Aren’t these thing semi-biodegradable or just cheap?

It's gonna be hilarious when they can no longer get parts in 5 years. They'll still swear to the quality of Tesla though.

There are a lot of unsold Cybertrucks. The only reason so many even sold was because Musk used SpaceX to buy much of the inventory

If there's demand for the parts, they'll be able to get them for a good while

Reminds me of the NoFX album The War on Errorism

I'm putting that expression in my daily vocabulary

Rust in piss.

Flying Roadstar chassis with no internals are the new cybertuck

There are a least five near where I live that I see. They all look ridiculous, but the ones that haven’t been wrapped look horrible. The stainless steal is definitely not stainless.

The only one that makes a little sense is owned by a sneaker shop and has a branded wrap. They use it to tow their showroom trailer to various events and using it for a billboard that tows seems reasonable.

There's two in the parking lot at my work. They're an eyesore. One is even a founders edition or whatever it's called. We have some really gullible smart/rich people

There's a guy in my town that has one. I've never seen anyone but him in it.

flick off or flip off?

It oddly matches a lot of other current day trucks in that regard. Auto manufacturers keep making them with bigger cabins and smaller beds.

I wonder how many people still know about the Edsel. Guess we finally have a flop big enough to replace it in popular jargon.

Whether you’re driving near or far, Powell makes a pow-pow-powerful car! 🎵

If you offered me a El Camino crossed with a DeLorean that was also an EV, I'd be hyped. The Cybertruck is neither of those things. It's a lowploy SUV.

edit: Actually. Give me the Gadgetmobile where the back is reconfigurable with different modules.

I don't. It was a trash idea created by a trash man who believes everyone's a sucker.

It wasn't always on fire. And when it was you could usually find at least someone willing to piss on it to try (and fail) to put it out. Hell, often when it wasn't on fire, even.

There is a couple of local business that bought them. One in particular bought a fleet and they are all wrapped in a different theme... Gaudy.

Cybercabs will be for those businesses run by other wealthy billionaires so they can shuttle employees execs and high profilers around, overtake Rideshare companies, and can be sold in bulk vs consumers who've turned on Musk.

Here comes the next auto industry bailout, T-Minus 10-12 years.

I think the model Y and 3 are still selling well. Im not sure how much variation you can really have with an EV considering most other cars are segmented by performance. Perhaps they could make a giant SUV or something but those people are already buying Tahoes, Yukons, and Escalades.

I'm with you there; well the concept images at least. The version that made it to production was not as good.

I saw one in person once; way too big for NZ roads; certainly not nice looking.

But Musk went all Nazi and the thing falls apart....so even if they fixed all the issues and made a smaller one; I'd still not be in the market for one.

I don't agree with you, but you do you.

This place can be too toxic. You get a vote for liking what you like and not being afraid to express it appropriately.

I liked the look, not the execution nor who's behind Tesla

Well, the 48V accessory system instead of 12V is also a good idea. Lets you use much lighter wires to carry the same loads, just requires components practically no one is making compared to 12V. But it would be a good thing for all cars to go to. Would save a some weight and a lot of materials.

But that's about it.

Magnuson Moss Warranty Act dictates that they make parts for 10 years but in current America, laws mean a lot less than how many digits your bank account has.

…shame of joy?

A lot of that's because there's a finite number of ways to shape a car that is aerodynamic, fits people, and has efficient collision behavior.

People like interesting shapes until they find out it's less safe, uncomfortable, more expensive and loud.

I was recently in Japan and was in awe of how cool their minivans look. They have more of a "cab over" design with really aggressive looking front ends.

There's way better examples of visual innovation than the Tesla Cybertruck though

Because most car companies want vehicles they can sell outside of North America and most other countries have laws.

If you want to innovate you still have to make sure that the vehicle meets minimum standards for things like materials, edge angle, position of bumpers, lighting design (none of this let's use the brake lights as indicators nonsense), and weight restrictions. The cybertruck violates all of them.