Elon Musk All Set To Send His Cybertruck To Mars?

Famous technology entrepreneur Elon Musk has been dropping hints regarding sending off his recently announced ‘Cybertruck’ to Mars. This was made apparent when a twitter account by the name of ‘@C3LT_Games’ asked whether the Cybertruck would be on board during the 2022 cargo mission to Marks and this is what Musk replied with

Something similar has happened earlier when a tweet again asked if the Falcon Heavy (an orbital launch vehicle, designed by SpaceX which Musk is the CEO of) would carry a cybertruck and Musk’s response sent people into a frenzy.

According to sources, Cybertruck has been linked with NASA’s Mars Concept Rover which was disclosed back in the year 2017. There is a huge possibility that the vehicle can easily run on Mars. This is because Cybertruck is an electric car and doesn’t need oxygen to start-up, unlike other combustion-based engines. Cybertruck is heavily inspired by the fictional vehicle present in the film ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’, which is a part of the James Bond Franchise.

Back in February 2018, Elon’s company SpaceX had launched it’s first reusable orbital heavy-lift launch vehicle known as Falcon Heavy. It was accompanied by a Tesla Roadser, cherry red in colour and contained a mannequin called ‘Starman’ behind the steering wheel.

The Tesla Cybertruck is still in development but three models with different mile ranges have been announced. The models will be of a 250-mile range, a 300-mile range and a 500-mile range. The pricing has also been announced. The starting price has been established at  $39,900, while Tri-Motor All-Wheel Drive, which is the most expensive is estimated at $69,900.

Another special feature of the Tri-Motor AWDrive model is that it can go from 0 to 6 mph in about 2.9 seconds and can carry 3,500 pounds worth of weight.