I'm also not liking the design itself, but as others have pointed out it is more of a specs and ev in general issue. Well and the fact that as it stands that so called truck would not even be street legal.
I hate how there are over 200k preorders, those are not preorders, they are people putting $100 down to be cool and to say hey look what I'm going to get. I would be extremely surprised if they actually turn into anywhere near the same number of actual orders. Then there are the 3 different models and how everyone promoting the "truck" talk about its 40k price tag when that one will be next to useless, and the only one with a ok chance at being a truck is the 3 engine one, which is significantly more expensive.
Look I want a EV vehicle, I love the idea of less parts and quieter and the no gas, but there are significant hurdles that people seem to forget about.
- First, they always talk about plugging it in at home, what about the millions out there that rent? They can't just install chargers like home owners can.
- The power grid itself is an issue. Just look at California, the EV capital of the world, and think about how their electric grid can't even support them now in the heat of summer. Add another 10 million EVs to it and it will have massive issues. Imagine rolling blackouts when people are trying to charge their cars.
- As others have said where is that power coming from. Coal is dirty, and widely available. Unfortunately I see it as the main source if we need to up our capacity due to needing more power.
- Lastly, the batteries themselves. We need some of the tech on solid state batteries that is in labs to pan out. We need improved output and longevity, think 500 miles as a minimum, with faster charging. Maybe if that happens it will help solve the issues stated above and will hopefully get us off of lithium since that generates nasty mines.
So while the EV community and Tesla in general like to talk a big game, there are massive issues with them. I hope they get solved, as then maybe it will be feasible for me to get one, but as of now, it is just not there.