• ryanvgates@infosec.pub
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    1 year ago

    a vehicle that was supposed to be the culmination of Elon Musk’s genius.

    I’d argue that it is the culmination of Elon Musk’s genius.

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    Tesla has managed to sell just 7,100 Cybertrucks in the US, according to registration data from S&P Global Mobility cited by the Wall Street Journal. It’s an astounding and rapid plummet, when in the fourth quarter of 2024, Tesla sold close to double that amount, with roughly 13,000 Cybertrucks.

    Dropping by half isn’t really a level I’d gasp at. From that click bait title I expected 80-90%

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    Even funnier is when you look up how long a set of tires lasts on a cybertruck.

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        Or even just generally. I think it’s only 7,000 miles (11,250 km), and they’re about USD$500 each.

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          Yeah, I was kidding because of the fires, but you are correct. Teslas, when driven hard, eat through tires. All that torque needs grip, and so the tires are a grippy compound which typically equates to higher wear. A few friends bought them (before Elon showed his true colours), when they first got them and did the acceleration run with each eager passenger the tires were bald in no time.

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    Between them being pieces of shit, the stigma associated with them, and Elon alienating the target demographic, I’m surprised any are getting sold at all.