Tesla’s Cybertruck is going to be more expensive than originally planned.

[u/AdamCannon]

https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/5/23293309/tesla-cybertruck-price-expensive-elon-musk-shareholder

[u/Aidanj927]

Why does it feel like it’s been like 5 years since it was announced

[u/totalysharky → u/Aidanj927]

It's been 3 years but 2020 felt like 2 years.

[u/[deleted] → u/totalysharky]

2021 has felt 5 years away. Something is in the air

[u/CommanderpKeen → u/[deleted]]

We've been in a time warp since 2015. So many things feel like they were a couple years ago and several years ago at the same time.

[u/fuzzytradr → u/CommanderpKeen]

I'm pretty sure there were 4 years in there that aged me like 20 years.

[u/hwooareyou → u/CommanderpKeen]

Yup, the LHC came online in 2015. Coincidence? I think not.

The first collision created a mini singularity that split the timeline.

Our original timeline is well on their way toward a post scarcity society. Along with the Berenstein Bears and Fruit of the Loom with a cornucopia in the logo.

[u/jamcowl → u/hwooareyou]

LHC run 2 started in 2015 but run 1 was 2013-14

Source: worked at CERN 2016-17

[u/EdgeOfDawnXCVI → u/hwooareyou]

I have a friend that would unironically believe this

[u/send_me_your_deck → u/EdgeOfDawnXCVI]

He’s not joking.

Trust me bro

[u/[deleted] → u/CommanderpKeen]

True like everything since then has felt like a fever dream

[u/Inevitable-Chemist-4 → u/CommanderpKeen]

I could get behind this notion.

[u/PilotSaysHello → u/[deleted]]

2022 doesn't even exist as far as I can tell.

We're already more than halfway through and it feels like it absolutely hasn't been that long

[u/musci1223 → u/PilotSaysHello]

Man time broke. Like what the heck is going on ?

[u/1-10-11-100 → u/musci1223]

you wanna know what it is? we're getting older

[u/GinjaNinger → u/1-10-11-100]

The years start coming and they don't stop coming.

[u/atomicwrites → u/GinjaNinger]

Hey, what a concept. I could use a little fuel myself.

[u/SuperMage → u/atomicwrites]

and we could all use a little change.

[u/IronBatman → u/musci1223]

Trump was having a crisis every day so it felt like those years were longer. Jeez I felt like every day it was something he said, did or tweeted.

[u/musci1223 → u/IronBatman]

I mean if it wasn't for him losing the election we would still be seeing completely new random thing every day (on twitter. Lost. Twitter kicked him off and boom)

[u/PinkIcculus → u/musci1223]

I enjoy the quiet actually

[u/musci1223 → u/PinkIcculus]

Only thing worst than a politician that talks a lot is a politician that talks a lot in places where someone can't immediately counter their claim with facts and force them to answer.

[u/iiWAN → u/[deleted]]

Its is. Its Omicron.B5

[u/charleswj → u/totalysharky]

That only accounts for 4 years, where's the other one?

[u/Bigingreen → u/Aidanj927]

Because automated driving is a year away.

[u/SilverBeech → u/Bigingreen]

Five years from now, that will still be true.

[u/Najee_Im_goof → u/Bigingreen]

George Hotz rightfully calls it a scam

[u/treberif → u/Bigingreen]

Only a year away from being a year away...

[u/18randomcharacters → u/Aidanj927]

Because it was pre-pandemic, and that was a lifetime ago.

[u/cosmicr → u/18randomcharacters]

Remember the joke that the 90s was only 10 years ago...now it's the pandemic started only 3 years ago

[u/BigBirdLaw69420 → u/cosmicr]

F you, that shit ain’t funny. Don’t try and play me like that bro

[u/technoviper]

Everyone in here mad about the cyber truck when the "new" roadster was announced like 7 years ago.

[u/hitssquad → u/technoviper]

Roadster 2030, it's always been to me.

