Tesla pulls out all the stops as Cybertruck sales grind to a halt

[cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Tesla's were already ugly as sin and these things looked even worse. It's not surprising.

[corroded@lemmy.world]

"Isn't well liked" is quite the understatement. "Despised" is more like it. I actually like the way the cybertruck looks, I think the technology is interesting, and if I really wanted to, I could probably afford one.

I wouldn't drive one if it was given to me for free. I'd rather take a taxi every day than drive a public display of support for the treasonous fascist manchild that owns the company.

Tesla's second biggest problem is their shit standards and quality control. Their first biggest problem is their shit corporate leadership.

[gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works]

You joke, but I wouldn’t be shocked if someone in particular gets that brainwave before too long

[obviouslynotbanana@lemmy.world]

Which is a very niche market

[gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

And more ground clearance

[deegeese@sopuli.xyz]

A bad pickup truck is still just a pickup truck.

[sharkattak@kbin.melroy.org]

I want a truck, not a Cadillac with a bed.

And that certainly ain't no Cadillac.

[sanctus@lemmy.world]

You gotta love these comments in forums. Like the whole point of being here is to discuss and people like this are literally telling you to leave the site. Very useful, much contributions.

[lauchs@lemmy.world]

Musk aside, it looks so goddamn stupid, I'd be embarrassed to drive around in it regardless. Like a cheap 80s movie version of what a futuristic car would look like.

And as Others have noted, why would you want a truck that looks like it can carry less stuff than a motorcycle can?

[dogpeepoo@lemm.ee]

The Lightning really is a nice looking truck.

The trapezoid Minecraft Cybertruck Deplorian— not so much…

[octopus_ink@lemmy.ml]

Let's not forget the quality. Also poor.

[sampao@lemmy.ml]

Beat me to it

[octopus_ink@lemmy.ml]

In case you weren't referencing this, be amazed:

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-sue-cybertruck-buyers-they-resell-in-first-year-2023-11?op=1

[octopus_ink@lemmy.ml]

[wootfiebre1@lemmy.zip]

They may not be niche but they sure are a luxury item

[pelespirit@sh.itjust.works]

They're a comedy show on wheels. They always lighten my mood when I see them. I'm a little smug too, knowing if I had that much money to blow, it wouldn't be on one of those.

[spankmonkey@lemmy.world]

Plus the initial sales were to people who had already committed to preorders at a lower price for a truck that was hyped up to be far better than the end result.

Cybertrucks are basically No Man's Sky but without the possibility of being good in a half decade.

[spankmonkey@lemmy.world]

They shipped 39k cybertrucks for backlogged preorders that were based on a completely different description of what the truck would be.

[kichae@lemmy.ca]

I like the theory that Tesla had a long term roadmap before Elon scooped it up, and that he wasn't able to do too much to disrupt that in the early years because he was focused on LARPing as Tony Stark on the Internet, and the team that developed around him to insulate the company from him were reasonably good at their jobs. But even the best can only hold back so few bad ideas while keeping up the illusion, and the result has been gradually diminishing amount of ass.

Until that roadmap ran out, and/or Elon stopped being distracted, resulting in them designing and building the Elon.

[yerbouti@sh.itjust.works]

I swear that every time I saw one, the people around would point and laugh. 100k+ to drive a car that is always broken and mocked by everyone is quite expensive.