Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production

Kevin_Flynn

Im curious about the timing of this announcement. On the surface, it seems to take the wind out of their sails. They told us the cybertruck was awesome. They told us flying cars soon. Now we see the fate of the first promise. I would have delayed this announcement for as long as possible after the flying car show from a PR perspective. Which makes me think this announcement is throwing a bone to the financial bean counters ahead of the potential merger with SpaceX. Cleaning the companies books of fat before the big game.

netsharc

... in order to free up production capacity for the Cybercab. Hah, feels like when someone says they're going to stop dating the unemployed slob to focus on dating the alcoholic. A taxi with only 2 doors, what an improvement!

DavCreator

Original announcement by Elon: https://xnotme.com/elonmusk/status/2118591788701421573#m

magicalhippo

I mean as much as I love thd idea of actually doing something bonkers, the lack of sales seemed inevitable to most I assume, so that should come as no surprise. Should have stayed a concept car.

haspok

"Oh, no! Anyway..."

akmarinov

Yeah the Roadster is never getting mass produced … Also i wonder whether in 5-7 years Model 3 and Y will be around

ajmarsh

Oh, what could have been. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tesla-electric-pickup-truck-...

bilsbie

I really thought it would have had a lot of potential for cheaper manufacturing. No paint process is huge. And originally they were talking about basically building it like origami from a sheet of steel.

2OEH8eoCRo0

My five year old nephew will be devastated.

singularity2001

but electric trucks are very successful in China. Why not in the rest of the market?

hn_submit

Musk was a fool to mistake the hollering of a small group of enthusiasts for that of the truck-buying U.S. population. Nobody was actually wanting for the CyberTruck. He should've listened to his marketing people and not be guided by social media and his right-wing instinct. Then again, he's a con-man who's now quietly distancing himself from CyberTruck ("I had nothing to do with it") and moving on to the next con-trick: the CyberCab.

kibwen

For posterity, the HN thread of the Cybertruck's announcement from 2019 (1765 points, 1943 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21602437

wittjeff

As a small-business utility vehicle designed specifically to be wrapped in advertising, I thought it was brilliant. For other uses, eh.

silverFork

They are not selling in USA. Chinese are buying the Chinese made ones.. https://evwire.com/etrucks/market-share

lo_zamoyski

Thank goodness. What an eyesore. Of course, it does have the instrumental benefit of acting as a shibboleth.

mschuster91

Surprise: a car that can only be legally sold and used on mainstream roads in the US makes poor sales, even in the US, after its design was widely ridiculed. The Model 3 was a masterpiece of design, the Cybertruck is more like Cybercuck.

usrusr

Following the DeLorean example in more than just body surfaces.

dmschulman

Someone knows the government infinite money machine, which Tesla, SpaceX, Solar City, and many other Musk companies took advantage of, is about to get cut off.

wmichelin

I legitimately would have bought it if they made it look more like a regular pickup truck, and if Elon didn't go full crazy. I did buy a Model-Y shortly before his Trump endorsement, and then sold it for technical reasons. On a cold January morning, I was pulling up to a stop-sign, didn't have any autopilot turned on, and the car accelerated. I think there is just too much software between gas pedal and the machinery of the car. They're honestly kind of dangerous vehicles. The average person can't handle the responsibility of a self-driving vehicle. I told all of my friends and family that I would not recommend the vehicle yet to a non-technical person, even when I was myself driving it and loving it.