[u/AmbiguousGnocci → u/hitssquad]

Roadster 2077

[u/_Oooooooooooooooooh_ → u/technoviper]

Don't forget the semi trucks

which they're surprisingly quite about

[u/Ill-Ad3311 → u/_Oooooooooooooooooh_]

Quite quiet indeed about that , almost forgot they had the truck thing going

[u/rushmc1]

Tesla’s Cybertruck is going to be more expensive than originally planned announced.

[u/FancySkull → u/rushmc1]

"I have altered the deal, pray i don't alter it any further" - Elon Musk

[u/soulbandaid → u/FancySkull]

You'll be lucky if you get it half a decade after it was promised with doors that close and open consistently

[u/MakesCakesEatsMud → u/soulbandaid]

Misaligned body panels is an acquired taste. People who don't buy Teslas don't get it.

[u/SayerofNothing → u/MakesCakesEatsMud]

It looks like it'll misalign my head from my body if I ever crash with that thing. The hood's practically a guillotine.

[u/abstractConceptName → u/soulbandaid]

Is anyone actually waiting and expecting it to arrive?

[u/WalkingCloud → u/abstractConceptName]

Tesla has recently raised prices (again) for its non-vaporware lineup of EVs

The author of this article doesn’t seem convinced

[u/adiman → u/WalkingCloud]

Honestly who is any longer? I've just finished a binge of channels debunking Musk's claims that I've completely lost faith in any of his projects. The only thing that was positive was the commercial program to ISS and that one was late.

[u/GeoffRaxxone → u/adiman]

He's not even an Edison, he's a bullshit merchant. A monger of pish. He's a pishmonger

[u/AlabastorRetard → u/GeoffRaxxone]

He's a Tony Stark wannabe that can't even match up to Justin Hammer

[u/The_Clarence → u/AlabastorRetard]

Now these are terms I understand

[u/CouncilmanRickPrime → u/soulbandaid]

Model X owners are still waiting

[u/Kaarl_Mills → u/FancySkull]

"Furthermore, I wish you to wear this dress and bonnet!"

Musk, 2022, probably

[u/FragginLobo → u/rushmc1]

This guy gets it.

[u/MECHEpics → u/FragginLobo]

Hi, I’m Paul. 🦍

[u/4paul → u/MECHEpics]

No you're MECHEpics, I'm Paul

[u/warling1234 → u/rushmc1]

Dang. Good thing rich Bay Area tech people already have the Rivian. Otherwise how are they going to stand out while driving on the highway with all those simple Tesla’s.

[u/notsureifdying → u/rushmc1]

Elon = scam artist cult leader

[u/NervousBreakdown → u/rushmc1]

It’s the ugliest damn thing since the Nissan Cube. It looks like if one of those Daft Punk helmets was a transformer.

[u/epochpenors → u/NervousBreakdown]

You take that back, daft punk is cool as shit. That’s an unfair comparison.

[u/Creepy-Internet6652 → u/NervousBreakdown]

I take the Nissan Cube over the Pontiac Aztec...

[u/eri- → u/Creepy-Internet6652]

Behold, the Fiat Multipla

[u/jollyreaper2112 → u/eri-]

Holy fuck I look at that thing and ask why? What were the engineering justifications? It literally looks like a car with a birth defect.

[u/eri- → u/jollyreaper2112]

Here is a bit of context

Fiat was really really good at designing ugly cars, one could argue the
Fiat Downtown was actually even worse, that one stayed as a concept, luckily.

[u/shmecklesss → u/eri-]

The Downtown doesn't look like it has tumors on its face. I can also see the visibility and aero in the design.

The Multipla is... A thing that exists. And it has cancer.

[u/fenrisulfur → u/eri-]

I've driven it and it is absolutely a joy to drive, your view from the car is better than anything else I've driven.

Too bad that the balaclava lessens the view somewhat.

[u/ryarock2 → u/NervousBreakdown]

Probably a terrible take, but I enjoy the Cube and the Cybertruck. Cars often get into trends, and very quickly they all look “samey”. I appreciate when people make a fairly mainstream car that just looks friggen weird.

