{"id":20457,"date":"2019-06-19T12:24:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T11:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=20457"},"modified":"2019-06-19T12:24:28","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T11:24:28","slug":"inventor-hacks-up-a-perfectly-good-tesla-model-3-and-turns-it-into-a-pickup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=20457","title":{"rendered":"Inventor hacks up a perfectly good Tesla Model 3 and turns it into a pickup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/feature\/simone-giertz-shitty-robots-brain-tumor-recovery-self-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simone Giertz, the queen of shitty robots<\/a>, modified her Tesla into a not-at-all-shitty pickup truck that she has dubbed &#8220;Truckla.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The YouTuber and inventor is known for creating useless robots that automatically smack people awake or chaotically try to apply lipstick. Her latest build, though, was a massive undertaking.<\/p>\n<p>Because she&#8217;s constantly hauling lumber, steel, and other raw materials for various inventions, Giertz needed a vehicle with ample trunk space. Her previous car, a bright yellow electric Comuta from the &#8217;80s, couldn&#8217;t do it. But Giertz didn&#8217;t want a traditional pickup truck due to environmental concerns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My goal is to never own a gas car,&#8221; Giertz said in a press release about the project. &#8220;I&#8217;m part of a new generation that will only drive electric. I feel like I should pad this a bit, but I&#8217;m not going to. Fuck oil companies. Seriously, fuck them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So Giertz bought a new Tesla Model 3 and after nearly a year of planning, she worked with mechanic Marcos Ramirez, designer Laura Kampf, and Tesla rebuild specialist Richard Benoit to create her dream truck.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First, they started out by removing the back passenger seats to make room for a truck bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe data-channel=\"Simone Giertz\" data-template=\"embedded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6mkmJ7702s8\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/simone-giertz-radiation-treatment-mask-art?utm_cid=a-seealso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simone Giertz describes her radiation treatment while making some art<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Once the team finished hacking away the back half of the car \u2014 a feat in itself \u2014 they began work on turning it into a functional truck.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s so beautiful,&#8221; Giertz gushed, looking at the sawed shell of the Tesla.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She hoped people wouldn&#8217;t think she was doing it for the sensational clickbait of destroying a car.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img alt=\"Inventor hacks up a perfectly good Tesla Model 3 and turns it into a pickup\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!92af\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1002722%252F29bd96da-f3df-49d8-913e-86b6431b124b.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=kfsQgn_PTLICp0tM09LKk9gvarU=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"  ><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Courtesy of Simone Giertz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cI really hope that people don\u2019t just think of this as an obnoxious YouTuber cutting up a brand new car,\u201d Giertz noted in the release. \u201cThis process has destructive steps but the end goal is constructive. And I\u2019m doing it because I really, really want this car. This is truly my dream car.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Although the car is fully drivable, there&#8217;s still work that needs to be done, including adding a lift kit for the comically low-riding truck. Giertz also wants to add a new bed liner and refresh it all with a new paint job.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img alt=\"Simone Giertz in the back of her Truckla.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!c276\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1002720%252Ff25c7a3d-f69d-4144-b426-8abdd13f7002.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=8Z3ZbXa39e--04IDDru5jRflcFY=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"  ><\/p><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Simone Giertz in the back of her Truckla.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Courtesy of Simone Giertz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is working on a <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/mobility\/5522\/elon-musk-says-tesla-pickup-will-look-like-it-came-out-of-a-sci-fi-movie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;cyberpunk&#8221;-looking truck<\/a> during E3 last week, hinting at an end-of-summer release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But experts have criticized the potential truck as unrealistic. Brett Smith, director of propulsion technologies and energy infrastructure at the Center for Automative Research, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/06\/07\/elon-musk-teslas-pickup-will-be-a-better-truck-than-ford-f-150.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNBC<\/a> that &#8220;the physics don&#8217;t work there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added that the electric battery needed to power such a large vehicle capable of long distances would run well over Tesla&#8217;s $50,000 estimated price tag.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But in the meantime, Giertz has a pretty badass Tesla pickup truck \u2014 the first of its kind. They even made a fake trailer for the tiny pickup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe data-channel=\"Simone Giertz\" data-template=\"embedded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wQ-cGoxKToE\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that Giertz, who was born in Sweden, only got her American driver&#8217;s license a year and a half ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Giertz hopes this project will help bridge the gap between pickup trucks and electric vehicles&#8221; the press release concludes. &#8220;She is also very proud to report that she was able to get her first parking ticket within one day of owning the vehicle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bonus-video-card\">\n<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/video\/scary-deepfake-tool-can-alter-dialogue?utm_cid=a-bonusvideo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WATCH: This scary deepfake tool can make someone say something they never said \u2014 Future Blink<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jw-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/videos\/embed?video=LNlgj54Yn2&amp;player=default\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/mobility\/5614\/inventor-hacks-up-a-perfectly-good-tesla-model-3-and-turns-it-into-a-pickup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Simone Giertz, the queen of shitty robots, modified her Tesla into a not-at-all-shitty pickup truck that she has dubbed &#8220;Truckla.&#8221; The YouTuber and inventor is known for creating useless robots that automatically smack people awake or chaotically try to apply lipstick. Her latest build, though, was a massive undertaking. Because she&#8217;s constantly hauling lumber, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20457"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20459,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20457\/revisions\/20459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}