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LetMyPeopleVote

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Thu May 8, 2025, 08:25 PM May 8

Tesla Reportedly Has $800 Million Worth of Cybertrucks That Nobody Wants [View all]

This makes me smile




https://www.vice.com/en/article/tesla-reportedly-has-800-million-worth-of-cybertrucks-that-nobody-wants/

Tesla is overstocked with Cybertrucks, the PS1 graphics-looking mobile monument to Elon’s deep lack of creativity. With over 10,000 unsold units just sitting in dealerships, the stainless steel monstrosity has become more burden than an automotive revolution.

Despite Musk’s grand claims of selling 250,000 Cybertrucks annually, and a million reservations that may as well have been scribbled on crumpled cocktail napkins, Tesla barely eked out 6,400 Cybertruck sales in Q1 of 2025.

At this rate, they’d be lucky to hit 20,000 by year’s end. And that’s assuming the accelerator doesn’t glue itself to the floor again, or any number of the many, many shocking reasons Cybertrucks have been recalled in their brief existence......

Desperate to offload inventory, Tesla dropped a “cheaper” $69,990 Rear Wheel Drive version in April that comes with fewer features and—one assumes a complimentary disclaimer, or maybe even a guarantee, that something on this thing will fall off within a few months.

It feels like white flags are being waved all over the place, especially as Tesla redirects workers from Cybertruck production back to the Model Y. While we can’t yet write Cybertruck’s obituary, the prognosis is grim.


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A skilled metalsmith and welder could make some nice barbecues from them bucolic_frolic May 8 #1
Or dumpsters. SheltieLover May 8 #3
Bing Go! /nt bucolic_frolic May 8 #11
Lol SheltieLover May 8 #12
Do they have self-driving capabilities? Attilatheblond May 8 #32
Or poo 💩 bins! benfranklin1776 May 8 #51
It's very low grade and thin stainless steel. It's good for nothing. Klarkashton May 8 #44
I LOLd when I heard someone describe a Cybertruck forgotmylogin May 8 #46
At least cookie sheet is useful. Klarkashton May 8 #52
That's what they should do! forgotmylogin May 9 #56
Eat 'em, Leon. OAITW r.2.0 May 8 #2
Tesla Is Sitting on an Enormous Pile of Unsold Cybertrucks as Crisis Deepens LetMyPeopleVote May 8 #4
Oh no! flvegan May 8 #5
Aha! Ugly CAN be immobilized! Ping Tung May 8 #6
Who wants an overpriced piece of shit that's going to rust? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 8 #7
Whose body panels fall off while driving because they're glued together! SheltieLover May 8 #13
He'll paint them dark green and sell them to the US Army FakeNoose May 8 #36
If there's no demand for them, House of Roberts May 8 #8
I still somehow see them on the road pretty often newdeal2 May 8 #9
I pity anybody who bought one. It is an albatross that will haunt them until they unload it or send it to the dump. Martin68 May 8 #33
It's okay Trump paid him at least $400m for his troubles. That and lucrative government contracts will offset losses. live love laugh May 8 #10
Every Time I See One ScoutHikerDad May 8 #14
"Jeez, what a waste of machinery" DinahMoeHum May 8 #15
Im sure Trump will force the government to buy them Johonny May 8 #16
It is a toxic brand that will never recover. byronius May 8 #17
Don't worry... Meowmee May 8 #18
Who wants rear wheel drive? iemanja May 8 #19
I prefer RWD. BidenRocks May 8 #38
Why do you prefer RWD? iemanja May 8 #50
I grew up in Wisconsin. BidenRocks May 8 #53
Yeah, FWD is standard iemanja May 9 #57
Love this yankee87 May 8 #20
I'd buy one . . . Aussie105 May 8 #21
Crazy Donald's White House Used Swasticars Kid Berwyn May 8 #22
The Trump administration will buy them for $2 Billion erodriguez May 8 #23
And as commander in chief DENVERPOPS May 8 #43
Well that's nice to end the day with a good news. Dave Bowman May 8 #24
They will show up in future Sci Fi movies rickford66 May 8 #25
Really? I think owning a Cybertruck is worth a million dollars. SSJVegeta May 8 #26
Trump might sign an executive order forcing government agencies to buy them Zorro May 8 #27
Or Lesotho not fooled May 8 #40
It's the FOFA co. Cha May 8 #28
It is a piece of crap. It looks like an adolescent's idea of a sci-fi truck. Martin68 May 8 #29
Wow gilligan May 8 #30
Recycle the darn things Pas-de-Calais May 8 #31
How long before people call them 'the Elon Edsel' Attilatheblond May 8 #34
That was still 6400 too many last quarter. RockRaven May 8 #35
I drive a 2007 VW rabbit tavernier May 8 #37
Good. Joinfortmill May 8 #39
Take 'em up to Canada. I hear they have some great, promotional weekend sales. Norrrm May 8 #41
$800 M? That's about how much they would have to pay me to be willing to drive one Jerry2144 May 8 #42
Even if Musk hadn't outed himself as a shithead, a Nazi, Putin's tool, and an enemy of this country Warpy May 8 #45
I need a truck to haul BidenRocks May 8 #47
Tesla Atari NEOBuckeye May 8 #48
I hope they recycle Demovictory9 May 9 #55
The art and genius of Elon Musk will be appreciated in due time. dalton99a May 8 #49
Glued together trash dumpsters UpInArms May 8 #54
No market for the Cybertruck, dumpster on wheels and Swasticar! 😂 LetMyPeopleVote May 10 #58
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