Comment on The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis
psmgx@lemmy.world 1 day agoNHTSA
Project 2025 has explicit targets for reforming NHTSA
Comment on The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis
psmgx@lemmy.world 1 day agoNHTSA
Project 2025 has explicit targets for reforming NHTSA
atrielienz@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Agreed. And that’s where consumer choice comes in. People don’t want them. Tesla is having to rework their entire plant to use the assembly lines that produce cybertrucks because they can’t sell the ones they’ve already made. They projected and prepared to manufacturer and sell 500,000 and they’ve sold something like 40,000 and the rest are just sitting in retail lots or holding lots collecting dust. The best estimate seems to be that they might be able to sell another 30,000 in 2025. But with tax credits for EV’s going away and other regulations going into effect world wide, that is probably a pipe dream.
FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Look, all I’m asking is that Tesla investors lose all their goddamn money.
thejml@lemm.ee 1 day ago
I would love it if the board voted Elon out. I know it won’t happen because they’re a bunch of sycophants, but “Elons antics and poor decisions are causing us to lose money” is a great reason to do so.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Lol. You’re getting your wish. They basically would be in the red if it weren’t for some credits and Bitcoin they sold.
electrek.co/…/a-quarter-of-teslas-earnings-were-d…
Tja@programming.dev 18 hours ago
On a scale from 0 to 3 (out of 10), how surprised would you be to read that the DHS decided to purchase 250.000 cybertrucks, because they are bulletproof? Before you go to Google it - I made it up, but there is a 50% chance of it coming in the next weeks.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
I would be surprised for a lot of reasons. The main one being, they’d have to be dirt cheap and have an exceptional warranty agreement attached in order to compete with other automakers who make bulletproof vehicles. And, further there’s too many other problems with the amount of information they collect that the DHS would not have full and direct control over. Tesla’s are well known for recording anything and everything. We learned when they blew one up outside that Trump Hotel that they can be remotely locked by Tesla the company. A private company should not have that kind of direct access to government vehicles or any kind.
jj4211@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I think that really underestimates how corruption would work. Tesla might make a show of a “government edition” software loadout, whether because they had to or even as theater to pretend they catered to government requirements when in actuality it’s largely the same but maybe with some branding.
In terms of pricing, I’m sure that any actually “bulletproof” vehicles cost plenty. Which is why even departments like the DHS have largely unarmored fleets. Tesla wouldn’t meet those standards, but the marketing might be sufficient to serve as a bullet point over the current non-armored vehicles they use.
Tja@programming.dev 17 hours ago
You mean that dog killer lady and Nazi weirdo care about competition and data security?