A Tesla fan built his own copy of the stunning Cybertruck, which became the first in Ukraine. He said that Elon Musk was the one who inspired him to do it.
Ilya Kramer was very fond of cars since childhood, which is why he became an auto mechanic. But his love for cars did not stop there. Now he is the man who, together with his friends, built the first copy in Ukraine of the steel beast from Tesla.
“We saw that Elon Musk revealed Tesla [Cybertruck], the production of which was supposed to start in 2021-2022. The cost of the car in the minimum configuration is $40,000, and in the maximum $80,000, it is very expensive for us, so we decided to do homemade," Kramer said.
This "Cybertruck" has been converted from an old Citroen minibus. The guys built it to the size of the original pickup, which took them six months. In order to remake the car, the interior was disassembled, all the windows were removed, the roof and all unnecessary body elements were detached. In order to make the "Cybertruck" the desired length, the minibus had to be cut in half and lengthened.
“We cut everything completely. There was only the platform, but it was too small in size. We cut it in half, added 1 meter in length. The interior remained standard ... In terms of technical characteristics, everything remained from the minibus,” Kramer said.
Each part of the metal profile that holds the body was cut to the exact dimensions and welded. The doors, as in the original, open without handles--remotely.
Kramer said that it was a difficult project and sometimes he did not have the strength to continue what he started. Now that construction is complete, he feels happy showing Cybertruck to people. "The most valuable thing is the reaction of the people. Everyone is shocked: both kids and adults," Kramer said.
The creator of the copy plans to register the pickup in order to be able to drive it freely without breaking the law. Kramer said that Musk was the genius who inspired him to create this replica.
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Eva Fox joined Tesmanian in 2019 to cover breaking news as an automotive journalist. The main topics that she covers are clean energy and electric vehicles. As a journalist, Eva is specialized in Tesla and topics related to the work and development of the company.
