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Comment by khafra

7 years ago

The Vaporwave aesthetic goes beyond mere 80's nostalgia into a sort of fetishism. Normally, targeting fetishists is a bit niche; but Tesla has hit on a lot of success targeting market segments that everyone else thought were tiny niches.

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abledon  7 years ago

I think the truck was built w/ spaceX in mind [1]. You can probably manufacture that thing quite easily from basic sheet metal, when you have limited machinery and labour on another planet.

[1] https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-electric-pi...

  • cr0sh  7 years ago

    > You can probably manufacture that thing quite easily from basic sheet metal, when you have limited machinery and labour on another planet.

    Not if it's made of stainless steel - stuff is hard to cut and hard to weld (though might be easier in a non-oxygen rich environment like Mars).

    For ease of manufacture and maintainability, plus a lot of other "pluses" - I actually like this truck:

    http://oxgvt.com/

    Too bad it's unlikely it will be available for purchase in first world countries, if it ever gets to that phase.