The truck that was supposed to revolutionize everything is flopping fast.

The hype is dead. The Tesla Cybertruck, once billed as the future of electric vehicles, is now looking like a commercial bust.

In the second quarter of 2025, Tesla sold just 4,306 Cybertrucks, down a staggering 50.8% from the 8,755 units it delivered during the same period last year, according to new data from Kelley Blue Book. This plunge is a signal that America’s most hyped truck may already be out of gas.

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[+] 124 points 1 year ago (8 children)
  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Biggest takeaway; the media is still in denial.

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  • [–] 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The media is still in denial receiving money from the right.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    To be more generous, if you don't have a legal team on your editorial staff in your section, just don't mention the politics of billionaires.

    Musk et al the 1%ers have lawyers on retainer whose only job is to litigate every mention of their name.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Early reviews raised red flags over software glitches, poor fit and finish, and disappointing range for a vehicle of its size.

    That's the only sentence acknowledging the MANY mechanical failures, too.

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    The range was fine for a mall crawler. If it sold enough for Tesla to build that extended battery, it would have had by far the most towing range for those who need it.

    I don’t think initial quality and range were a real problem. T was the delay, the looks, the price over what was announced. But definitely its fate was sealed by musks disastrous foray into politics

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Eh. Even if Musk still had his Iron Man in real life image the cyber truck would still be a complete failure.

    Saying it's a shitty car and a failure by only looking at it as a car seems like good journalism. This isn't a good product that failed because people don't like Musk anymore.

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