It's a beta release product. Of course it has problems. I don't think any of Cybertruck's growing pains are remarkable.
IIRC, Tesla skipped the industry's normal typical period of real world testing for new platforms. That should have scared off most buyers.
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Cybertruck should have been rolled out like the Roadster. Exclusive, prestige, wrap-around customer service. The superfans would happily pay to participate.
There's always a (modest) market for niche vehicles, like the Cybertruck. eg Subaru Brat, VW The Thing (name?).
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Cybertruck has so much innovation, cool tech. 48V, drive-by-wire, the modular internet bus thing, 4 wheel steering, even bigger castings, etc.
Tesla was (initially) right to de-risk those things by using them in a (much) lower volume vehicle. And field test everything ahead of the high volume Model 2 / Robotaxi.
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The big, IMHO, mistake was juicing the stock price by hyping Cybertruck as Tesla's next home run.
IIRC, Tesla skipped the industry's normal typical period of real world testing for new platforms. That should have scared off most buyers.
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Cybertruck should have been rolled out like the Roadster. Exclusive, prestige, wrap-around customer service. The superfans would happily pay to participate.
There's always a (modest) market for niche vehicles, like the Cybertruck. eg Subaru Brat, VW The Thing (name?).
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Cybertruck has so much innovation, cool tech. 48V, drive-by-wire, the modular internet bus thing, 4 wheel steering, even bigger castings, etc.
Tesla was (initially) right to de-risk those things by using them in a (much) lower volume vehicle. And field test everything ahead of the high volume Model 2 / Robotaxi.
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The big, IMHO, mistake was juicing the stock price by hyping Cybertruck as Tesla's next home run.