"Thanks for all the $16k loans at 0% shmucks. We've kept the interest we made while rates have been up and now you can have it back while they're dropping. Of course, your money is now worth less than it was when you gave it to us during high inflation. Suck it losers. Love, T E S L A"
EDIT: deposit was $150. Still shitty but not the same impact
EDIT 2: Or $2000? ... tl;dr: shitty
Enjoy your overpriced truck that under delivers. At least you look COOL™.
The deposit for a cyberstuck was $150. The package was valued at $16k.
Being happy about lies being exposed is good, but spreading a false narrative about it is bad.
Ah I misread this
It started refunding deposits for the $16,000 extra battery pack.
You are correct. People make mistakes, not everything is "a narrative".
I doubt the deposits were for the full cost, right?
If they were for any price, this is still true.
However, Tesla had devised a solution to bring the range closer to what it originally announced: a separate battery pack that sits in the truck’s bed. Tesla called it a “range extender.” It costs $16,000 and takes up a third of the Cybertruck’s bed.
You cannot make this shit up 😂
Imagine how easy it would be to be if elongated muskrat kept his mouth shut.
Is St Elmo's Fire made of Li-Ion or Life-Po?
The dual motor was originally announced to be US$39,900, not 50,000. It is lies all the way down at Tesla.
I was seriously considering it back then. My wife hated the look and wouldn't let me even consider it, but as someone who likes Back to the Future and Tron, I didn't hate the aesthetic, though it took some getting used to. And I want a comfortably large EV (my compact is too small for my old bones) with 500 miles to avoid range anxiety. A 100 mile distance in the middle of a midwestern winter without a charger at the other end is going to require 500 miles of range to get back home due to heating the battery and cabin, and driving at 80mph. And my longest daily commute was 212 miles round trip before someone asks how often I need to drive 100 miles away in the middle of winter.
I wouldn't say bullet dodged because I was never really close to getting one, but charging three times the price for only 60% range compared to that announcement is fucking insane.
The dual motor was originally announced at 50k
Single motor rear-wheel drive with 250 miles of range, 7,500-pound towing capacity, and 0–60 mph capabilities in under 6.5 seconds, for $39,900
Dual motor all-wheel drive with 300 miles of range, 10,000-pound towing capacity, and 0–60 mph in under 4.5 seconds for $49,900$39,900? Not $40,000? Does Elon still think that old "99" trick still works?
Tesla and unfulfilled promises.... Only slightly less an iconic duo than Tesla bad news and stock price going up.
How about giving up on the Cybertruck
How about giving up
Why the switch to a black hat? Was it to easy for people to see?
How hard can it be to produce a simple battery pack, for a company that is in the business of designing and producing battery packs no less...
$16.000 just to get what you paid for?
Some people sure have a lot of money to spend.
Not quite.
$16k to get closer to what they promised lol Probably won’t do that much considering the added weight
"Tesla confirms it has given up" is the headline I want
The only true PR statement they could release.
Why the third motor? One for each of the front wheels and one for the rear?
One runs front wheels, one runs rear wheels and third one powers the mental gymnastics it takes to be a tesla owner in 2025.
LOL
Two in the back, one in the front. There's also a two and four motor version.
That makes even less sense. Distributing mechanical power on non steering wheels is easy, but for steering wheels requires a more complex and expensive coupling, as well as power losses. Just... why?
I believe the three motor versions is to add extra power under load to the rear wheels. (A weight/power/range compromise between the 4 and 2 motor versions).
The motors are essentially in line with the wheels (they have gearing but it's minimal and internal to the motor housing, not attached like an automatic transmission would be, if that makes sense.)
The "three motor" design is just the single motor design up front and the dual motor design in the back.
I'm not sure if they ever actually released the single motor version though.
extra power under load to the rear wheels
Lol like there's enough room back there to add a load.
It's supposed to tow. In theory.
The load of getting this brick up to speed quickly so the driver can show off
Basically they use the same size motor everywhere, and your total torque and power is dependent on how many you've got?
pretty much. I believe all the cars use the same motor except for the plaid versions (or maybe just the S plaid?) that has a different motor that's designed to hit higher rpm's
It could be $15 and have the range of an ICBM, it can still sit on the lot and scare the kids walking by.
Surprised they haven’t given up on Musk
Why implement a new feature for a product nobody is buying?
Is anybody still holding Tesla shares?
Shares somehow up today
I have an older comment that goes through Tesla's litany of woes and the stock goes up with every piece of bad news. It is being supported by something other than reality.
Longer range so it can get stuck further from home? 🤭😀👍
So, anyway, anyone seen any good movies or anything?
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