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Tesla pulls out all the stops as Cybertruck sales grind to a halt (www.arenaev.com)
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Tesla Cybertruck appears to be facing significant sales challenges. After initial hype faded, and over a million reservations turned out to be as real as unicorns, Tesla is now enabling leasing options and free upgrades to move its inventory of the futuristic pickup truck. The company's recent silence on the Cybertruck, even omitting it from their earnings call, speaks volumes about the situation.

Tesla initially projected sales of 500,000 Cybertrucks annually and established production capacity at the Giga Texas for 250,000 units per year. After working through the initial reservation backlog with fewer than 40,000 deliveries, the automaker is now struggling to sell the remaining vehicles.

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[–] forrgott@lemm.ee 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (10 children)

I fucking hate this timeline.

I keep seeing people say this. However, hate is what created this timeline. I don't believe it's what will get us into a new one.

I mean no offense towards you; I want you to know this. I guess I just finally realized what it is that bothers me about that statement. In fact, I share your sentiment. Because not only are they poorly made, common sense safety measures are removed and replaced with poorly engineered crap that traps people, while other badly designed components catch fire and burn them to death.

[–] notfromhere@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 hours ago (6 children)

First time I’ve used this phrase, myself. But I had such hope for the future and I guess I am finally admitting my hope is gone.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

I think the answer is some kind of cynical optimism. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. You never know, they might all die tomorrow in a plane crash or something.

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I was cyncically optimistic 8 years ago.

My optimism has been completely drained. I don't care anymore.

I don't even really hate or fear, I just kind of nothing and fake it on the outside.

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