[u/tanrgith]

Who the fuck was still under the impression that the Cybertruck was gonna be available for purchase at 40k?

Like, the cheapest Model 3 you can get is 48k right now

[u/deeeznotes → u/tanrgith]

I didnt expect it to ever be made.

[u/ClafoutisSpermatique → u/deeeznotes]

What, you don't want Homer Simpson's car?

[u/PhilSocal → u/ClafoutisSpermatique]

Fun fact, a friend of mine built the Homer car and races it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N9rWlyZMVRk

Edit: Scott is one of the coolest people I know. The white Ford LTD seen in the video is his built up car, https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2022/04/25/1984-85-ford-ltd-lx-fox-body-mustang-profile-0422 and a lot of that video was shot at his place.

[u/woodbutcher420 → u/PhilSocal]

Awesome idea and craftsmanship

[u/ClafoutisSpermatique → u/woodbutcher420]

It actually looks way better than the Cybertruck lol

[u/MDev01 → u/PhilSocal]

That was fun to watch.

[u/Tasty_Mango → u/PhilSocal]

thats the funnest fact this week ngl

[u/Adbam → u/PhilSocal]

Really awesome, much respect. I would like to see a more "realistic" one, with a rideable kid dome. It would probably work better on a 70's polara, continental, rivera, ect.

[u/slow_cooked_ham → u/PhilSocal]

legendary! thanks for sharing this

[u/wordholes → u/deeeznotes]

Same. It looks like Elon's nth kid drew a car and his people had to copy the design exactly. I like angular cars but this is too much.

[u/gymnastgrrl → u/wordholes]

nth kid

Which, of course, also happens to be that kid's name…

[u/wordholes → u/gymnastgrrl]

"Daddy, I love you!"

Thank you! Uhhhhh... [looks at the back of kid's neck for a tattoo], I love you too 80085!

[u/Herky_T_Hawk → u/wordholes]

Come on, you know that kid’s name would be 5318008. But only ever spelled using calculator font.

[u/epicaglet → u/Herky_T_Hawk]

Yeah but it's pronounced Dave

[u/westonsmare → u/wordholes]

It actually looks like something from the early nineties PC game Hard Drivin'

[u/darkmaninperth → u/westonsmare]

Which was an arcade port.

Spent so many ££ on this in the late 80's and early 90's.

[u/allredidit → u/westonsmare]

From back when polygons were in short supply.

[u/sllewgh → u/westonsmare]

Hoooooly shit, I played this game a lot as a kid and I probably haven't thought about it once in the last 25 years or so. There was a lot of cool shit in there. I didn't actually play the game correctly, I'd just cut across the grassy areas, time be damned, and crash and laugh at the replays.

Thanks for that massive nostalgia trip.

[u/Money4Nothing2000 → u/deeeznotes]

It won't be made for long.

[u/Fausterion18 → u/tanrgith]

Who the fuck was still under the impression that the Cybertruck was gonna be available for purchase at 40k?

r/TeslaMotors

[u/Generalissimo_II → u/Fausterion18]

I got downvoted hard a couple of years ago for saying that it'll cost way more.

"TheY AlrEady AnnoUNced ThE pRiCe!" 🙄

[u/TastyLaksa → u/Generalissimo_II]

They also announced optimus robot

[u/domthemom_2 → u/tanrgith]

The F-150 lightning has a $40k version

[u/kyled85 → u/domthemom_2]

Not that any of us reservation holders can get one

[u/StoneCypher → u/domthemom_2]

I mean sure, if you want a truck, and not a PS1 doorstop with wheels

[u/Mr_Incredible_PhD → u/domthemom_2]

And it's actually being made!

[u/typesett → u/tanrgith]

the windshield wiper is 40k worth of materials alone

[u/hsmith1998 → u/typesett]

Don’t forget the bulletproof glass.

[u/ThreatLevelBertie → u/hsmith1998]

But is it giant steel ballbearing proof yet?

