I want to love Tesla. I really wanted to be excited about Cybertruck. And I definitely thought it was cool, even after watching the whacky presentation Musk gave.
While jogging this morning I even day dreamed about how I might rationalize buying one.
Then, as jogged past a parking lot teeming with ridiculously huge trucks, I imagined what it might be like getting hit by a mass of bulletproof steel that does 0-60 in 4.5 seconds. A truck that charges forward with a touch of the accelerator, and has no give whatsoever.
It will be the sledgehammer, and we’ll be like watermelons. They’ll be cleaning joggers and cyclists up with mops squeegees.
I meditated on this horror for a few minutes, my mind eventually wandering to what might happen once a homicidal maniac gets a hold of one.
But after a bit, I started to imagine a different Cybertruck.
What if Tesla had set out to build the most affordable truck ever, that was also electric?
Imagine a smaller, light-weight truck that got 1,000 miles to the charge and cost less than $15,000.
It wouldn’t have massive tires, a 17-inch display, radical design, adjustable suspension, or a fancy bed with all kinds of gizmos. It wouldn’t race a Porsche. It wouldn’t be bulletproof. It might even give a little on impact.
Just your basic truck for getting shit done, no frills, no forking over your entire paycheck to drive it. Reliable, not dependent on fossil fuels, and safer for everyone.
We don’t live in the world that builds this Cybertruck yet, but the community of people that would want one seems to be growing. Maybe someday we’ll get the real truck of the future.