They shipped 39k cybertrucks for backlogged preorders that were based on a completely different description of what the truck would be.
Comment on Tesla pulls out all the stops as Cybertruck sales grind to a halt
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 day agoIt makes more sense if you start from the other side - EVs are a niche market, and an electric truck is a small subset of that.
The Cybertruck sold 38,965 units last year, vs 33,510 for the Ford F150 Lightning.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 day ago
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Well yeah, but to be fair, they were lying.
Damage@feddit.it 1 day ago
Which is mind boggling, as the Lightning seems like a good, attractive vehicle, while the cybertruck seems like a pile of shit
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
I have no need for a truck, and I still considered getting one. The Lightning is very impressive all around.
hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
The Lightning has also been out for a few years now, so it’s not the “new” thing. Also, I feel like half of those cYbErTrUcK purchases were people trying to resell them.
TehWorld@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hopefully these people get double-fucked. Moreso because they bought a swasticar from President Musk, but also because fuckyou to people who buy stuff just to resell at a higher margin.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m assuming the electric f150 has greater than 1 wheel drive?
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 1 day ago
I guess making a search online is the one thing slightly more difficult than making an assumption.
Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You gotta love these comments in forums. Like the whole point of being here is to discuss and people like this are literally telling you to leave the site. Very useful, much contributions.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 day ago
OK, but what the hell was that person on about though?
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 day ago
Actually most vehicles are only 1-wheel drive unless they have a locker or similar installed (4x4 would be “2-wheel drive”).
catloaf@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Which vehicles have that? The base cybertruck has two motors for AWD.
varyingExpertise@feddit.org 1 day ago
It’s just to make OP feel smart. A single driven axle with an open differential with one wheel on more slippery ground than the other would result in only one wheel transferring torque.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Regular F150s have single wheel drive.
catloaf@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Can you explain? I’m not much into cars, but that doesn’t sound right to me. A quick Google suggests maybe you’re referring to the open differential, but I don’t think that means that only one wheel is powered.
faltryka@lemmy.world 1 day ago
One of the things I love about my Lightning is that it doesn’t look like a fucking cybertruck
SouthFresh@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Other truck makers tend to let their vehicles fully render.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I will hand it to Tesla, iterating on the Cybertruck design must have been really fast.
SouthFresh@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Iteration 1 in play
radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com 1 day ago
Gotta save some polygons.
DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 1 day ago
The Lightning really is a nice looking truck.
The trapezoid Minecraft
CybertruckDeplorian— not so much…MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
I’ll be borrowing that one.
laurelraven@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
See also:
Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
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ProgramingPotato@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hey, that is a very hurtful thing to say about Minecraft. Please don’t compare it to that rolling dumpster fire
Hezzmana@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Deplorian… Made me snarf. My previous go to, overheard a while back, Incel Camino.
atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
“Wankpanzer” is the one I’ve been going with.
DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 1 day ago
😂 oh I like that! Good trade.
Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
I’m not a Ford guy, but they do look pretty good.