Well the one thing tesla is good at is making changes as warranted. Not sure how far out they produce their components given they're in charge of the production, but I'd assume we're looking at a max of 1-3 months to make needed changes. Their vehicles are under a never-ending cycle of improvement. There's not really a single thing they won't just change in the middle of a run. From what I've been able to gather ever 3-4 months they'll drop in a few changes for improvements. They don't do 3 year cycles of the same nonsense resulting in a multi-year recall. See something out of place and they rectify it. Find a more efficient inverter design and boom it's everywhere. Most of their drivetrain parts are in all of the vehicles. Model Y was a big evolution and now all of the cars have many model Y components.
Ford already has a 6 ton gigapress, hyundai has a 9 ton unit, both are at their respective R&D facilities meaning we're 4 or 5 years away from seeing them be utilized at any meaningful scale. Tesla's history with them has already given them an edge in making long-life molds that exceed typical industry life by at least 4x.
"It's still yet to be seen what exactly the CT ends up being"?
Where is the CT off road video? I think you're assuming much. Here's where theory breaks from reality. Electric with discrete non-connected driveline, as of yet, is a rather underwhelming experience. Whereas a normal 4x4 driveline that can lock together and provide a uniform wheel loading experience, electric can't yet cut it. Rivian w/ its quad motors has the best shot at nailing torque vectoring but misses. I've seen nothing as of yet to indicate CT is any different. They do allow for somewhat of a torque bias a 4a of sorts, but it's software and at any point any of them can nail it. I have the lightning's sister and that's some of the best torque vectoring I've seen.
We can do the math. It will weigh less than CT w its ER battery pack in while setting a new range / time of "charge" for the distance, and of course have a spare and a full bed. It's an EV for all practical purposes, but ICE convenience when needed. I follow this sector well and know the competitors, but energy density is what it is. There's no magic battery 4 years out. How they balance a gas tank that isn't needed 90% or more of the time is yet to be seen. Great opportunity to burn half a gallon or so, at least in winter and take full advantage of the amount of heat an ICE wastes.
I don’t know how much off-roading you’ve done but I’ve been traversing the mountains of Northern California and the deserts of Northern Nevada for 40 years.
EVs are great "around town" or commuter vehicles and if that's what you're buying an EV for, then a Cybertruck isn't going to be your 1st choice.
But your post reminded me why I think that Tesla as a company would probably be better off without Elon at the helm. It's clear (based on his Twitter posts) that he never moved beyond his inner 14-year-old, and has a big enough bank account that nobody in any of his companies is willing to tell him that his ideas are sometimes garbage (clearly not all of them, but some). I have no doubt that it was Elon directly that came up with the Tesla model names--I'm sure that he thinks that he's clever that his models are named S3XY (using his favorite internet spelling).
Honestly, name any CEO you think would do a better job? The "only a delivery event" where he was way off game by all appearances. is probably due to gripes I've outlined in the thread. He knows where it stands against the competition -- he didn't seem proud of it, could just be my interpretation, but I watched it and had more questions than answers by the end of it. Tesla as a package is typically decently efficient, which means its average charging rate can deliver good miles/min while DCFC (on a network that just works too).
