The Tesla Cybertruck is arguably the most controversial new vehicle on the market–five years after it was initially shown to the public in prototype form. Some love it, others hate it, but one thing is clear: you’ll be noticed on the road if you happen to be inside a Cybertruck.
It’s an attention-grabbing machine, and its sales success has so far been undeniable. It managed to climb to the top of the best-selling electric pickups chart in the second quarter in the United States, surpassing the Rivian R1T and Ford F-150 Lightning, both of which have been on sale for longer.
But the initial boost seems to be drying out. Yesterday, workers at Tesla’s Austin factory, which assembles the Cybertruck, were told to stay home for the next three days, according to a memo seen by Business Insider. “On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week (Dec. 3-5), you do not need to report to work,” the memo said.
i finally saw one in real life, boy do they look terrible.
the lifted aspect was eager to see in real life since pictures are always taken a little top down, i can’t believe how terrible they look.
can’t believe i was so excited to buy a Tesla five years ago.
real glad i took time to consider.
I can’t get around the cognitive dissonance with the head of this company. The reason he isn’t bankrupt is because Tesla was able to turn the corner at the right time. He bought into electric vehicles when nearly everyone else in the market said it wasn’t viable. He founded a solar roof company that, while struggling, was folded into Tesla and is being used to produce solar EV stations around the country. The dude is so concerned about life only existing on one planet that he is spearheading the colonization of Mars. On many accounts, he’s doing public good, with the added benefit that he gets to profit from it.
And yet, regardless of the liberal supporters that helped him and the State of California that fostered his growth, he renounced them all and pursued fascism and a wanna-be fascist dictator. To what end?! I mean, what the hell happened here?
He was always just using them, and now he’s confident that he can show his true colors and suffer no consequences. He believes himself untouchable.
he doesn’t seem to be doing good for the sake of good, it seems he imagines himself more like a Messiah.
the profit isn’t the side effect of his altruism, the altruism is a side effect of the profit derived from his narcissistic savior complex.
can’t believe i was so excited to buy a Tesla five years ago.
real glad i took time to consider.
I was really interested in a Model-S when it came out. I even test-drove one. But the fact that it’s a rolling surveillance nightmare on wheels gave me pause (not Tesla-specific in fairness, all modern cars are) .
So I kept my good old non-connected diesel going, but I kept being attracted to the Model-S for years.
Now that Musk has shown the sort of man he truly is though, I’m not touching Tesla with a ten foot pole. So I too am glad I held off: I’d be ashamed to be seen in a Tesla today, and I’d be rather annoyed if I had given that man my money.
I suspect this is going to be one of those vehicles where there’s a huge initial surge from the buyers who want one, then much lower demand for most of the product life.
Them being uninsurable in some states definitely isn’t helping with demand. And Tesla refuses to accept them for trade in.
They know they’re dumpster fires on wheels. They cut every corner possible and you can find hundreds of videos of them just falling to pieces
Reminds me of the Delorean in the 80s, even has several of the same issues. Expect it to be a super-cool retro thing in 20-years, kinda like the El Camino (which I would kill for).
Ironically I was kind of expecting it to be similar an El Camino - from the pictures I figured they were sedan-sized and I liked that it looked different from the basically identical design every car manufacturer seems to be converging on. When I saw them in real life I was shocked at how big they are (taller than some already-oversized pickups). The drivers look like little kids sitting in their parent’s sedan.
The Edsel of the 21st century.
