Because it is a heavily Camouflaged vehicle. And that is the intention, to persuade all spy/curious photographers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVcaZVxdTss Altough the image from Teslarati with a truck full of Teslas and that Truck at the top-end of the trailer doesn{t seem all right. Why heavy camouflage a 'mule' test vehicle, where all the 'secret stuff' is mostly under body? So my guess is this two possible things: - Either Tesla transportation policy or just simmply the guys what loaded that truck, has no idea of how to proceed with camo vehicles. Usually they are shipped on flat and totally enclosed trailers, where not photographer can see anyting from it. Especially underbody. - Second one (most likely to me) is that this was a totally intentional move from Tesla. All companies also use the 'Camo' strategies to catch the attention of people, especially to those auto industry 'paparazzis'; in order to gain first place on magazines and news and of course create more public attention. Marco Gaxiola On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 2:55 AM Jorg Brown via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > If that's really an F-150 truck body around some Tesla internals, why does > it have a tailpipe? > > On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 11:25 PM brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-pickup-truck-test-mule-sighting/ > > Tesla pickup truck potential test mule spotted on carrier near testing > > facility > > March 7, 2019 Simon Alvarez > > > > [image / streff/Reddit) > > > > > https://www.teslarati.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tesla-pickup-truck-test-mule-camouflage-1.jpg > > ] > > > > An eagle-eyed member of the Tesla community might have just snapped the > > first picture of a Tesla pickup truck test mule. The sighting transpired > on > > Wednesday in Ohio, and it involved a truck car carrier full of Tesla > > electric cars, plus one heavily wrapped pickup truck with a Ford F-150 > > body. > > > > Tesla has used the body of other vehicles for its test mules in the past. > > Before the company unveiled the Tesla Semi, a test mule of the electric > > long-hauler was spotted with what appeared to be a Cascadia truck body. A > > video of the vehicle even showcased the now-recognizable acceleration of > > the > > all-electric truck. Thus, it will not be too surprising if Tesla is > > adopting > > the same strategy with its pickup truck test mule, using a Ford F-150 > body > > for the vehicle. > > > > Also interesting is that the sighting of the camouflaged pickup truck > > happened in Eastern Ohio. The area is close to the Transportation > Research > > Center Inc. (TRC), where Tesla is known to conduct vehicle testing. Back > in > > 2017, sightings of almost a hundred Model 3 were reported at TRC’s > > facilities as the vehicles were undergoing tests. Could the mysterious > > pickup truck and its fellow Teslas be headed towards (or perhaps leaving) > > the testing facility? Such a scenario is not implausible. > > > > Together with the mysterious pickup were several Teslas that were covered > > in > > road dust, grime, and salt. A Model 3 at the rear of the car carrier even > > had a long rectangular license plate, suggesting that it was a vehicle > > designated for Europe (credit to r/TeslaMotors subreddit member u/streff > > for > > the photo of the vehicle). > > > > Elon Musk has stated that the Tesla Pickup Truck will be unveiled > sometime > > later this year. The Tesla CEO has also mentioned that the vehicle will > be > > very futuristic to the point where it will not look out of place on the > set > > of the Blade Runner franchise. Musk has also teased some of the vehicle’s > > features, including a range of 400-500 miles per charge, dual motor AWD, > > and > > a 240-volt connection for heavy-duty tools, and up to 300,000 pounds of > > towing capacity. > > [© teslarati.com] > > > > > > > > > http://www.autospies.com/news/Tesla-Pickup-Test-Mule-Caught-In-The-Wild-98653/ > > Tesla Pickup Test Mule Caught In The Wild! > > The sighting transpired on Wednesday in Ohio, and it involved a truck car > > carrier full of Tesla electric cars, plus one heavily wrapped pickup > truck > > with a Ford F-150 body. Tesla has used the body of ... > > > > > http://www.autospies.com/images/users/Agent009/main/tesla-pickup-truck-test-mule-camouflage-1.jpg > > > > > > + > > > > > https://www.yorkregion.com/opinion-story/9213004-do-i-deserve-my-new-tesla-electric-car-/ > > Do I deserve my new Tesla electric car? > > 2019-03-08 So, the question still remains: Do I deserve an electric > car? > > My mind plays tricks on me about this question. 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