Is the Cyber Truck a Flop?

[NoTrespassing]

As long as Tesla is in business there won't be an EV death spiral.

I believe he was referring to Gale always talking about the ICE death spiral. Maybe you were trying to be facetious?

 

[WinterDeere]

Plus some cities have also put future bans in place for ICE sales…

My city has a policy not to permit new fuel stations, repair shops, etc…

I really have no problem with that. This is exactly how this country was built to work, local decisions, allowing people to vote with their feet, rather than federal rulings that throw us all into the same pot. If I ever did live in Oakland CA, it would be just one more reason for me to relocate out of that place!

 

[tradosaurus]

I believe he was referring to Gale always talking about the ICE death spiral. Maybe you were trying to be facetious?

No. Just misunderstood. Now I understand the "death spiral" referred to by Gale.

 

[Sprinkler Fitter]

I really have no problem with that. This is exactly how this country was built to work, local decisions, allowing people to vote with their feet, rather than federal rulings that throw us all into the same pot. If I ever did live in Oakland CA, it would be just one more reason for me to relocate out of that place!

I guess I don’t get the appeal of living in California, but we all have our own opinions.

 

[eolesen]

I guess I don’t get the appeal of living in California, but we all have our own opinions.

Yup. California's great for a week or less in my experience. My son and his wife lived there while he was in the USMC, and we spent a lot of time visiting. Fortunately, they left once his enlistment was up.

If you've never lived anywhere but a highly taxed high cost of living environment, I'm sure CA is great.

Once those people who live in CA (or NYC, CHI, etc.) get to experience a lower cost of living with a quality of life that is "close enough" then opinions start to change.

 

[jyoutz]

I guess I don’t get the appeal of living in California, but we all have our own opinions.

One reason: the weather is much nicer than Minnesota.

 

[WinterDeere]

One reason: the weather is much nicer than Minnesota.

Exactly. I've said it a million times, at least from the standpoint of weather and scenery, California is one of the greatest places on earth! But you'd have to get rid of most of the Californians, before I'd ever be willing to live there, present company aside.

 

[DarkBlack]

The truck has 5 drive modes. One of them is specifically for slippery conditions. That, combined with the weight of the EV and the AWD system will make this a CHAMP in snow and ice this winter. That's my prediciton.

Hate to rain on your otherwise good post… but vehicle weight does not help at all in ice. It actually hurts performance on ice, a bit.

 

[DarkBlack]

Plus some cities have also put future bans in place for ICE sales…

My city has a policy not to permit new fuel stations, repair shops, etc…

In my world, that should be considered illegal, and unjust political nonsense and met with legal challenges

 

[WinterDeere]

Hate to rain on your otherwise good post… but vehicle weight does not help at all in ice. It actually hurts performance on ice, a bit.

Correct, on hard ice. But it helps in snow, slush, and other normal winter conditions, though.