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

[makingrain@lemm.ee]

Will they ever be available?
Completely illegal in the UK as it'd never pass the safety tests. After all, that front hitting someone would be insta-death.

[aeri@lemmy.world]

I wouldn't take a cybertruck if it was free, ignoring musk entirely it's just a bad vehicle.

The only place I'll drive a Cybertruck is in Fortnite because there I want my car to be unsafe.

[mapleengineer@lemmy.world]

Has Elon Musk tried not being a fascist plutocrat?

[absgeeknz@lemmy.nz]

I'm not sure.

They don't seem much more dangerous than the new breed of massive flat nosed ute's that I see around.

If a pedestrian gets hit at any kind of speed by an ute, they are fucked.

[angryrobot@lemmy.world]

Honest questions: What attracted you to it? Do you like the design?

[angryrobot@lemmy.world]

It certainly doesn't look very useful. It looks like you asked a 5-year-old to draw a "cool truck."

[mke@programming.dev]

I wouldn't take a cybertruck if it was free

You're being ridiculous, why would you seriously think that? That kind of internet opinion doesn't hold up in real life. I would absolutely take a free Cybertruck, I've long dreamed of making my own car bomb.

[scratchee@feddit.uk]

Not OP, but regardless of it being ugly, it is novel and kind of goofy look, which has some appeal. Like buying a car designed by a child it’s sort of “fun”.

Otoh, I don’t have the cash to throw away on “fun”, and regardless, funding a nazi definitely ruins the fun, so even if I won the lottery, I’d have to find my fun elsewhere I suppose.

[somethingburger@jlai.lu]

No, the cave thing happened in 2018, but the Cybertruck was announced late 2019.

[shaggysnacks@lemmy.myserv.one]

Muskie boy, have you tried suing people to get them to buy the truck?

[master@lemm.ee]

(Ignoring your last line joke)

No his opinion is absolutely correct. Its unsafe on just about every consumer aspect. It was cutting off fingers. It was ruling. In a crash its a nightmare. I also Wouldn't take one ifmitmwas free (unless im ok selling it without ever having to drive it)

Its a murderbox coffin on wheels.

[anomnom@sh.itjust.works]

And now he has access to the government billing office and all our SS numbers. Don’t hold your breath for your tax refund this year.

[jordanz@lemmy.world]

Well no…cause they advertised it as a base price so I kept like and like together. That 60K price is for the RWD model that isn’t even out yet. The AWD model starts at just shy of 80K.

[ripcord@lemmy.world]

Yeah I thought so.

Quite a few people would think $60k is a good price.

$80k is only justifiable by shitheads.

[jordanz@lemmy.world]

If you want the whole picture…

They announcement price versus what they are at now.

Dual Motor AWD: $49,900 => $79,990

Tri-Motor AWD: $69,900 => $99,990

[jaschen@lemm.ee]

Oh man, I got my timelines wrong. I think it was closer to a slow progression than instantly.

[jaschen@lemm.ee]

I honestly don't mind the design. Sure some people hate it, but I didn't care about others opinions on my car. That's why my current vehicle is 25 years old. At that time, I was looking for a larger EV and during that time large EVs were nonexistent.

What sold me was the functionality. The concept had bench front row seating so I could seat 6(which they removed in the final). It had a usable trunk unlike the EVs at the time. There was frunk which was only on Teslas at the time. Also Tesla at the time had the highest safety rating among all cars. A promising auto pilot (which is a lie).

It also claimed to have a bullet proof shell and glass. While Seattle is relatively safe, there have been many instances where people have been murdered for road rage or just existing at a red light

[jaschen@lemm.ee]

Well, at the time there were promises made that made the Cybertruck appealing. I actually would still buy it today if it wasn't a Nazi mobile.

[captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

It is, Elmo has the mind of a 5 year old.

[randelung@lemmy.world]

Pretty amazing how much you can milk fragile masculinity. Like actually astounding how badly these people need the vague idea of manliness to survive. It kinda makes me feel bad for them, that's learned behavior.