlPoz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1198090787520598016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More on Geek.com:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/tesla-teases-customizable-horn-movement-sounds-1806499\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tesla Teases Customizable Horn, Movement Sounds<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/officer-forced-to-abandon-pursuit-as-tesla-patrol-car-runs-out-of-juice-1805339\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officer Forced to Abandon Pursuit as Tesla Patrol Car Runs Out of Juice<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/software-engineer-embedded-tesla-model-3-key-fob-in-arm-1799750\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Software Engineer Embedded Tesla Model 3 Key Fob in Arm<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cybertruck-2-650x366.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"><\/p>\n<div>Cybertruck (Photo Credit: Tesla)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tesla fans are nothing is not loyal. 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