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Elon Musk: I Just Wanted To Make A Futuristic Battle Tank

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Posted on EVANNEX on September 01, 2020 by Iqtidar Ali

"I just wanted to make a futuristic battle tank, something that looked like it came out of Bladerunner or Aliens or something like that," Elon Musk explained in a recent Automotive News Daily Drive podcast

"Customer research? We just made a car we thought was awesome and looked super-weird," explained Musk. "The body panels are bulletproof to a handgun so it's probably helpful in the apocalypse," he added. "Let me tell you, the truck you want in the apocalypse is the Cybertruck. We wish to be the leader in apocalypse technology."

As a matter of fact, according to Tesla, the Cybertruck's 30x cold-rolled stainless steel body is bulletproof against a 9mm handgun. Elon Musk also demonstrated this in his presentation at the Cybertruck launch event last year. This "body armor" along with the infamous armored glass makes Cybertruck a perfect fit for typical apocalyptic threats.

Musk even teased this futuristic battle tank theme when hinting about a "Cybertruck option package" recently on Twitter. Okay... but what would this so-called Cybertruck option package actually look like in real life?


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