The YouTuber EngineeringExplained also explained how although the cybertruck complies with the requirements for its advertised tow rating, this tow rating system is vastly inadequate for the real world and all other manufacturers overbuild the crap out of their trucks because they know that.
This is why cybertrucks are known to literally rip their frames apart while towing what they are technically rated for.
Wait, so every car manufacturer has already identified the problem decades ago, decided that bad press is worse than a few more dollars, and fixed it? Except the disruptive genius who knows everything? Nice.
FYI according to CPI inflation $2,500 in 1972 is worth about $19,000 today. Based on a comparison of median individual income that would be similar to about $25,000. Either way, the truck cost about the same as a Honda Civic does today.
It was a bit before my time but my cousin pointed this out to me a few years ago. Truck ads were absolutely nuts back in the 80s. They 100% destroyed every one that was in the commercials.
In either case, how impressive is this really? If you balance the load properly to keep the tongue weight within spec, all you’re then doing is overcoming inertia and the friction of the wheels. What is the force to overcome those in either picture?
The magnitude of the friction on the tires is still dependent on the load so would be hard to say without crunching the numbers.. but ya I agree with u, its probably much less impressive than it appears, which is all that really matters w demos like this
There was also a demo of a cyberpunk pulling a train. I think it was practical engineering on YouTube. He then goes on to explain how little it actually takes to break fiction, why there's slack so you only pull one cart in the beginning and get inertia to do a lot of the work. It basically called out the stupid demo, and went on to show why trains are awesome.