[Super Duty]

This claim from Tesla on the Cybertruck's website is absolutely ridiculous

"With the ability to pull near infinite mass and a towing capability of over 14,000 pounds, Cybertruck can perform in almost any extreme situation with ease."

 

[everiklevine]

A total Musk-ism. And 🐂💩
Newton's first law: a body in motion stays in motion. So, theoretically, this is true. Once rolling, assuming no resistance (road, air, wheel train, etc), you can "pull" an infinite mass.
The problem is Newton's second law: The acceleration of a body is equal to force divided by mass. So, if you want to actually go from 0 mph to some other speed, with nearly infinite mass, you better have near infinite force. That's torque from the motors then eventually applied to friction from the tires to the road. And the Cybertruck, no matter what they may claim, does not have that!
If you're a Musk-Fanboy (or girl), then you find these sort of statements just part of the cult users manual.

 

[quikag]

Musk is extremely intelligent, so not sure if it's a tongue in check Musk-ism as you say, everiklevine.

I am super excited to see these rolling around Texas hopefully in the next few years. I definitely won't be a first adopter on one as I frankly trust the overall engineering of Ford and GM more at this point.

 

[Kupe]

Maybe Musk thinks CT will accelerate to near the speed of light with its accompanying near infinite mass.

 

[trav19gt]

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This claim from Tesla on the Cybertruck's website is absolutely ridiculous

"With the ability to pull near infinite mass and a towing capability of over 14,000 pounds, Cybertruck can perform in almost any extreme situation with ease."

So where is this truck? Not seeing many for sale yet!

 

[Leaf-clarity]

Musk is Musk, but he is the reason that EVs are where they are. Instead of building cars that were only efficient, he went for luxury and the cool factor with it. Then we got our Lightnings, Rivians and Hummer EV. I will always give him a pass for crazy talk even though the Twitter bluff blew up in his face.

Ford did something similar with that rail cart pull.
Ford's Train-Towing Electric F-150 Stunt Was Way Easier Than it Looked

 

[GoGoGadgetTruck]

Tesla's Claim That Cybertruck Can Pull "Near Infinite Mass" Is Hilarious Bullshit - The Autopian