Tesla Cybertruck vs. a Ford F-150: It's All About Friction
I&#x27;m normally not one for &quot;conspiracy theories&quot;, but I can&#x27;t shake this idea that there might be some really clever marketing happening here.<p>Tesla releases a &quot;clearly one-sided&quot; marketing video, and waits for the inevitable backlash from social media. Secretly Tesla knows their truck will win in just about any 1v1 competition with a Ford (at least when it comes to towing power or max torque), so they just wait for more impartial tests which will all reaffirm the results from the first. And then they get to not only extend how long people are talking about it, but they also get &quot;impartial&quot; tests which can help convince those who don&#x27;t trust Tesla at all.<p>I mean it&#x27;s one thing to see Tesla show that they can tow more, but it&#x27;s another to see your favorite auto blogger or tv program show it.<p>And at the end of the day this is just another good rivalry, which I absolutely love! I love seeing Porsche and Tesla take shots at one another about performance around the ring, and I&#x27;d love to see Ford and Tesla get in a similar battle. Each company one-upping the other with every release, each one trying to make the better vehicle both on paper and in various tests.