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

[neonachtwaechter@lemmy.world]

pickup trucks are hardly a niche product

Tanks camouflaged as pickup trucks are.

[corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca]

Does that mean Canada and Mexico will be sued if the tariffs don't make them beg to be annexed?

[corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca]

The worst El Camino ever?

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

I will hand it to Tesla, iterating on the Cybertruck design must have been really fast.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

Eh, I think they're fine. They're unique while still being aerodynamic, which is pretty hard in such a crowded field.

I'm not a fan, but I can totally understand those who are.

That said, the Cybertruck throws all of that out the window and is objectively ugly.

[pahlimur@lemmy.world]

The one person I know who owns a cyber truck was upset when I didn't call him when I had a truck needing emergency, my wife's car had broken down on a freeway offramp. The people that own these stupid things are cos playing as truck people even moreso than the average truck owner. The weirder part of his upsetness is, I was already driving a 3/4 truck because my commuter vehicle was not running. All I had to do was go get a uhaul trailer and go get her car. My mind is still boggled that he threw a fit about not calling him.

[homesweethomemrl@lemmy.world]

Investors learn lesson? That's unpossible!

[manmoth@lemmy.ml]

EV trucks will never make sense. Hybrids can but I have yet to see anything I would buy.

[finitebanjo@lemmy.world]

Weird, I've heard Elon's pull out game sucks balls.

[damage@feddit.it]

Which is mind boggling, as the Lightning seems like a good, attractive vehicle, while the cybertruck seems like a pile of shit

[shepherdpie@midwest.social]

Actually most vehicles are only 1-wheel drive unless they have a locker or similar installed (4x4 would be "2-wheel drive").

[billwashere@lemmy.world]

Wait what?!?!

[scolding7300@lemmy.world]

They should force the government use cybertrucks for employe transportation just like Elon did with X and NTSB

[mitchie151@lemmy.world]

The Silverado EV and F150 lightning seem pretty decent from the specs, but towing anything they still seriously suck. But for most people they're actually already pretty good... Unlike the cyber truck.

[tronn4@lemmy.world]

I got a chubby

[ramenshaman@lemmy.world]

I think they do/will make a lot of sense. Being able to drive to a job site and run your welder or other tools from the truck's battery seems like a game changer for certain applications. The Chevy Silverado EV and the F-150 Lightning seem pretty nice to me. They'll both be much more appealing once battery tech, charging speed, and charging infrastructure improve. I'm pretty stoked about this new company called Telo, I hope they make it. It's a pretty small truck with an 8' bed that's about as long as a Mini Cooper, plus it has the solar tech from Aptera.

[radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com]

Gotta save some polygons.

[manmoth@lemmy.ml]

You hit the nail on the head. If it can't tow it's pretty useless as a truck. If someone doesnt tow they probably dont need a truck in the first place otherwise they are better off with a gas model. The unfortunate thing is that regulations have forced manufacturers to implement shitty ICE drivetrains. Everything is a turbo now which is "more efficient" but there is no way they will last as long as the naturally aspirated V6 or V8s that would go for 400-500k miles.

[nollij@sopuli.xyz]

I have no need for a truck, and I still considered getting one. The Lightning is very impressive all around.

[lauchs@lemmy.world]

The world would also just be a happier and better place with another season.