The truck that was supposed to revolutionize everything is flopping fast.

The hype is dead. The Tesla Cybertruck, once billed as the future of electric vehicles, is now looking like a commercial bust.

In the second quarter of 2025, Tesla sold just 4,306 Cybertrucks, down a staggering 50.8% from the 8,755 units it delivered during the same period last year, according to new data from Kelley Blue Book. This plunge is a signal that America’s most hyped truck may already be out of gas.

  • @frog_brawler@lemmy.world
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    811 days ago

    But almost six years later, the truck’s surreal design, awkward size, high price, and late delivery have turned it into a niche curiosity, not a mass-market hit.

    How the fuck do you write an article about the failed Cybertruck and not acknowledge Elon’s political bullshit impacting Tesla sales?!?

    Dishonest shit.

    • @Linkalee@sh.itjust.works
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      11 days ago

      Early reviews raised red flags over software glitches, poor fit and finish, and disappointing range for a vehicle of its size.

      That’s the only sentence acknowledging the MANY mechanical failures, too.

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      Eh. Even if Musk still had his Iron Man in real life image the cyber truck would still be a complete failure.

      Saying it’s a shitty car and a failure by only looking at it as a car seems like good journalism. This isn’t a good product that failed because people don’t like Musk anymore.

      • da_cow (she/her)
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        111 days ago

        Well yes, but if you want to explain why it flopped you devinetively have to mention Elon Musk Teslas sales overall dropped everywhere around the world by up to 50%.