Is the Cyber Truck a Flop?

[NoTrespassing]

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[IndyIan]

All the reviews I've read from people who don't tow anything heavy, say its not too bad as a regular EV vehicle. It offers the suburban family basically the same day to day experience as the average 1/2 ton family hauler. Just plug it in when you get home.
Consumer report found it OK

I think Ford/GM/RAM was lucky Tesla didn't just buyout one of their whole engineering and design teams at triple their current salary and build something a big more conventional with a few decades of pickup experience behind it. But I guess the electric F150 isn't really that great either...

 

[NoTrespassing]

All the reviews I've read from people who don't tow anything heavy, say its not too bad as a regular EV vehicle. It offers the suburban family basically the same day to day experience as the average 1/2 ton family hauler. Just plug it in when you get home.
Consumer report found it OK

Even if it gets rave reviews, it can still be a flop if they don't sell. According to the video, they aren't selling nearly as many as they first anticipated.

 

[IndyIan]

Even if it gets rave reviews, it can still be a flop if they don't sell. According to the video, they aren't selling nearly as many as they first anticipated.

Yeah I'd hope they didn't count on all 1.9 million pre-orders to come through! Even if they sell 100k of them for a few years, it probably will make them money, plus they've now got one under their belt, did some beta testing for some new tech on the early adopter customers, and maybe the next one will be a bit more appealing to the regular rural pickup driver?
Lots of automakers would like to sell 100k/year of something, especially at the CT price.

 

[Oaktree]

Lots of automakers would like to sell 100k/year of something, especially at the CT price.

I don't see 100k/yr of these as a sustainable number at any price. It just doesn't seem to be very useful at doing the things most of us buy a truck to do.

 

[dodge man]

I started seeing them around here lately. The two I saw were both wrapped or painted. It’s my understanding the stainless isn’t holding up well appearance wise.

 

[jyoutz]

The most fugly vehicle on the road. Looks like something a school engineering class would build.

 

[Racenut]

Starting to see them on a daily basis around here. I have yet to see one doing "truck stuff" but oh well, to each their own. I can hope that something good will come from it all in future developments. Sometime it takes a weirdo to do something different to get us to the next step of doing something better.

 

[TractorTYMe]

It is just fine for the regular urbanite that never goes offroad and wants to feel good about their choice. This is what's beautiful about 'Murica, the freedom of choice.

 

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How is it, compared to the Rivian in the above mentioned ways - price, usage, sales?
personally I can't stand the CT from any direction; the Rivian at least looks contemporary, though I hate its front end view.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Tesla reported a good quarter and guidance. The stock is up almost 21% today. I guess it doesn't matter if they aren't selling many Cyber Trucks.

 

[Dftodd]

Even if it gets rave reviews, it can still be a flop if they don't sell. According to the video, they aren't selling nearly as many as they first anticipated.

There are articles that quite a few of the pre-orders were refused when they became available.

 

[Dftodd]

The most fugly vehicle on the road. Looks like something a school engineering class would build.

I need to sue..... That was the design of my pinewood derby car as a kid

 

[Dftodd]

Starting to see them on a daily basis around here. I have yet to see one doing "truck stuff" but oh well, to each their own. I can hope that something good will come from it all in future developments. Sometime it takes a weirdo to do something different to get us to the next step of doing something better.

The most I've seen one do locally was haul a few items in the bed.

 

[BigBoyToys]

My son has a friend that owns a Car Wrapping Business in NC, and is making a killing on wrapping these things!!! It's true the stainless doesn't hold up well, and buyers are having them wrapping right after they buy them. He's getting around $6500 a pop!!!

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

Last I read was that sales were much less than anticipated, with less than 20,000 sold.

 

[IndyIan]

I don't see 100k/yr of these as a sustainable number at any price. It just doesn't seem to be very useful at doing the things most of us buy a truck to do.

"Us" as folks out in the country with some and land with tractors? I totally agree, the only chance I see of a CT showing up locally for me is a toy for a rich country kid. Or a new guy moving from the city and thinks a truck might be useful, but likes EV's.
There is a lot people near in or near big cities where charging is convenient and its a more "interesting" choice than a regular pickup. They have lot of money and aren't towing ever and nothing dirty ever goes in the bed. There are 2.5 million pickups sold per year, and maybe 25-33% never do truck stuff?
And its not like it can't do some truck stuff, just not tow a parachute of trailer at 75mph very far...

 

[Fixastuff]

The most fugly vehicle on the road. Looks like something a school engineering class would build.

I think it’s a joke by a billionaire just for laughs.

 

[newbury]

I don't see 100k/yr of these as a sustainable number at any price. It just doesn't seem to be very useful at doing the things most of us buy a truck to do.

But it LOOKS futuristic!
I need a truck the size of a small F150 that has a 10K tow capacity and can be refueled quickly and do an 900 mile trip through the Appalachians along I81 towing my enclosed trailer.
Electric trucks tend to fail on the range.

 

[travisbb]

There are articles that quite a few of the pre-orders were refused when they became available.

That's only for the extra expensive (~$20k), limited time Foundation trim.

Apparently there is now a regular CyberTruck trim becoming available. I think that's the real test of the per-orders.