re: Is the Cybertruck at risk of becoming Elon Musk’s first full-blown flop?

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For the amount of money, there’s a plethora of better options

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Did this guy say plethora? How fancy.

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Like if an 11 yr old boy saw Demolition Man in 93, went into a coma for 30 years, then woke up and somebody told him to design a vehicle.

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This is so spot on it should be included with the cybertruck definition

Good luck trying to sell that knowing how quickly it depreciates.

I see a surprising number of them. They’re all over the place around Houston

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My kids love them too. They spot them driving and scream Cyyybbeerr Truuuuuuccckk!

So whatever he did to appeal to children he nailed it, they don’t know the name brand or type of any other vehicle

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that’s because your kids play Fortnite

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It's basically a concept vehicle you'd see at car shows but actually put into production. Don't think it has much of a chance to really turn profitable.

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The actually put in production part was what was surprising. They seem to sell off the production line quickly almost like they are built to order. Outside of this press I kind of looked at it more as marketing Tesla as still being the futuristic brand as more EV vehicles came out.

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I still don’t understand why anyone would buy that ugly thing other than to intentionally look like a douche bag. It’s the modern H2.

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H2s are actual trucks at least.

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Just quit making EV’s all together.

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I'm not an environmentalist, but rather a conservationist and I'm fine with that idea.

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Kinda crazy that an automobile has panels held on with glue.

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Adhesives are quite common in the auto industry even in the body-in-white assembly stage. A good example is where an aluminum part is attached to a steel one which can't be welded. In the past they would be bolted together but adhesive joints can be superior. Not only do they reduce fatigue stress by spreading the forces over a larger area they also reduce or eliminate corrosion in the joint. This are just a simple example but lots of cars have major structural joints held together by adhesives, it ain't the glue stick you ate in kindergarten.