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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] 10 points 3 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 77 points 3 days ago

The Swasticar!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Are there brake problems again?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Hmm... i can't blame them. The cybertruck does look like a 6yo's drawing of a car.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Have they tried pulling out the "Make a vehicle that's not a massive and shitty death trap," or "Boot the Nazi from the company" stops? Because, I suspect doing those two might help it out.

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[–] [email protected] 136 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I remember posting about how a guy with a cybertruck would be an immediate no go for me and I was told by a guy I was being too judgy lol

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago

This is valid just on taste alone. The thing was ugly even before Elon started his descent into madness.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Imagine a cyber truck bro listening to Joe Rogan in that thing. How does that not make every woman in sight instantly aroused?? /s

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago (3 children)

My panties are soaked! I'm also a pudgy middle-age dude.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

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[–] [email protected] 87 points 3 days ago (9 children)

It’s a solid real world filter.

This is definitely more acceptable than “no social media” being a red flag. Got that one before lol

[–] [email protected] 66 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No social media is a green flag IMO.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (12 children)

You're literally using social media right now.

Edit: Downvote me all you want, but the fact of the matter is that Lemmy is social media. There's media on here, and we discuss it in a social setting. Literally the definition of "social media".

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago

I like the term that was applied to reddit, antisocial media.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 days ago

This is more akin to forums of old and less like your facebooks, snaps, etc

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[–] [email protected] 183 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Nazi truck.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wankpanzer

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Apartheidsemi

[–] [email protected] 146 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Apparently Elon hates it when you call them swasticars, so definitely do not do that.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I can understand why Nazis like it, given the truck's habit of trapping you inside as it engulfs you in flames.

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I wish journalist would stop calling this PS 1 Pontiac Aztek "futuristic"; it just highlights how shitty our future is going to be.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I mean it would fit well in Robocop or The Running man so I guess it counts

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

I'm thinking more omikron the nomad soul lmao.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago

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

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