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Cybertruck Owner Brags About High-Tech Pedal That Makes Vehicle Accelerate When Pressed (theonion.com)

submitted 3 months ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] casmael@lemm.ee 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Importantly, they also get stuck under the carpet when pressed which I hear has been causing some issues

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I'm guessing they bolt the carpet down as their solution. Might as well add metal brackets and bolt the driver down for safety.

[–] DasAlbatross@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

You're close. The problem is a shitty little metal cover over the shitty little plastic pedal to make it look "cooler". That has Tesla level build quality and doesn't stay on and when it slides off it hooks on the carpet. They shoot a screw through the cover into the pedal.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Might as well bolt the car down. They'll probably get the same enjoyment out of it, just sitting in it in the rain and staring forward.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Funnily enough, the fake aluminium sleeves slid off the accelerator pedals and their solution to that was bolting it.

https://www.inkl.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-s-pedal-fix-isn-t-pretty-but-deliveries-can-resume