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Tesla's Cybertruck is outselling almost every other EV in the US

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Re: Tesla's Cybertruck is outselling almost every other EV in the US

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Post by TiredOfLife »

sashank_1509 wrote: post #40

The weird thing I’ve seen is in almost all the online forums I visit, like Reddit, YouTube comment sections, parts of twitter, hacker news, the cybertruck is universally panned. Yet when I drove a cybertruck, the number of onlookers who approached me inquiring about the car with excitement is unmatched with even a Lamborghini that I once rented. Shows how much of a bubble the internet alone is. MKBHD got the ratio’s…

James May (of Top Gear fame) recently tried the Cybertruck and didn't immediately hate it.

Re: Tesla's Cybertruck is outselling almost every other EV in the US

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Post by dpkirchner »

hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #181
39896880 wrote: post #134

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Their CEO seems to be reacting to a perception that Chevy is “behind” and trying to get ahead of the market on EVs. If they were smart they’d still be making the Volt, since it’s an extremely reasonable PHEV that many people with garages in the US would appreciate. It would increase the number of electric miles driven.

I have a Volt and love it - it's the perfect car for someone like me with a 30 mi round trip commute. Partner recently got the plugin hybrid version of the BMW X5 (gets about 50 miles on electric), and so far we love that car, too. Don't understand at all why GM doesn't make a PHEV SUV. They would be the perfect car for lots of people in the US.

They don't need to bother. They got competition effectively banned at the border. Now we're stuck with the same mediocrity we've had for decades.

Re: Tesla's Cybertruck is outselling almost every other EV in the US

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Post by kalleboo »

bko wrote: post #229
Tanoc wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The thing is, the people most likely to complain that the Cybertruck is a bad vehicle are the people who are informed about it. The wider public doesn't know about things like the tonneau cover leaking, wheel bearings failing, the suspension being stuck down and causing tire rub, the aerodynamic wheel covers that were causing tire failures because they were puncturing the sidewalls, the upper control arms that bend l…

I think a simpler explanation is that terminally online people just don't like the politics of the CEO and like to take any chance to dunk on him. In a world that has been stagnant for decades in terms of design and doing things out the box, it's something at least trying to be different. Don't get all the hate

Even car people who agree with the CEO's politics dunk on it - see WhistlinDiesel

Re: Tesla's Cybertruck is outselling almost every other EV in the US

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Post by q3k »

mfkp wrote: post #158
mattkenefick wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> we need more mainstream vehicles challenging the boring design "norms" I'd argue that we need to start treating cars like the utilitarian objects they are and stop associating our personalities with them.

We need to start treating PCs like the utilitarian objects they are and bring back beige cases.

I can't wait. I'm so tired of this RGB gamer aesthetic bullshit.

Re: Tesla's Cybertruck is outselling almost every other EV in the US

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Post by pcdoodle »

moralestapia wrote: post #205
Symbiote wrote: post #199

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They are not legal in the EU, but a loophole is being exploited to import them. I'd appreciate EU citizens writing to their MEPs about this. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/08/tesla-cyb...

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Merica.

Re: Tesla's Cybertruck is outselling almost every other EV in the US

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Post by specialist »

RollAHardSix wrote: post #57

My girlfriend owns one so to share our experience, the cybertruck is an unreliable POS. She's had it three, four months now & we have had it in the shop for suspension repair, an ECU computer which fried itself at a charging station (2k), a coolant leak part replacement from the cyberbeast rear engine (1400), the passenger window falling inside the door after the wire used in the gear window retraction snapped or tan…

If your state has "lemon laws", maybe you can get some help. https://www.atg.wa.gov/general-lemon-law TLDR: recourse when mfg sells a defective, unsafe, or both, vehicle.

Not that this helps you...

IMHO, current CyberTruck is in the alpha testing phase. It has multiple disruptive innovations. Tesla wisely chose the relatively low volume CyberTruck to mitigate risk.

