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Re:Tesla ending Models S and X production by cucumber3732842 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @06:17AM (#46808646)
The Cybertruck was very clearly designed to be a low production model to figure out teething issues in manufacturing and design. Think Plymouth Prowler. Like seriously, nobody makes a body out of heavy gauge sheet metal with simple shapes if they're planning on volume, it doesn't pencil out vs more die complexity and thinner material. But the future growth to justify that never seems to have materialized....
Re:Tesla ending Models S and X production by poulpy123 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @07:36AM (#46809350)
Elon Musk said he estimated 250k to 500k yearly sales
Re:Tesla ending Models S and X production by mekdoonggi on Thursday January 29, 2026 @08:47AM (#46810135)
So he's off by, what Elon might say is an "order of magnitude"
Re:Tesla ending Models S and X production by cucumber3732842 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @11:13AM (#46812195)
I write that off as marketing BS. They very clearly didn't design it based on those expectations though.