I wonder, when they hit 88 Mph, does one transport back in time to apartheid South Africa?
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If they go faster than 60 the wheels fall off
It’s a fair question. The whole 88 mph thing from back to the future was a joke because no one thought a delorian could go that fast.
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Go Nazi Go Bust
Cybertruck sales not even nein thousand?!
I flip them off now. I'm doing my part!
I feel like 4306 units sold in one quarter is still quite a lot all things considered.
And only 4,200 of them will have panels falling off by the end of next quarter
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The market comparison is important. It outsold the EV Silverado by about 1000 and was outsold by the F150 EV by about 1000 units. The market cooled on all electric trucks, probably due to price and current economic conditions.
What I’m mostly concerned with is the fact that there’s still so many people who are aware of all the things going on with Musk and the immediate hatred all Cybertrucks receive and still choose to buy one.
That’s what I was hinting at when I said "all things considered". For a car that’s so closely tied to fascism and that will get you shouted at and egged, 4000 units is still a lot.
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Its a modern day DMC DeLorean which ironically also had a raw stainless steel body. Hopefully it tanks the company just like the DeLorean did.
Delorean built his cars in Northern Ireland during the Troubles while also smuggling drugs to try to keep the company solvent, and he still managed to produce a better vehicle than Musk did. At least Delorean managed to pick a stainless steel alloy that was actually stainless!
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I don't think the DeLorean reference is apt. That company was headed by a man who saw himself as a visionary, liked to highlight his middle initial "Z," and had a drug addiction. No connection whatsoever.
The DeLorean looked WAY cooler.
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