Cybertruck Getting Binned

[David87]

Middle of 2027 will be just 3.5 years since production started.

Certainly it’s probably Tesla’s biggest mistake, even if the truck itself is actually very impressive; in some ways it’s the best car they make. The EV pickup market as a whole in the US seems pretty dead, but the specifics of the Cybertruck certainly didn’t help. It never delivered on the originally promised range or price and, of course, the looks are extremely polarising.

The sales figures were clearly nowhere near where they wanted, but I must say I’m surprised they’re binning it completely.

[RandomCarChat]

Got to be one of the biggest automotive flops we've seen in recent years.

[_Rodders_]

Wonder how many actual sales they've had once you've stripped out all the SpaceX orders and other places he's offloaded them.

[normalbloke]

Impressive how? It was an absolute crock.

[Pica-Pica]

RandomCarChat said:

Got to be one of the biggest automotive flops we've seen in recent years.

Probably since the Delorean.

[Geertsen]

I can see these being extremely rare and valuable in the future.

[malaccamax]

Geertsen said:

I can see these being extremely rare and valuable in the future.

How? People will still laugh and point.

[Quhet]

malaccamax said:

Geertsen said:

I can see these being extremely rare and valuable in the future.

How? People will still laugh and point.

Rarity and novelty value probably.

[Muzzer79]

malaccamax said:

Geertsen said:

I can see these being extremely rare and valuable in the future.

How? People will still laugh and point.

They said that about the DeLorean.

[911Spanker]

Not been a good week for some people.

[iphonedyou]

David87 said:

even if the truck itself is actually very impressive; in some ways it s the best car they make.

Citation needed.

[Oilchange]

I reckon if he replaced it with a medium sized -reliable- Petrol V8 powered pick up/SUV in the same veign as the Ineos they'd sell like hot cakes

[Mammasaid]

Oilchange said:

I reckon if he replaced it with a medium sized -reliable- Petrol V8 powered pick up/SUV in the same veign as the Ineos they'd sell like hot cakes

That's a good one, have you got any more jokes?

[Geertsen]

Muzzer79 said:

malaccamax said:

Geertsen said:

I can see these being extremely rare and valuable in the future.

How? People will still laugh and point.

They said that about the DeLorean.

DeLorean prices have gone up dramatically recently.

[5lab]

this coinsides nicely with some analysis by caranddriver as to the best selling ev pickups :

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a74324287/be...

tl;dr - they all did terribly, which was a surprise for much of the industry. The cybertruck didn't actually do that badly considering how badly all of them did.

[rossub]

Geertsen said:

DeLorean prices have gone up dramatically recently.

Back to the future cinema going kids are now of a certain age.

[Muzzer79]

Geertsen said:

Muzzer79 said:

malaccamax said:

Geertsen said:

I can see these being extremely rare and valuable in the future.

How? People will still laugh and point.

They said that about the DeLorean.

DeLorean prices have gone up dramatically recently.

Exactly my point.

[Sebring440]

iphonedyou said:

Citation needed.

Here you go:

[Stu R]

There’s >10x the amount of cyber trucks made, no scarcity and attached to a personality many prefer not to be.

Delorean / DMC-12 is an interesting story and is a beloved movie icon, and it still would have been a terrible ROI at today’s prices if treated as an investment. The only thing it has in common is QC issues and being stainless.

[Puddenchucker]

Muzzer79 said:

Geertsen said:

Muzzer79 said:

malaccamax said:

Geertsen said:

I can see these being extremely rare and valuable in the future.

How? People will still laugh and point.

They said that about the DeLorean.

DeLorean prices have gone up dramatically recently.

Exactly my point.

IMHO, the only reason the DeLorean isn't an obscure automotive footnote is because of its 'starring' role in that film.
I doubt the Cybertruck will have such luck.