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Tesla Shows Off Cybertruck at Baja 1000 · Elon Musk Podcast

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  Hi everybody, and welcome back to the show.
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  This is the place that we explore the most fascinating
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  developments in technology, entrepreneurship, space
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  exploration, SpaceX, Tesla, The Boring Company, all things Elon
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  Musk. And in today's episode, we're
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  focusing on a Tesla test drive that's getting a lot of
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  attention. The Tesla cyber Truck recently
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  faced off against the Baja 1001 of the most demanding off road
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  trails in the world. The two cyber trucks fresh off
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  the assembly line in a Star Lake Mobility unit.
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  Tesla live stream the test drive that took the trucks through a
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  variety of terrains stretching up to 900 miles.
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  And guess what? The video has guarded over 2
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  million views so far. So let's start by talking about
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  this incredible test drive. An engineer from Tesla was on
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  board and set the tone at the beginning, saying success is
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  uncertain but excitement is guaranteed and the terrain they
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  drove through did justice to that statement.
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  We're talking mountains, deserts, forests of cacti, and
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  even salt ponds. And the route started in San
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  Diego and it had been ongoing for about a week when Tesla went
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  live with the video feed. It's not just a walk in the
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  park, this is a strenuous test designed to push the Cyber Truck
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  completely to its limits. Now the Cyber Truck showcased
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  its off road capabilities which include air suspension and
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  active dampers, and the terrain they navigated was as very as
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  you can imagine. According to the engineer, they
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  went through Baja deserts, sandy washes, and rocky ridges.
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  They even made it through forest, filled with giant cacti
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  and crossed several mountains. It wasn't all smooth sailing
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  though. The team reported 2 fat tires
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  during the journey. But even then, the Tesla
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  engineer declared the test a resounding success, and this
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  adventurous trek served as a compelling real world test for
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  the Cyber Truck, showing off its versatility and resilience in a
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  range of challenging environments.
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  Now let's backtrack a bit. Cyber Truck has been in the
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  spotlight since it was first introduced in Texas.
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  After overcoming supply chain delays, they had postponed its
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  2019 launch. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said it was
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  expected to be released sometime this year and it was unveiled at
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  a grand opening party of Tesla's Giga, Texas manufacturing
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  facility on April 7th, 2022. The event was a mega bash that
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  attracted thousands of electric car enthusiasts and given the
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  anticipation, Tesla took the opportunity to host this test
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  drive. The route was carefully mapped
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  out with charging stations set up at hotels along the way, and
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  as the engineer pointed out, the trip cover the entire Baja
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  Peninsula down to Cabo, clocking in at 12180 miles.
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  This makes it a replicable route for any Tesla owner intrigued
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  enough to try it for themselves. Now let's talk about what makes
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  the Cybertruck A standout vehicle in the 1st place.
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  The truck uses ultra strong glass and a polymer layered
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  composite designed to absorb and redirect impact.
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  It boasts what Tesla describes as a nearly impenetrable
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  exoskeleton. This is all about strength and
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  endurance. From its stainless steel
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  structural skin to Tesla's armored glass, the Cybertruck
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  isn't just about durability, it's also quite functional.
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  It can handle a payload of up to 3500 pounds and has a towing
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  capacity of over £14,000. Plus, it includes on board power
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  and compressed air. And the Tesla engineer involved
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  in the test drive summed it up by calling the trucks hardcore,
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  Super fun and super reliable. Now, according to Elon Musk
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  during a Tesla shareholder meeting in May, the company aims
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  to produce around 250,000 cyber trucks each year, subject to
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  demand and subject to change. And when first announced,
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  prospective buyers can reserve the truck for an initial deposit
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  of just $100, originally slated to cost under 40,000.
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  Current estimates by auto research firm Kelley Blue Book
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  suggested the starting price may be a little bit closer to
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  50,000. Share prices of Tesla, which had
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  risen more than 110% year over year, saw a minor dip of nearly
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  2% in a premarket tradings lately.
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  Now this, however, has dampened the enthusiasm around Tesla's
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  project. The cyber trucks capabilities
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  and its sleek design continues to capture imagination and
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  market interest alike. Now, despite all the buzz Tesla
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  shares, they took that little slight dip.
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  Elon Musk himself has expressed confidence in the Cyber Truck.
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  In response to a report that did not include any legacy
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  automakers in the top ten competitive list, Musk tweeted
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  Chinese automakers are the most competitive in our experience,
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  showing he believes Tesla's innovations are ahead of the
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  curve. Now.
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