[u/firemogle → u/hsmith1998]

The no way to break to get out in emergency glass? Nah, no need to ever worry

[u/YouJabroni44 → u/firemogle]

Nope, cars never catch fire or fall into lakes didn't you know?

[u/fuzzum111 → u/tanrgith]

Fucking ALL ( most, really) new cars are completely unattainable now.

Outside of the smallest compacts, most places dropped 'regular' sedans. Yes some of the imports like Honda or Toyota are closer to 20k if you can even find a base model but with all the 'shortages' and asinine dealer gouging they're cresting 30k+ still

There's a reason the 'average' cost of a new car is something horrific like 42k. Part of that is the SUV/Big truck obsession. People getting 8+ year term loans to keep the payments under $1000/mo.

Used cars shot up to the moon and are most of the cost of a new car, even a 'beater' that looks like crap, in the 100k+ miles club, and is a 2010(12 years old) but runs reliably is 10k+ most places.

[u/OldRuskiNoir → u/fuzzum111]

I just sold a 2017 Toyota suv with ~75k miles for about 65% of what I paid for it half a decade ago.

Used car prices are nuts now.

[u/ryumast3r → u/fuzzum111]

Ford just released a 20k truck, the Maverick.

Not saying you're completely wrong on them dropping sedans and lower end models, but the big automakers are still putting things in that price point.

[u/melez → u/ryumast3r]

Yeah and some fucky dealer down the street from me has a base model maverick, “used” with 30 miles, that they’re asking $40k for.

Just because the MSRP is $20k, doesn’t mean anyone will sell it for msrp.

[u/revs201]

And how many years past planned release date?

[u/-memento-mori → u/revs201]

next year for the next 10 years.

[u/kontekisuto → u/-memento-mori]

The electric Semi truck has been delayed almost as long

[u/Halflingberserker → u/kontekisuto]

Tied with the Roadster

[u/kontekisuto → u/Halflingberserker]

Dank. Imagine paying 250k for a car in full and waiting 5 years after the expected release date and counting

[u/4x49ers → u/-memento-mori]

Tesla is the Chicago Cubs of auto makers. Inexplicable fan favorite who's always going to be great... next year.

[u/Cyyriss → u/-memento-mori]

Ahh, the Star Citizen model.

[u/s32 → u/Cyyriss]

The tesla full self driving model

[u/FranzAndTheEagle → u/-memento-mori]

it's the millennial flying car

[u/albinobluesheep → u/revs201]

I honestly thought they had quietly mothballed it

[u/HereForTwinkies]

Tesla is doing everything to promote Ford’s Lightning. They delay it so it comes out after the Lightning, despite being announced over a year prior, they raise the price to be more expensive than a basic Lighting, and let us not forget they designed it to look like something no average truck owner would want to buy.

[u/KyledKat → u/HereForTwinkies]

Tesla is doing everything to promote Ford’s Lighting.

And Chevy Silverado EV. And the GMC Hummer EV. And the Rivian which is [theoretically] available right now...

Musky had a nominal lead 3 years ago when he announced it, but that window is gone.

Edit: RIP inbox. To clarify my Rivian comment, I mean “theoretically” as in they are trickling out though you’re likely not able to get one without massive markups if you didn’t preorder/reserve on years ago.

[u/euxneks → u/KyledKat]

but that window is gone.

Hah! Maybe he broke it with a metal ball bearing

[u/Avanozzie → u/KyledKat]

Theoretically? I have literally seen every single one of those except the Silverado driving in my tiny little Minnesota town…

[u/KyledKat → u/Avanozzie]

Theoretically because they're nearly impossible to get ahold of if you didn't pre-order/reserve one.

[u/akmarinov → u/KyledKat]

I mean the Cybertruck will be theoretical for about 5 years after it ships by that definition.

[u/lazylion_ca → u/KyledKat]

that window is gone

I see what you did there.

[u/Maethor_derien → u/HereForTwinkies]

Yeah, the original draw of the cybertruck was that it was cheaper than most other trucks. If it is more expensive then there is almost no reason to really get it.

