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Tesla’s Texas factory has produced its first Cybertruck | Engadget

www.engadget.com Tesla’s Texas factory has produced its first Cybertruck | Engadget

After multiple years of delays, it looks like the Cybertruck is finally on its way to consumers..

After multiple years of delays, it looks like the Cybertruck is finally on its way to consumers.

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It’s hard to read anything about this guy and not think immediately… Fuck this dude. I know there are tens of thousands of employees behind him but still I just can’t help it.
I don't know how much longer Tesla can last if it's this difficult for them to get a new vehicle to market. I've been seeing EV trucks on the road from Ford, GM, and Rivian for months... all of whom announced after Tesla.

Tesla was necessary to push the rest of the market forward and get rid of the stigma around electric cars, but they seem really bad a manufacturing.
- The Cybertruck is a vehicle that's unlike anything that was had ever been fine before. It's not surprising that bringing it to market was a challenge. The question is whether being different will also make it a better vehicle.
  
  How is it unlike other vehicles of similar size?
  
  Given Tesla’s quality control, being a “better vehicle” is not a bet I would make.
  
  Unlike anything?
  
  4 tires
  
  Truck bed
  
  Bad quality
  
  Ugly
  
  I see lots of those on the road already. I don’t see what the big deal is.
Getting close to that 2021 release at $40k purchase price?
- It wouldn't be reasonable to expect the 40k price after the crazy inflation we've seen
  
  What I want to know is how much higher is it after taking inflation into account..
  
  Edit: looked it up. 40k in 2019 is 47.7k today. 40k in 2021 the planned release day/price, in 2023 is 45k. The 45k number probably makes the most sense. That's assuming the random site I used is anywhere near correct.
  
  I would be amazed if it sells for anywhere near 40. I bet it launches at closer to 60.
- Very curious to see the price this launches at.
  
  Over/under 60K?
  
  Over, by a significant amount.
The second generation Ford Lightning EV will be out in late 2024 as a 2025 model. They also have a smaller EV pickup coming out not long after. The Ram EV will be out as well as the GMC Sierra.

Tesla was the first to announce and will likely be last to deliver.
- Common Tesla L
But does it hold 30 gallons of water in the rear bumper?
The first truck. Produced as a test of the assembly line. Many trucks will be produced as a test to get volume production going smoothly.
- I can see the panel gaps from here.
  
  And they kept the totally goofy look. I really wonder how well this will sell.
  
  Nobody better have a baseball anywhere near that truck
I reserved one right when it was announced, but in the time since:

Rivian came out, proved they are great vehicles, and I put a reservation down for one of those.

Aptera came back from the dead.

Tesla has been embroiled in numerous QC and autopilot scandals, and appears to have stagnated on any kind of progress there.

Musk demonstrated that he is an authoritarian right-wing terrorist, destroying any chance of my ever wanting to be involved with any of his ventures.

So as much as I love this things bizarre design, I’m gonna stick with my Rivian preorder instead.
- You actually genuinely like the design?

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