Is the Cyber Truck a Flop?
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IndyIan
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All the reviews I've read from people who don't tow anything heavy, say its not too bad as a regular EV vehicle. It offers the suburban family basically the same day to day experience as the average 1/2 ton family hauler. Just plug it in when you get home.
Consumer report found it OK
I think Ford/GM/RAM was lucky Tesla didn't just buyout one of their whole engineering and design teams at triple their current salary and build something a big more conventional with a few decades of pickup experience behind it. But I guess the electric F150 isn't really that great either...
Consumer report found it OK
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NoTrespassing
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Even if it gets rave reviews, it can still be a flop if they don't sell. According to the video, they aren't selling nearly as many as they first anticipated.
IndyIan
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Yeah I'd hope they didn't count on all 1.9 million pre-orders to come through! Even if they sell 100k of them for a few years, it probably will make them money, plus they've now got one under their belt, did some beta testing for some new tech on the early adopter customers, and maybe the next one will be a bit more appealing to the regular rural pickup driver?
Lots of automakers would like to sell 100k/year of something, especially at the CT price.
Oaktree
Super Member
I don't see 100k/yr of these as a sustainable number at any price. It just doesn't seem to be very useful at doing the things most of us buy a truck to do.
dodge man
Super Star Member
I started seeing them around here lately. The two I saw were both wrapped or painted. It’s my understanding the stainless isn’t holding up well appearance wise.
jyoutz
Super Member
The most fugly vehicle on the road. Looks like something a school engineering class would build.
Racenut
Gold Member
Starting to see them on a daily basis around here. I have yet to see one doing "truck stuff" but oh well, to each their own. I can hope that something good will come from it all in future developments. Sometime it takes a weirdo to do something different to get us to the next step of doing something better.
TractorTYMe
Veteran Member
It is just fine for the regular urbanite that never goes offroad and wants to feel good about their choice. This is what's beautiful about 'Murica, the freedom of choice.
ning
Elite Member
How is it, compared to the Rivian in the above mentioned ways - price, usage, sales?
personally I can't stand the CT from any direction; the Rivian at least looks contemporary, though I hate its front end view.
personally I can't stand the CT from any direction; the Rivian at least looks contemporary, though I hate its front end view.