{"id":105031,"date":"2020-04-09T11:23:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/tesla-is-releasing-a-plaid-cybertruck-and-its-a-ford-f-150-raptor-killer"},"modified":"2020-04-09T11:23:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:23:42","slug":"tesla-is-releasing-a-plaid-cybertruck-and-its-a-ford-f-150-raptor-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/tesla-is-releasing-a-plaid-cybertruck-and-its-a-ford-f-150-raptor-killer","title":{"rendered":"Tesla is releasing a \u2018Plaid\u2019 Cybertruck, and it\u2019s a Ford F-150 Raptor Killer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In what seems to be the automotive equivalent of a brazen act intended to show dominance, Elon Musk has announced on Twitter that Tesla will be releasing a \u201cPlaid\u201d version of the Cybertruck. Musk did not provide further details in his tweet, though there is little doubt that the feature will make the already daunting Tri-Motor pickup into something downright scary for its fossil fuel-powered rivals like the Ford F-150 Raptor.<\/p>\n

Elon Musk\u2019s Plaid Cybertruck revelation was shared on Twitter late Wednesday. While responding to Tesla owner-enthusiast and Third Row Podcast<\/a><\/em> member Sofiaan Fraval<\/a>, Musk stated that he would be driving a Plaid version of the all-electric pickup truck for personal use. This came as a pleasant surprise to the EV community, especially since this is the first time that such a version of the Cybertruck has been mentioned.<\/p>\n

Elon Musk has mentioned in the past that the Tesla Cybertruck will have the handling and performance of a sports car, and this was highlighted during the vehicle\u2019s unveiling event. Apart from showcasing its strength by having the hulking all-electric pickup pull a Ford F-150 like a rag doll, Tesla also featured the Cybertruck drag racing a Porsche 911<\/a>, and crushing the iconic sports car in the process. These are bold demonstrations, and each was met with equal parts excitement and skepticism from the auto community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In what seems to be the automotive equivalent of a brazen act intended to show dominance, Elon Musk has announced on Twitter that Tesla will be releasing a \u201cPlaid\u201d version of the Cybertruck. Musk did not provide further details in his tweet, though there is little doubt that the feature will make the already daunting [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":396,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2019,17,1491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elon-musk","category-sustainability","category-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105031\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}