Is the Cyber Truck a Flop?

[tacticalturnip]

EV's are as much a fad as the Model T.

EV's are here to stay. Learn it. Live it. Love it!

I don't know, they feel more like a stopgap unless we start ramping up nuclear power production.

I know you love them, and I'm glad, someone has to buy these things. That said, it's going to be a hot minute before you see them dominate rural cold climates.

Otherwise they wouldn't need to shove them down our throats.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Ok, so we're moving goalposts now.

I think it was disingenuous to include illegal immigrants from the start.

 

[ruffdog]

Your vehicle causes an accident and you talk about it and the company sues you? Yep, it's happening.

Tesla is suing drivers who complain about their cars after accidents – and winning

 

[ruffdog]

Glad you like your truck. It seems like sales are falling though.

It sounds like a $400 million contract was just penned with the goobermint to solve the supply issue.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g-s1...ion-order-400-million-worth-of-armored-teslas

 

[NoTrespassing]

It sounds like a $400 million contract was just penned with the goobermint to solve the supply issue.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g-s1...ion-order-400-million-worth-of-armored-teslas

Tesla Removed From $400M Federal Contract Amid Musk Scrutiny

The State Department updated its 2025 procurement forecast after the line item was publicly questioned about potential conflict of interest.

time.com

The State Department was planning to buy $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” later this year, according to its 2025 procurement forecast, a document outlining projections of anticipated contracts, which was published in December. But after reports emerged on Wednesday of the potential for conflict of interest given Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s prominent role in the Trump Administration, the document was updated, removing mention of Tesla and changing the line item to “Armored Electric Vehicles” instead.

As of late Wednesday, both versions of the 2025 procurement forecast remained available on different State Department webpages. The earlier version that mentions Tesla also lists the planned procurement under NAICS Code 311999, an industry code for miscellaneous food manufacturing, while the newer version, which says it was modified at 9:12 p.m., Feb. 12, lists the revised “Armored Electric Vehicles” procurement under NAICS Code 561613 for “Armored Car Services.” No other changes were made in the document, which contains 319 other line items.

 

[Renze]

Your vehicle causes an accident and you talk about it and the company sues you? Yep, it's happening.

Tesla is suing drivers who complain about their cars after accidents – and winning

Repression is normal in China: Did Tesla sue, or did the plaintiffs sue and lost ?

That the author had to mention Musks politics in the States too, in an article about China, i think hmm

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

It sounds like a $400 million contract was just penned with the goobermint to solve the supply issue.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g-s1...ion-order-400-million-worth-of-armored-teslas

Penned last year.

I love how the hacks at CNN and NPR only report misinformation. No wonder their candidate lost

 

[ruffdog]

Repression is normal in China: Did Tesla sue, or did the plaintiffs sue and lost ?

" Tesla sued her for defamation for complaining publicly about the car’s brakes — and won."

 

[Renze]

" Tesla sued her for defamation for complaining publicly about the car’s brakes — and won."

In China, you never know. And when the author has to write his opinion on Musks politics at home in the States in an article about China, he might as well have put his personal opinion into the rest of the article....

Ah look: An Asian news outlet wouldnt care about Musks politics in the States, look what they say: They name their source by name:

Tesla has sued Chinese customers and journalists — and won almost every time | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

 

[tradosaurus]

I don't know, they feel more like a stopgap unless we start ramping up nuclear power production.
I know you love them, and I'm glad, someone has to buy these things. That said, it's going to be a hot minute before you see them dominate rural cold climates.
Otherwise they wouldn't need to shove them down our throats.

Unless you live in California I didn't realize EV's were being shoved down anyone's throat.

Plenty of Teslas in cold climates. After driving 2 EV's in the past 3 years I finally sold my F250 diesel and will never go back to a ICE vechicle.