"Tesla confirms it has given up" is the headline I want
this post was submitted on 08 May 2025
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Tesla now sells the tri-motor Cybertruck for $100,000 and only has a range of 320 miles.
The dual-motor Cybertruck was supposed to cost $50,000 and have over 300 miles of range. In reality, it starts at $80,000 and has 325 miles of range.
So, the cheaper model with two motors (why even) has a larger range than the full price model with three motors™®?
LMAO.
It's probably more about faster acceleration. With all that battery weight, the dual motor model has to be sluggish.
two motors (why even)
To have mechanically independent FWD and RWD, this is actually pretty standard for all AWD BEVs and not just Tesla.
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Makes sense to me. The cheaper Camry with a 4 cylinder gets better mileage than the more expensive 6 cylinder.
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"Thanks for all the $16k loans at 0% shmucks. We've kept the interest we made while rates have been up and now you can have it back while they're dropping. Of course, your money is now worth less than it was when you gave it to us during high inflation. Suck it losers. Love, T E S L A"
EDIT: deposit was $150. Still shitty but not the same impact
EDIT 2: Or $2000? ... tl;dr: shitty
Enjoy your overpriced truck that under delivers. At least you look COOL™.
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$16.000 just to get what you paid for?
Some people sure have a lot of money to spend.
Not quite.
$16k to get closer to what they promised lol Probably won’t do that much considering the added weight
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Tesla and unfulfilled promises.... Only slightly less an iconic duo than Tesla bad news and stock price going up.