Tesla patent reveals the vehicles it may have copied to design the Cybertruck
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A design patent issued to Tesla for the upcoming Cybertruck references several previous designs that may have inspired it. The wedge-shaped truck appears to draw inspiration from many sources.
The design patent granted to Tesla on July 27 references several prior patents for proposed vehicles that bear a striking resemblance to Tesla's truck. They were either noted by Tesla or the examiners, according to Electrek and are meant to illustrate how the Cybertruck is an evolution of previous ideas. One from 1979 is for a sports car designed by Vito Carabetta that in turn references the Esprit, Lamborghini Countach and DeTomasso Pantera. Two other wedge-shaped sports car designs are also listed, along with several pickup bed caps drawn by a Juan Javier Gaytan with the same triangular shape as the Cybertruck's rear profile, which accommodates a retractable tonneau-style bed cover.More Related News