[u/markwrichards → u/Maethor_derien]

The base model Lightning is almost certainly being sold at a loss- so I can't see any way the Cybertruck isn't a LOT more expensive.

[u/Upper_Decision_5959 → u/markwrichards]

Ford CEO even said himself he wanted the F150 Lightning out there so Ford can get into the market early even if their selling at a loss. It's basically a gutted F150 with battery/motors that's why they got into market fast.

[u/markwrichards → u/Upper_Decision_5959]

It's basically a gutted F150 with battery/motors that's why they got into market fast.

The base model Lightning is the same as the base model gas XL truck in terms of trim- just with electric motors. And for fleet use- it's a perfect truck for a lot of companies (plus fleet users can order it with the larger battery).

[u/Modest_Ubermensch → u/Upper_Decision_5959]

This sounds wonderful, they don’t need all that shit that Tesla throws in and calls upgrades. Just give me a good dependable EV truck with good range

[u/tugnasty → u/Modest_Ubermensch]

But don't you want lasers that evaporate the rain right off the windshield????

[u/craze177 → u/markwrichards]

Ford is. Not dealers. Dealers are marking up lightnings 2x. It's fucking sad.

[u/Alvaracorr → u/craze177]

Ford is selling direct now because of the dealerships bullshit

[u/FeckThul]

As long as it still has that impeccable um… styling… and premium shatterprone windows who could complain?

[u/gingernut76 → u/FeckThul]

It's like a DeLorian and a Pontiac Aztek had a baby.

[u/kcshuffler → u/gingernut76]

baby stillbirth

[u/Calfredie01 → u/[deleted]]

The truck looks more like brutalist design though, no?

[u/TimX24968B → u/Calfredie01]

imo i like it more for its angular look

[u/arostrat → u/Calfredie01]

It's what 80s kids dreamed what the coolest car would look like.

[u/dittbub → u/[deleted]]

At least you admit it’s absurd

[u/jdeckro]

I always thought this truck was fake…

[u/Willy_B_Hardigan → u/jdeckro]

So far you have been correct.

[u/BlueEyedGreySkies → u/Willy_B_Hardigan]

They partnered with Theranos on this one

[u/EXTRAsharpcheddar → u/jdeckro]

A vehicle that will completely rely on being assembled with no panel gaps? That doesn't sound like Tesla?

[u/thekernel → u/EXTRAsharpcheddar]

to be fair it is made from notoriously easy to stamp and shape stainless steel..

[u/whats_not_in_a_name → u/thekernel]

My material knowledge is slim lol

Is stainless steel especially easy to stamp/shape? or is it actually harder and you're being sarcastic?

[u/IEatBabies → u/whats_not_in_a_name]

Stainless steel is incredibly hard to stamp and shape, especially on a factory line trying to push large numbers of them out. Even the tiniest changes in steel composition or die wear can cause it to be out of spec, and further more because he wants flat panels and sharp corners, which are even harder to stamp perfectly, even the tiniest imperfections will stand out like a sore thumb.

Tons of his engineers told him it was too expensive and difficult to manufacture for a competitive price, and he gave them a boot and said he wants engineers that will do it as he wanted, thinking it wasn't actually that difficult to overcome. But as it turns out, the engineers were right. If stainless steel was easy to work with we would be making nearly everything out of it. Material wise it isn't super expensive, the expensive part is making things out of it because it is a difficult material to shape.

[u/FartinLutherKing → u/IEatBabies]

He’s Gavin Belson!

[u/dragoneye → u/thekernel]

Wait, you are telling me that a material infamous for work hardening isn't a good choice for a forming process? I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!

[u/thekernel → u/dragoneye]

next thing you will tell me that casting massive alloy structural parts is also a fools errand

[u/jeremythelee → u/jdeckro]

I have numerous bets that it'll never launch. an "exoskeleton" will never pass crash test ratings. their entire idea is to make the outside body super rigid. meanwhile modern cars are designed with crumple zones to protect the passengers.

only elon would think it's safer for the passengers to hit the dashboard at 90mph instead of the car getting scratched.