I'm concerned (but not surprised) Tesla is aggressively ramping up production.

Esthetics aside, CyberTruck has so many exciting, long overdue technology innovations. Better gigacasting, modular etherloop (replacing CAN bus), switch to 48v, drive by wire, no rear view mirror, etc.

(I think the stainless steel exterior will prove to be a mistake. Mostly for safety reasons.)

Re: Tesla's Cybertruck is outselling almost every other EV in the US

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Post by left-struck »

RollAHardSix wrote: post #57

My girlfriend owns one so to share our experience, the cybertruck is an unreliable POS. She's had it three, four months now & we have had it in the shop for suspension repair, an ECU computer which fried itself at a charging station (2k), a coolant leak part replacement from the cyberbeast rear engine (1400), the passenger window falling inside the door after the wire used in the gear window retraction snapped or tan…

> I mean most cars you get a good five years out them anyway right?

Uhh no? You should absolutely expect a good vehicle, hell most vehicles, to exceed 10 years without serious failures. Many vehicles come with 7 year warranties on manufacturing defects… It sounds like you need to take better care of your vehicles or buy better vehicles. I did notice that you said she drives 200 miles a day and that will certainly contribute but if you take care of it, most cars would probably do that for 10 years assuming it’s mostly cruising. Either way that statement of 5 years is nuts. I bought a 5 year old car with 80,000km on it and it was in damn near new condition!

I’ve owned 6 vehicles, including one motorcycle, none of them from brand new mind you, and all of them were still reliable after their 10th year lol. Currently I have a 5 year old car which you can’t tell apart from the brand new 2024 models because it has no wear and the model hasn’t had a face lift, and I have a 35 year old ute (truck)… 5 years is nothing. I think the average age of cars on the road would be older than 5 years

Re: Tesla's Cybertruck is outselling almost every other EV in the US

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Post by joenot443 »

Tanoc wrote: post #104
sashank_1509 wrote: post #40

The weird thing I’ve seen is in almost all the online forums I visit, like Reddit, YouTube comment sections, parts of twitter, hacker news, the cybertruck is universally panned. Yet when I drove a cybertruck, the number of onlookers who approached me inquiring about the car with excitement is unmatched with even a Lamborghini that I once rented. Shows how much of a bubble the internet alone is. MKBHD got the ratio’s…

The thing is, the people most likely to complain that the Cybertruck is a bad vehicle are the people who are informed about it. The wider public doesn't know about things like the tonneau cover leaking, wheel bearings failing, the suspension being stuck down and causing tire rub, the aerodynamic wheel covers that were causing tire failures because they were puncturing the sidewalls, the upper control arms that bend l…

> tonneau cover leaking, wheel bearings failing, the suspension being stuck down and causing tire rub, the aerodynamic wheel covers that were causing tire failures because they were puncturing the sidewalls

I think unless you're the kind of person who specifically spends time online looking for reasons not to buy a Cybertruck, you probably wouldn't know _any_ of that.

Re: Tesla's Cybertruck is outselling almost every other EV in the US

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Post by GaggiX »

bko wrote: post #229
Tanoc wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The thing is, the people most likely to complain that the Cybertruck is a bad vehicle are the people who are informed about it. The wider public doesn't know about things like the tonneau cover leaking, wheel bearings failing, the suspension being stuck down and causing tire rub, the aerodynamic wheel covers that were causing tire failures because they were puncturing the sidewalls, the upper control arms that bend l…

I think a simpler explanation is that terminally online people just don't like the politics of the CEO and like to take any chance to dunk on him. In a world that has been stagnant for decades in terms of design and doing things out the box, it's something at least trying to be different. Don't get all the hate

Elon Musk made it too easy to dunk on him with the CyberTruck, similar to the last Tesla event, it was kinda hilarious how bad that was, even if you agree with his political ideas, I don't know how you would have a different opinion about it.
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