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Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by bluGill on Friday November 06, 2026 @08:49AM (#50392264)
Most vehicles are used to get one person to and from work every day. There are a lot of people who don't have kids or only have one kids and so they don't need use passenger space or hauling capacity. The Cybertruck is aerodynamically terrible, but if people are not using it as a truck, well I guess it's transport that works for them.

However, people are talking about the same truck as if it is a truck. And it's a terrible truck for people who need a truck. On the other hand, a lot of other trucks are also terrible at being a truck for the people who need a truck. You have to go into the three-quarter ton or one-ton range to find a decent truck these days, even though a modern half-ton probably has more power and weight carrying capacity than a 30-year-old three-quarter ton truck. The way it's set up means it's not going to work as well as a truck. The 30-year-old truck is going to have a longer bed, which is something that someone who needs a truck is going to want in the truck.

Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by mwt on Friday November 06, 2026 @09:03AM (#50392417)
Very frustrating that trucks have morphed into tank-like SUVs with small beds tacked on back. Expensive and has every fancy feature one could want ... except the thing that makes it a pick-up truck
Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by doikor on Friday November 06, 2026 @12:06PM (#50395090)
A lot of that is US tax code making it cheaper if the car (truck) is big enough.
Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by mwt on Saturday November 07, 2026 @08:49PM (#50409795)
This doesn't pass the smell test to me. I would like to buy a single-cab (or small second row) pick-up truck with a modest carrying capacity and a large bed. The reason the market basically gave up on making these 10-15 years ago is ... tax code? A reference would be helpful for me here.
Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by doikor on Sunday November 08, 2026 @06:15AM (#50412275)
The fuel economy standards (CAFE) take the footprint (size) of the vehicle in count. Once the vehicle is big enough (wide in this case) it effectively falls completely outside the rules saving the manufacturer a lot of money in fees/taxes.

For imports “light trucks” get a nice extra 25% tariff (been around since 1963)

If you own a business and actually use it for work then you a bigger tax brake if it weighs over 6000 pounds.

Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by doikor on Saturday November 07, 2026 @10:22AM (#50405314)
In Europe most of the people who in US actually need trucks just use vans instead. Way more space and more protected from weather (and people)