Elon Musk Unveils Futuristic Electric Truck by Tesla – The Cybertruck

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Tesla Cybertruck
Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk unveils the all-electric battery-powered Tesla's Cybertruck at Tesla Design Center in Hawthorne, Calif., on Nov. 21, 2019. - Image by Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Elon Musk unveiled the latest electric vehicle option from Tesla on Thursday night – the Cybertruck. It looks like something straight from a futuristic sci-fi film, a la Bladerunner, and Musk (in classic Musk fashion) has already said he doesn’t care whether people like it or not.

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Between the tank-like design, kind-of-maybe shatterproof glass, and options to extend range and uses it seems like a fairly cool futuristic vehicle option on the market.

Here are the specs for the Single Motor RWD model:

0-60 MPH <6.5 SECONDS
RANGE 250+ MILES
DRIVETRAIN REAR-WHEEL DRIVE
STORAGE 100 FT3
VAULT LENGTH 6.5 FT
TOWING CAPACITY 7,500+ LBS
AUTOPILOT STANDARD
ADAPTIVE AIR SUSPENSION STANDARD
GROUND CLEARANCE UP TO 16″
APPROACH ANGLE 35 DEGREES
DEPARTURE ANGLE 28 DEGREES