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Tesla Inc. (formerly Tesla Motors) is an energy + technology company originally from California and currently headquartered in Austin, Texas.

They produce electric vehicles (with a heavy focus on autonomy), batteries, and energy/solar products for the grid.

Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

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‘Over 1 Million’ People Wanted a Cybertruck. Where Are They? (www.wired.com)

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“Demand is off the charts!” Elon Musk crowed at the end of 2023, citing more than a million reservations for Tesla's polarizing polygonic pickup—so why has it still sold less than 50,000?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Like many I preregistered. I liked that it was electric,. I liked that it was eclectic looking, though I was sure it would become more like a regular truck after a while.

Perception changed with time.

Firstly, that was the final design, but I could live with that. Then, there were the early failures - the “unbreakable” windows and the fact it is utterly shit at being a truck. The fact that it rusts at the drop of a hat. All of these made me rethink my decision.

And that Elon turned out to be an even bigger prick than we first thought is just the icing on the cake. It means I will never own one now, and I am 100% happy with that decision.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I am kind of curious, what was the appeal of an EV that is also like a regular truck?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just that - I live in a rural area, and have a (technically) unmaintained drive way. I wanted something that would cope with that more easily, but also was good for the occasional tow/truck bed type thing.

And I also wanted something electric. Most trucks are majorly overpowered and polluting, mainly to generate torque. This is precisely what electric motors are good at.

In retrospect, charging would have been a problem, and I now drive a Subaru that I am happy with - sadly, it’s gasoline because Subaru Canada don’t think there’s a market for their PHEV…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Right, I get the appeal, but EVs still seem to be a heavily urban-biased market. I'm in a major city and Tesla owners had issues charging their cars in the winter because the chargers or cars (forgot which) were simply too cold.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I definitely agree with this, but it’s also why I want a PHEV - More complicated, sure, but best of both worlds. Or possibly the worst, I dont know.

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