@gondwanalon “So this electric “truck” is a truck in name only as it can’t even do the minimum requirements of a real truck.”
I think that’s a matter of personal interpretation. If long-distance hauling of stuff with poor aerodynamics without having to recharge and using a trailer with better aero is off the table then I think there probably are better options out there. It’s certainly possible, and only the Tesla engineers could really answer your question at this point anyways. It may work just fine. The Cybertruck clearly has worse aerodynamics than Tesla’s other vehicles, so the incremental change of extra drag from some canoes is less than it would be if you were to strap it on the roof of a Model 3 as a percent of range loss.
Also, to be clear, it’s not the case that the Cybertruck couldn’t hit high speeds with canoes, it’s that it will burn up battery power pushing against that extra air resistance much faster than it otherwise would.
That said, if you want to haul ~3,500lbs of payload around in the bed, then the Cybertruck is actually cheaper than (all/nearly all?) the gas trucks on the market. If you need something with serious off-roading capabilities, then this thing may be one of the best options for the price (when comparing against other new vehicles). With the traction electric motors can generate, this ought to be amazing at plowing snow. There is a ton of utility for someone to work out of it as well with the built-in electrical and pneumatic ports, the t-slot rails for any arrangement of tiedowns, the security that the steel, “garage door” tonneau provides, etc.
It’s huge and very ugly to some (I have mixed feelings on the visuals), but the stats would mostly disagree that it doesn’t meet the minimum requirements of a “real” truck. Elon said they may make a smaller version in the long-term future. That has more appeal to me than trying to drive/park something this massive.