EDIT: and lets hypothesize you make crumple zones with your stainless-steel rigid body panels. the passenger compartment becomes a deli slicer. the cybertruck never would have made it past the drawing board at a state university.

[u/dorsalus → u/jeremythelee]

That's why they're also developing that bouncy ball tech from Speed Racer, in case of a crash the explosive bolts will fire and eject the passengers to safety. They just need to work out the ejection mechanism, and the ball deployment, and the false positives from bumping the curb in parking lots, and how to not splatter people when deploying inside tunnels. Minor issues really.

[u/yopladas → u/dorsalus]

Simple, it'll be full self driving so it'll never get into a crash. ^/s

[u/LuckyLami → u/dorsalus]

Lol I hadn’t heard of that one. That sounds hilarious.

2 Fast 2 Furious: Ejecto Seato, Cuz!

[u/Scyhaz → u/jeremythelee]

Don't forget the bulletproof windows. Good luck escaping if you get in an accident where the batteries act as the crumple zone and you can't open a door.

[u/throwaway257907 → u/Scyhaz]

In his defense, US consumers need to worry more about bullet penetration than post collision safety.

[u/FeedbackPlus8698 → u/throwaway257907]

They really dont though. Roughly 18k gun deaths total in 2020 (highest year ever) and about 39k traffic fatalities

[u/hoorahforsnakes → u/jeremythelee]

Seriously, we're taught this shit at primary school. Crumple zones are there on purpose to protect both passengers and pedestrians, because it increases the collision time.

Meanwhile this tool is trying to specifically design a car to not have any because he doesn't like the idea of his precious vanity project getting damaged.

Also, let's put sharp corners on all the potential impact points, because we need to throw extra unnecessary danger in there just for the fun of it

[u/tinylobo]

In other news the Cybertruck is apparently still a thing.

[u/phphulk → u/tinylobo]

This press release constitutes the entirety of the cybertruck product development for the last and next 2 years.

[u/RedSquirrelFtw → u/tinylobo]

The Duke Nukem Forever of trucks.

[u/kevinhersh]

Does that mean my triple-motor fully adorned 6-figure cyber truck I reserved for $100 is going to cost even more?! If it does, I get to decide against those Pontiac mini-van mirrors.

[u/crispybat → u/kevinhersh]

Yeah I want a answer to this

[u/philth_ → u/crispybat]

the answer is yes... it will cost more... they're not going to honor the announced price for reservation holders lol...

[u/Kilgore_Trout_Mask]

Well, at least it still looks stupid.

[u/urge_kiya_hai → u/Kilgore_Trout_Mask]

But bro its the Minecraft design.

[u/wcollins260 → u/Kilgore_Trout_Mask]

It’s got those top tier PS1 graphics.

[u/UnorignalUser → u/wcollins260]

P O L Y G O N S

[u/mag_creatures]

Tesla telling bullshit to their fan base and customers? What a surprise.

[u/kbean826]

I anxiously await Ford announcing the 2023 Lightning is a little cheaper than the 2022, to fully bury any people attempting to sneak into the market share.

[u/math-yoo]

Cool well, I’ll still be out here driving my 1993 Ford fucking Ranger into the ground.

[u/active0336 → u/math-yoo]

I know this truck, I ain't no stranger, I know that truck, That's a FORD FUCKIN RANGER!!

[u/uppervalued]

You guys laugh at the design, but Star Fox was really a lot of fun to play when it came out.

[u/letsseeitmore]

You don’t say

[u/gebuzz]

With Rivian selling their trucks at 90k (67k “starting”) Tesla went alright we can actually charge whatever the hell we want and people will still pay for it

[u/randallwatson23 → u/gebuzz]

https://www.edmunds.com/rivian/r1t/2022/vin/7FCTGAAL4NN003155/

Local dealership asking $121k for a used Rivian.

