Elon's Edsel: Tesla Cybertruck Is the Auto Industry's Biggest Flop in Decades

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2025/04/03/elons-edsel-tesla-cybertruck-is-the-auto-industrys-biggest-flop-in-decades/

by FireBeyond • 1 year ago

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sleepyguy• 1 year ago

“He launched Cybertruck into the teeth of the hardest segment to crack.”

I don't know who his market is outside of Tesla Bro's. Did he think the guy driving an F150 or Ram 1500 would buy this? I haven't seen a single construction guy working out of one of these. Why would a trade use it? They don't off road well, and they are big and clumsy for the inner city.

What a waste of time and resources. could have made a 25k commuter car and possibly sold millions. Too late for that now. China will drive him out of business without Gov protection...

jqpabc123• 1 year ago

It looks like a cheap prop for a Hollywood sci-fi movie --- with quality and usability to match.

It simply can't do what a truck is expected to do. It boldly goes where the typical US truck buyer doesn't want to go.

Driving one makes an equally bold statement --- I'm an Elon fanboy with more money than sense --- and proud of it.

Zigurd• 1 year ago

Deliveries have been suspended. The production rate is throttled down. If production is halted for more than a couple of weeks. I bet it will never start up again.

Elon's Edsel: Tesla Cybertruck Is the Auto Industry's Biggest Flop in Decades

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