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Tesla pulls out all the stops as Cybertruck sales grind to a halt (www.arenaev.com)

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Tesla Cybertruck appears to be facing significant sales challenges. After initial hype faded, and over a million reservations turned out to be as real as unicorns, Tesla is now enabling leasing options and free upgrades to move its inventory of the futuristic pickup truck. The company's recent silence on the Cybertruck, even omitting it from their earnings call, speaks volumes about the situation.

Tesla initially projected sales of 500,000 Cybertrucks annually and established production capacity at the Giga Texas for 250,000 units per year. After working through the initial reservation backlog with fewer than 40,000 deliveries, the automaker is now struggling to sell the remaining vehicles.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

got treasure money now, no need to sell overpriced junk

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Who the hell buys a cybertruck anyway ?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Obviously no one, hence the article.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Probably would have helped if it didn't look cobbled together out of sheet metal for a low-budget post-apocalypse movie. I picture Humungus standing up in it chasing Mel Gibson.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Has Elon Musk tried not being a fascist plutocrat?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Not even Hitler would buy one. He's got too much self-respect than to associate with Elon.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now if I could just get my 6YO to stop fawning over them.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

pulls out all the stops

I'm surprised those weren't optional, paid DLC

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I can't buy one, they are not available in NZ yet. Despite what anyone else says, I like the look, it looks like the bastard child of a delorian and a countach, but in a good way.

I wouldn't buy one despite the fact that I like it. It is far too big for NZ roads, I may have overlooked that. But I can't overlook the fact that Elon has, for me at least, destroyed any good will that was built up. Tesla and all the people who work there have been tarred with the Nazi brush that Elon is wielding.

The only way that Tesla could claw back any respect from me (and hopefully the rest of the world) would be to oust Elon, and all his family from any decision making in the company. It will not happen so my respect for them is gone!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe they should include free Nazi salute lessons with each purchase and a bottle of Kentucky bourbon to get all the backwater inbred hicks on board to help spur sales of the swastitruck?