What do you think of the Tesla Cybertruck?
Published by Nigel Aves in Educational · Tuesday 29 Oct 2024 · 2:15
Tags: Tesla, Cybertruck, electric, vehicles, innovation, automotive, industry, design, technology, sustainability, consumer, opinion, future, of, transportation
Tags: Tesla, Cybertruck, electric, vehicles, innovation, automotive, industry, design, technology, sustainability, consumer, opinion, future, of, transportation
t’s a preposterous, bloated toy for ostentatious techno-brats. Sure, there are some interesting tech features, but they can’t justify the jaw-dropping selfishness of anyone who drives this thing.
- The design is lethal to pedestrians and would be illegal in any European country. So it’s only for drivers who don’t give a flying **** about anyone who prefers to walk.
- And for such a heavy machine it’s absurdly over-powered and well beyond the ability of the average driver to control safely The top spec delivers 845 hp (only slightly less than an F1 car) and 2.6 secs for 0–60, out-performing many supercars. As a result it will be killing many other road users, and insurance companies are increasingly refusing to offer cover at any price. So it’s only for drivers who don’t give a flying **** about other drivers and their passengers.
- It hasn’t been officially crash tested, but expert analysis of a video released by Tesla suggests that the steel structure is far too rigid and will also be lethal to the occupants in a smash. There’s a reason why no-one else builds cars this way. In a like-for-like comparison, the deceleration force on the driver of a Cybertruck was 4x the force on the pilot of a Ford F-150. So it’s only for drivers who don’t give a frying **** about their passengers either, including their own kids.
- The long-range version has an obscene kerb weight of 6,900 lbs. The embedded CO2 in this monster is egregious. The idea that it’s is in any way a green vehicle is risible - this is conspicuous consumption at its worst.
An accident-damaged Cybertruck. “Strong and safe”??

It’s horribly expensive to build. It’s horribly expensive to repair. It’s horribly impractical as a working truck. Its range on the road is well short of the brochure promises, especially when towing. Its off-road performance is piss-poor. Its build quality is sketchy. Its reliability has been catastrophic, with 5 recalls to date. It’s not particularly luxurious or comfortable. It’s wildly expensive to insure. And depreciation is hairraising. There is no rational reason to spend north of $100k on this thing.
The Cybertruck is the manifestation of Musk’s adolescent fever-dream, and its market is sociopathic members of his increasingly dark personality cult.
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UPDATE: It seems that even Tesla fanboys agree. It’s being reported that Tesla has finished following up the 1.9 million pre-orders for the Cybertruck, and a jaw-dropping 97.5% of customers have cancelled. This isn’t going well, Elon…