Is the Cyber Truck a Flop?

[ruffdog]

You can't exit the CT after an accident? Not good!

The lawsuit alleges the crash forces were survivable, but the Cybertruck is "defectively designed." The suit claimed occupants can't open doors once power is lost and Tesla provided insufficient warnings or training for occupants to have a safe exit after a crash.

https://www.chron.com/culture/article/tesla-cybertruck-lawsuit-death-fire-20402725.php

 

[WinterDeere]

Cybertruck tows a chipper and burns up. At least the chipper looks like it survived.

Tesla Cybertruck towing wood chipper sparks wildfire in southwest Colorado

Well, at least the hitch didn't fall off. Any word on whether the chipper weight was within the tow weight spec of the vehicle?

 

[ruffdog]

Well, at least the hitch didn't fall off. Any word on whether the chipper weight was within the tow weight spec of the vehicle?

In a phone interview with Newsweek, Norwood District Fire Chief John Bockrath said the Cybertruck owner had been chipping wood on a private field.

The Cybertruck was towing the woodchipper, but according to Bockrath, both the truck and the woodchipper had been off for nearly an hour when the vehicle owner noticed the fire, which quickly spread.

Tesla Cybertruck nearly started a wildfire—officials don't know why: Video

 

[WinterDeere]

In a phone interview with Newsweek, Norwood District Fire Chief John Bockrath said the Cybertruck owner had been chipping wood on a private field.

The Cybertruck was towing the woodchipper, but according to Bockrath, both the truck and the woodchipper had been off for nearly an hour when the vehicle owner noticed the fire, which quickly spread.

Tesla Cybertruck nearly started a wildfire—officials don't know why: Video

Despite the headline, nothing in that article states whether the fire started with the truck, or with the chipper.

 

[ruffdog]

Despite the headline, nothing in that article states whether the fire started with the truck, or with the chipper.

The chipper only had some heat damage from the Cindertruck burning. What caused it? Who knows at this moment. Someone online said a chipper like that may weigh ~8000 lbs???? I saw a fuzzy video but couldn't see what model Vermeer chipper it was.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Tesla confirms Cybertruck sales are down to just ~5,000 units

Tesla has confirmed through its delivery report that Cybertruck sales have now dropped to ~5,000 units per quarter. After planning...

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Tesla confirms Cybertruck sales are down to just ~5,000 units​

Tesla has confirmed through its delivery report that Cybertruck sales have now dropped to ~5,000 units per quarter.

After planning for a production capacity of over 250,000 units per year, Tesla is currently selling the pickup truck at a rate of ~20,000 units annually.

What will happen to the vehicle program?


Tesla is notoriously opaque with its vehicle sales. The automaker hides the health of its vehicle programs by bundling a bunch of models into categories: Model 3/Y together, despite both being large and different vehicles, and then Model S, Model X, Cybertruck and Tesla Semi in a single “other models” category.

With the release of Tesla’s Q2 2025 delivery and production results, Tesla confirmed the production of 13,409 “other models’ and the delivery of 10,394 units.

‘Other models’ is now down to less than half of its peak in 2024, when Tesla was still benefiting from a backlog of Cybertruck reservations. However, sales have dropped significantly in 2025, despite increased incentives to buy the electric pickup truck, including access to the $7,500 tax credit.

Tesla’s ‘other models’ sales are now lower than they were in Q1 2023 when Tesla didn’t even have the Cybertruck included in the category.

Model S and Model X sales are also down, but they are believed still to be around 5,000 units based on international data.


This would put Tesla’s Cybertruck deliveries in Q2 2025 at about 5,000 units.

In comparison, Ford sold more F-150 Lightnings with 5,842 units despite sales dropping 26% year-over-year.

GM is also now out-selling the Cybertruck with its electric pickup truck platform, albeit between several models.

The automaker announced having deliveries 3,056 Silverado EVs during the last quarter, but you can also add to that 1,524 GMC Sierra EVs. Furthermore, GM confirmed that it delivered 4,508 Hummer EVs, though there’s a mix of pickup trucks and SUVs in that.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Tesla Working Hard To Get Cybertrucks Off Lots - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I went to a Tesla service and delivery center last week because of friend of ours was trading in her 6-year-old Tesla Model X for a new Model X and she wanted me to join. While there, one thing struck ... [continued]

cleantechnica.com

09/23/25

I went to a Tesla service and delivery center last week because of friend of ours was trading in her 6-year-old Tesla Model X for a new Model X and she wanted me to join. While there, one thing struck me — there were a ton of Cybertrucks on the lot. They dwarfed the numbers of other models waiting for buyers.