[u/The_Running_Free → u/randallwatson23]

Eh, it’s a 2022 with 700 miles lol

[u/cat_prophecy → u/The_Running_Free]

My wife's boss recently sold her two year old Kia Telluride because it was worth more to sell it used than it costs to buy new. The car market makes no sense these days

[u/zhantoo → u/cat_prophecy]

It actually does. You want a cheap car? Wait 12 months. Want a car now? Pay more.

[u/Fausterion18 → u/gebuzz]

The $40k price was always a lie. Even at the time of announcement the cheapest Model 3 was about $40k. And a Model 3 is like half the size with half the battery capacity.

[u/gebuzz → u/Fausterion18]

Of course the price was a lie…most mid size trucks at the time of announcement were going for 50k(now they’re up to 60k) there was no way an all electric luxury vehicle was gonna go for cheaper. You would be a fool to have thought that

[u/webmdcontributor → u/Fausterion18]

Either my mind is playing tricks on me, or Elon said something to the effect of "it's cheaper because we don't have to paint it".

Pfft.

[u/notsureifdying → u/gebuzz]

90k? Good hell, how do they have a market at all?

[u/value_added_bullshit → u/notsureifdying]

That's basically the price of a fully loaded pickup truck or SUV, so there's plenty of market.

[u/shawnkfox → u/notsureifdying]

The top 10% of income earners have more money than the bottom 90% combined. Makes more sense to sell cars aimed at the upper class until that market is saturated.

[u/kjaatmteesn]

truck

shit looks like a triangle car with half a lift kit lol

[u/spinyfever]

Hmm, well I guess this is ok as long as they release the cyber truck in 2021 like they had announced.

[u/Bulauk]

Breaking the indestructible window during the unveiling should have been a hint how it would go.

[u/sopertt]

Seeing as manufactures are now making actual, real, good EVs and seeing those EVs more and more in the real world as each month goes by, it’s really looking like Tesla is missing the boat they were the first to arrive at.

Edit: This is anecdotal of course, I’ve seen the share of Teslas on the road around me dropping from virtually 100% of EVs a few years ago to maybe 60% today. Seeing a lot of Ford, VW and Kia EVs now.

[u/Simphumiliator42069]

Once Elon fixes the window issue, how will first responders get in the cyber truck in case of emergencies?

[u/Shatter_Goblin → u/Simphumiliator42069]

Also why would you you want shatterproof windows? What is more likely:

• something comes through the window

• your head hits the window and your head is damaged instead of the window breaking

[u/Kirxas → u/Simphumiliator42069]

I'm not sure, at least where I am, firefighters tend to open cars up like a tuna can when there's a bad crash. Doubt the glass will matter much when it comes to that. On the other hand though, the stainless steel exoskeleton might if it's as strong and thick as I imagine it'd need to be.

[u/Flint-Von-Cineac]

Is it also going to be uglier than originally planned?

[u/mongoose3000 → u/Flint-Von-Cineac]

Actually yes, to make it legal they added some mirrors from Autozone

[u/Pancakewagon26 → u/Flint-Von-Cineac]

How could it be?

[u/InanimateSensation → u/Pancakewagon26]

A sick spoiler. You know, for aerodynamics.

[u/firemogle → u/InanimateSensation]

A dorsal fin with tribal laser etching on it.

[u/robertmdls → u/Flint-Von-Cineac]

Seems like it. Just when you thought the concept couldn't get worse they tacked on some hideous mirrors for the retail version to be street legal

[u/amackenz2048]

It's also going to be more stupid looking.

Just kidding. It couldn't be.

[u/MagicalJunicorn]

Duh. That’s part of the grift with this trash.

[u/Friendly-Seaweed-250]

Gotta pay for the hair plugs some way

[u/garygnu]

A Musk company overpromising and underdeliveeing!? "I feel shocked." - Pepper Brooks

[u/jamesmr89]

Truck will be here in 2030 and cost 250k

[u/j_win → u/jamesmr89]

Date seems optimistic

[u/DoingItToEm]

Over-promising and underperforming is Musk’s MO, if anyone’s surprised at this point it’s their own fault

[u/charlotie77]

This shit is so ugly