{"id":1908,"date":"2021-12-13T16:44:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T08:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1908"},"modified":"2021-12-13T16:44:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T08:44:48","slug":"tesla-cybertruck-4x4-to-add-these-hummer-and-rivian-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1908","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Cybertruck 4&#215;4 to add these Hummer and Rivian features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> close <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/media2.foxnews.com\/BrightCove\/694940094001\/2019\/11\/25\/931\/524\/694940094001_6108767444001_6108777354001-vs.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Funky features on Tesla's Cybertruck\" data-v-13907676> Video <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-13907676>Funky features on Tesla&#8217;s Cybertruck<\/h4>\n<p data-v-13907676>With a bulletproof body and 500-mile battery-powered range, Tesla&#8217;s electric pickup isn&#8217;t like every other truck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Cybertruck is becoming a true 4&#215;4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Elon Musk announced on Twitter that the delayed pickup will be launching with a four-motor drive system when production begins, possibly by late next year.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/640\/320\/Tesla-Cybertruck-Electric-Pickup-with-Extendable-Ramps-and-Tesla-ATV.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>Tesla recently removed the Cybertruck&#8217;s proposed technical details from its reservation website, which had initially promised a top of the line $69,900 Tri-Motor version with two motors in the rear and one up front, along with lower-priced dual and single motor trims.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Initial production will be 4 motor variant, with independent, ultra fast response torque control of each wheel,&#8221; Musk posted.<\/p>\n<p>The change would bring the Cybertruck in line with the 800hp Rivian R1T, which recently became the first all-electric production pickup to go on sale in the U.S. and has a four-motor layout.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/cad8d7c7-375e-4e7d-9ab2-1f7a2639377b\/41d411ca-ca82-4881-884b-f9348e747126\/1280x720\/match\/720\/405\/image.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Test drive: 2022 Rivian R1T\"> Video<\/p>\n<p>The R1T has also been designed with a &#8220;tank turn&#8221; feature that allows it to spin in place on loose surfaces by driving the wheels on either side in opposite directions.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tank.gif\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>      (Rivian)<\/p>\n<p>The capability has not been activated on customer trucks yet, as the software is still being developed to ensure its safe use.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said the Cybertruck will one-up the Rivian with a four-wheel steering system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Will have both front and rear wheel steer, so not just like a tank \u2013 it can drive diagonally like a crab.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/crab.gif\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>      (GMC)<\/p>\n<p>The Cybertruck won&#8217;t be the first truck that can do this, however. The tri-motor 1,000 hp GMC Hummer EV that begins deliveries this month has four-wheel steer and a CrabWalk mode that provides diagonal driving up to 10 degrees.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/4c232f31-15c4-4925-90b9-057f466039f5\/de9ba857-4331-48b3-986c-dfbbb64bb776\/1280x720\/match\/720\/405\/image.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The GMC HUMMER EV was a Moon shot\"> Video<\/p>\n<p>Musk said he&#8217;ll have more details about the product pipeline to share on Tesla&#8217;s earnings call in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Funky features on Tesla&#8217;s Cybertruck With a bulletproof body and 500-mile battery-powered range, Tesla&#8217;s electric pickup isn&#8217;t like every other truck. The Cybertruck is becoming a true 4&#215;4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1908"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}