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

[bluewing@lemm.ee]

You act like you don't understand police departments need grants to buy those things also.

[auli@lemmy.ca]

He delayed them for a month.

[tammytobacco@sh.itjust.works]

My boys specifically go after anyone in a Fortnite cyber truck.

[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

[scmstr@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

And it was the first electric truck for a little while, even though it ended up being delayed for so long and being an AWFUL truck and totally outclassed by both Ford and Rivian.

[scmstr@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

I'm generally all for that idea. Everything is the same gravel color now, and oversized and shitty. They could have made something that looked different but was still useful. They just failed.

[ian@feddit.uk]

I knew they should have built a real smoke and engine noise generator into the cyber truck. So that all those who insist on polluting, don't have to be left out.

[noscopy@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

I'm pretty sure that the new employee orientation has a banner that says something about work setting me free.

[anunusualrelic@lemmy.world]

They could put a big diesel in that large unused empty space in the back.

[lordwiggle@lemmy.world]

You act like they won't be replaced or disbanded by Musk if they won't do what he wants. He has enough money to buy anyone and anything. And he shows he isn't scared in doing so.

[anunusualrelic@lemmy.world]

Can you sell it for resources? There have to be some rare metals in them.

[monstrosity@lemm.ee]

I don't do nuance with Nazi shit, sorry.

Didn't bother reading past that nonsense. Glad you got some writing exercise in, though.

[ramenjunkie@midwest.social]

Do they still let you charge for free on the Tesla network?

Charge it during the day, run your house off of it at night when you are home. Save electricity.

[ramenjunkie@midwest.social]

I even purposely avoided the free Fortnite Cybertruck.

[zink@programming.dev]

The thing is, for a truck that’s used for truck shit, functionality, practicality, and reliability are probably the most important. Styling will always be relevant to customers, but should be a secondary concern for a tough utilitarian vehicle.

It’s too bad they flipped those priorities and made an overpriced junky status symbol. I think Elon wanting people to see the “amazing” design was one of the main drivers behind it getting released when it did. It was clearly not ready 5 years ago since it’s still not ready now.

[ferroto@lemmy.world]

It looks like musk gave a verbal description of a truck to someone who never seen one before and they just went with it.

[lordwiggle@lemmy.world]

Thanks to Elon, inspecting governmental bodies, regulations and regulators will be dissolved, so probably the cybertruck will be an amazing camp fire, better known as a dumbster fire, due to spontaneous combustion like Chinese cars in China. Then to blame it on trans people or something.

[siredcalot@lemmy.today]

There are a lot of moneyed interests who want us all fighting each other. They want that so they can continue to extract the wealth of the nation for themselves. So while you explain why you've no need to listen to anybody, you are helping them.

Ever see a magic show? The magician sets up the trick and the cute bikini clad assistant jumps around and flashes her hands to capture your attention so you don't notice the magician has just palmed your card instead of shuffling it.
Elon is the assistant here. Everybody is focused on him and his stupid salute and all of the crazy things people like him say and do, and people are not focused on the real question of how to stop the fact that Americacs people are being bled dry.

I would encourage you to read the story of Daryl Davis, he is a black musician, most famous for becoming friends with a number of KKK members. Those people were used to being hated by black people and vice versa. All Daryl did was talk to them, listen to them, find elements of commonality. I think like 40 or 50 KKK members have left the organization because of him.

[monstrosity@lemm.ee]

Look, you can make friends with as many KKK as you want.

I'd rather follow the example my Grandfathers set, thanks.

[vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works]

If it was part of a trend of Redneck shit mobiles itd be respectable but stupid, the fact that they are built out of a factory and not Bubba'd out of scrap metal and random parts in a garage makes them thoroughly stupid and infinitely trashy.