Tesla Cybertruck deliveries on hold as trims are flying off 'bulletproof' truck

Post by qwertox » Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 11:46 AM UTC

lnsru wrote: post #55

stephc_int13 wrote: post #41

Tesla is done in Europe for political/cultural reasons. Tesla is done in Asia for competitive reasons but I think that Cybertrucks could be the nail in the coffin for even the most MAGA brainwashed Elon fan, once they drive it…

Model 3/y are still the best priced electrical vehicles on the market. There are enough poor people that can’t afford the new Mercedes CLA and must drive model 3 instead. I wouldn’t invite Elon for lunch, but I wouldn’t invite German brand managers either.

Post by seattle_spring » Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 11:46 AM UTC

hereme888 wrote: post #79

Besides Tesla's being the best EV's at their price point based on every real-life conversation with Tesla owners, at least they pause deliveries and address issues, unlike many other car manufacturers. Tell me of any other EV truck with anywhere near the same real-life mileage and features, and look at all the EV trucks that are actual failures, like the electric F-150.

Post by seattle_spring » Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 11:49 AM UTC

intrasight wrote: post #52

smcl wrote: post #40

By all accounts this vehicle is a failure. I suspect it wasn't actually intended to be the core to Tesla's future though, just an "epic" little novelty treat for Elon and some hardcore fanbois. But I am curious what their future is supposed to look like - were they expecting to grow based on sales of the existing (four?) models or do they have a new model in the pipeline?

Also curious what is their long-term future as collectibles. This vehicle is emblematic of the question. With cars and especially EVs being proprietary software on wheels, how collectible are they? In another era, the cyber truck would definitely be collectible.

Post by nprateem » Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 11:49 AM UTC

joakleaf wrote: post #78

smcl wrote: post #40

By all accounts this vehicle is a failure. I suspect it wasn't actually intended to be the core to Tesla's future though, just an "epic" little novelty treat for Elon and some hardcore fanbois. But I am curious what their future is supposed to look like - were they expecting to grow based on sales of the existing (four?) models or do they have a new model in the pipeline?

In my opinion, this is the primary problem with Tesla (no new models?) and future directions. Tesla has promised a new Tesla Roadster for 5+ years now. There is no sign of it. Cybertruck also took ~5 years from reveal to release. Not sure where the Tesla semi is. There has been some mention of a low cost EV, but I don't think we've seen sign of that yet. Last I heard was that it was cancelled. So, given that Tesla us…

Post by FirmwareBurner » Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 11:50 AM UTC

stnikolauswagne wrote: post #77

FirmwareBurner wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>German winters are nasty, cold, and damp Worse than Nordics/Scandinavia or neighboring Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Poland? They don't have winter clothing in Germany? > If your company acts like a typical American one, I can well see a culture clash. Most of German workers work for German companies following German laws and German culture, not American companies. So why twice the sick days versus EU neighbour…

>Most of German workers work for German companies following German laws and German culture, not American companies. So why twice the sick days versus EU neighbours? Which EU neighbours are we talking about? A cursory check shows them to be up by like 20ish% compared to czechia and poland, (which have decent sick pay) but up immensely compared to France and the UK (which do not). If #of sick days scales with % of sick…