The night before, I had received the following email from Tesla: “Cybertruck Is Available for Immediate Delivery.” Yeah, I could see why….

Plus, Tesla is adding incentives to try to rope in Cybertruck buyers. Here’s the email text before the “Browse Inventory” button:

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FSD (Supervised), Supercharging and More​

Cybertruck is ready for immediate delivery. Order from our inventory and you’ll get 1 year of free Supercharging.*

And when you take delivery of a new Cyberbeast, you’ll receive our Luxe Package—complete with Full Self-Driving (Supervised), Supercharging and Premium Connectivity—plus four years of Premium Service.*

Browse inventory in your area to get started.

Free Supercharging, Full Self-Driving, Premium Connectivity, and Premium Service (presumably a new thing, as I haven’t seen it before) — clearly, Tesla has just been piling incentives upon incentives to try to move Cybertrucks off the lot.

Interestingly, though, that wasn’t the end of it! That email was sent on Friday, and then another email from Tesla was sent yesterday, Monday, pushing the vehicle. The title of that one was “Zero APR on Cybertruck Ends Soon.” They are trying to pressure people into buying the Cybertruck ASAP by saying 0% APR will be gone in October. Will it? Will Tesla not offer it again, and not offer other incentives to try to get thousands of Cybertrucks off its books and into people’s homes?

The remaining text from that email read: “With Full Self-Driving (Supervised), your Cybertruck can drive itself almost anywhere, making lane changes, navigating around vehicles and parking itself under your active supervision.

“Purchase or transfer* Full Self-Driving (Supervised) to your new Cybertruck All-Wheel Drive or Long Range and get 0% APR** financing for up to 60 months when you order by September 30, 2025.

“And if you take delivery from our inventory by September 30, 2025, you’ll also get a year of free Supercharging.***

“View inventory or schedule a demo drive to get started.”

Hmm. Well, we know Tesla won’t be selling anywhere close to Elon Musk’s target, 150,000 Cybertrucks a year. However, the question is whether Tesla can increase its sales at all, or how much its sales could drop from even the low levels the model is at now.

Here are the Cybertruck’s sales in the past 4 quarters:

• Q3 2024 — 16,692
• Q4 2024 — 12,991
• Q1 2025 — 6,406
• Q2 2025 — 4,306

As you can see, sales just keep dropping and dropping. They are already very low, but could they go even lower?

Now, let’s just say: there are many Tesla fans who love the Cybertruck, and some owners swear it’s the best vehicle out there. However, objectively, there’s no denying the Cybertruck has indeed turned into a massive flop. At this point, it’s going so badly that: 1) you have to wonder how much it’s hurting Tesla’s finances, and 2) you also have to wonder if Tesla is working on a conventional pickup truck. Elon Musk said when unveiling the Cybertruck that if people didn’t like it, Tesla could just build a normal pickup truck. Will it do that? When does a flop become a massive, humongous flop?

 

[WinterDeere]

I've worked for two different privately-owned businesses which had grown so large and successful that the founder of each began to think they could do no wrong... and then they did. I see Elon making the same mistakes, most notably at getting involved in politics and leading the DOGE under an administration that most of his original customer base might consider the opposition.

Maybe he thought he'd keep his early adopter fanatics, while pickup up a whole new customer base from the opposite side of the aisle?

The only thing that ever happens when a business attaches themselves to politics, is that they lose half their potential customer base. And in the case of an EV company, alienating those on the left has to be akin to throwing away the larger half.

 

[NoTrespassing]

I've worked for two different privately-owned businesses which had grown so large and successful that the founder of each began to think they could do no wrong... and then they did. I see Elon making the same mistakes, most notably at getting involved in politics and leading the DOGE under an administration that most of his original customer base might consider the opposition.

Maybe he thought he'd keep his early adopter fanatics, while pickup up a whole new customer base from the opposite side of the aisle?

The only thing that ever happens when a business attaches themselves to politics, is that they lose half their potential customer base. And in the case of an EV company, alienating those on the left has to be akin to throwing away the larger half.

I think the Cyber Truck was destined to fail whether Elon got political or not. It may have failed faster however.

 

[deezler]

The cyber truck is so polarizing and weird, it was gonna fail regardless of what Elon did.

Then we got to see the front control arms crumpling up like wet noodles, and the rear frame cracking in half if any excessive tongue loads are applied to the trailer hitch. Not to mention the glued on stainless panels falling off, normal snowfall completely blocking the headlights, and more.

Immediately out of consideration for any real truck user; relegated to "shiny toy for cosplayers" status. Thats a pretty small market.