Comments by "Bo McGillacutty" (@Mrbfgray) on "The Tesla Pickup Truck Unveiling Is Almost Here! What we Know" video.

@muskokamike127 We both said your final point enough times. Not everyone has anywhere near your requirements nor limitations. Would you chose to have the option of the auxiliary power rather than not? Most contractors I know would take the PU with the power as apposed to not even if it doesn't replace the entire jobsite requirements, it still adds options and versatility. And there are a lot more tiny outfits with only a few employees than bigger ones I'd guess. Small housing contractors, service people or in my case a high capacity one man service truck (portable welding shop) would benefit terrifically from not having to run engines all day. Sometimes the exhaust is even a problem and always the noise, maintenance, etc.
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@muskokamike127 Dunno but keep in mind the power required to move a vehicle is vastly greater than what your talking about. You don't need a 400 hp diesel for even a dozen nailers plus several table saws.
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@muskokamike127 It's not reasonable to expect ONE truck to support an entire job site of dozens of men. There will be dozens of vehicles, many of them trucks at such a site. Having a few places to plug into instead of one should also be an advantage most of the time. Yeah I expect and sort of hope they will focus on the much bigger recreational market to start with as a small TSLA stockholder. Such a truck is of no interest to me personally I'm only in want of a service truck replacement. I'm considering purchasing a totaled Model 3 to convert into a gen-set replacement for my own use, not sure if it's feasible for me but should be fairly doable. I just need a the batt pack and associated electronics plus some electrical gear. That's another market T should eventually get into I think.
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@macioluko9484 Depends how you use it. For me serious gen-set replacement will be the big deal if it has 3-phase 240 included.
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@harleyjackson5513 Maybe maybe not. See if they can come up with a competitive option they haven't showed us anything yet have they?
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@harleyjackson5513 Compare that to Ford some of which were worse than worthless a while back. A friend had his in the shop hundreds of times in a few yr.s since bran new then Ford abandoned him before the warranty was up. So he abandoned Ford. It was a complete pile of shit, Ford should have bought those back.
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A LOT of people I know are NOT brand loyal with their PUs. They will consider power, price, reliability, efficiency...but these are ppl who use their trucks as TRUCKS, for work. 240 3-Phase would be crucial for me too.
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I know many men who've lost their loyalty if they ever had it due to some sever lemons, especially Ford but all of them except Toyota have produced some junk.
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