• AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    judging by the shadows i would guess maybe 6in of clearance between the bottom frame and the battery pack? It’s hard to tell because of the perspective of the shot and the perspective of the picture taken of the screen. Obviously there needs to be some open area for the fans, but idk why it would need a frame in it.

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      11 hours ago

      I would assume it’s not a real car. It’s wearing a car shell and has functional wheels. I think a proper ev weight about 2 tonnes or something like that. This one is probably just functional for display purposes only.

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        37 minutes ago

        Yeah, they said it’s about 1.7 tonnes. They’ve also shown off the drivetrain, battery pack, etc in separate displays. Idk, I think it probably is pretty similar to what they plan on selling (to a limited number of selected people apparently)

        I’m sure all versions of the car aren’t ready for real world use and manufacturing or else they would be selling it already

        Edit: it doesn’t seem like Tesla R&D has done much else in the past 8 years lol. They have a ton of time, money, and manpower and it does not surprise me that they’re willing to spend it on cool but stupid stunts