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The Vaporwave aesthetic goes beyond mere 80's nostalgia into a sort of fetishism. Normally, targeting fetishists is a bit niche; but Tesla has hit on a lot of success targeting market segments that everyone else thought were tiny niches.


I think the truck was built w/ spaceX in mind [1]. You can probably manufacture that thing quite easily from basic sheet metal, when you have limited machinery and labour on another planet.

[1] https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-electric-pi...


> You can probably manufacture that thing quite easily from basic sheet metal, when you have limited machinery and labour on another planet.

Not if it's made of stainless steel - stuff is hard to cut and hard to weld (though might be easier in a non-oxygen rich environment like Mars).

For ease of manufacture and maintainability, plus a lot of other "pluses" - I actually like this truck:

http://oxgvt.com/

Too bad it's unlikely it will be available for purchase in first world countries, if it ever gets to that phase.


The low polygon count actually makes sense if you are machining it on Mars...


Also helps with FPS in the next Halo.




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