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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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[–] hark@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

I am shocked they sold as many of them as they did. I get that there are mindless fans, but this is quite an expensive and ugly commitment to make.

[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

At least the Wolkswagen was egineered properly. I don't see anyone continuing to use this design after the war.

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is it possible to orgasm from schadenfreude?

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 days ago

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Who the hell buys a cybertruck anyway ?

[–] lud@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago

Obviously no one, hence the article.

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Cybercuck.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

What a shock, the meme car only sold a few units before people were over it. LoL 😂

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Tesla's were already ugly as sin and these things looked even worse. It's not surprising.

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[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Musk aside, it looks so goddamn stupid, I'd be embarrassed to drive around in it regardless. Like a cheap 80s movie version of what a futuristic car would look like.

And as Others have noted, why would you want a truck that looks like it can carry less stuff than a motorcycle can?

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