Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley People'

EA-3167 wrote: post #2

I always assumed Tesla was aiming less at people who use a truck for work, and more at people who use a truck as a sort of status symbol.

Which to be fair is the majority of the current US pickup truck market.

Re: Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley People'

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Post by chikitabanana » Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 8:54 PM UTC

alemanek wrote: post #4

EA-3167 wrote: post #2

I always assumed Tesla was aiming less at people who use a truck for work, and more at people who use a truck as a sort of status symbol.

Which to be fair is the majority of the current US pickup truck market.

And the majority of the new car market (including electrics!)

Re: Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley People'

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Post by binarymax » Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 8:56 PM UTC

"I don't make trucks like that," Farley said. "I make trucks for real people who do real work, and that's a different kind of truck."

You also make trucks that regular people don't need but buy anyway, and make our streets less safe.

We need some regulation to only allow vehicles over a certain size to be commercial only.

Re: Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley People'

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Post by wilg » Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 8:57 PM UTC

I feel like it's "just crazy enough to work" as a product.

Re: Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley People'

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Post by wilg » Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 8:57 PM UTC

binarymax wrote: post #6

"I don't make trucks like that," Farley said. "I make trucks for real people who do real work, and that's a different kind of truck." You also make trucks that regular people don't need but buy anyway, and make our streets less safe. We need some regulation to only allow vehicles over a certain size to be commercial only.

Why not regulate safety instead of size?

Re: Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley People'

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Post by useracquisition » Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 8:57 PM UTC

Famous last words

Re: Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley People'

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Post by brucethemoose2 » Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 8:57 PM UTC

EA-3167 wrote: post #2

I always assumed Tesla was aiming less at people who use a truck for work, and more at people who use a truck as a sort of status symbol.

Well, speaking as a Texan, that is most truck owners.

But I dont think most F150 buyers would be caught dead in a cybertruck.