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[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's interesting seeing the R1S and EV9 on one end and Bolts and Leafs on the other and imagining how else Tesla could have spent that Cybertruck time and money...

[–] joekar1990@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I think the cybertruck was supposed to be a test platform but then they got too into it. I think they will discontinue it at some point

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

It’s Elons pet project. No way they discontinue it as long as he’s CEO. He’ll never admit it was a terrible idea.

[–] drdabbles@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A Test for what? elon paraded it on stage specifically touting it as the next greatest thing. He tweeted about it for almost two years before that reveal sham. And then took another five years to produce their worst vehicle ever, after starting the factory three years after vehicle production was supposed to begin.

I can't imagine what they were testing, and I can't imagine Elon's ego allowing them to stop making that dumpster.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A Test for what?

The 4680 cells, for one thing.

[–] drdabbles@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

You mean the cell they "tested" in the Y and nobody wanted? Why would the need the cluster truck for that?