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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by jrauser on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:07AM (#50394159)
I'm convinced that Elon made it just because he thought it would be funny. "Let's make a truck that looks like it came out of a 90s low-polygon video game! That'll be hilarious!" He never cared for one moment if it was actually a good product.

The poor people that bought them were the butt of his joke.

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by paularmstrong on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:08AM (#50394194)
No, he legitimately thought it was edgy and cool. He has the taste and desires of a 10 year old.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by win311fwg on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:10AM (#50394227)
Compared to other pickups on the road, he's not wrong. It wasn't a good design, but the competition isn't very fierce.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by mingus88 on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:18AM (#50394355)
The competition isn’t very fierce but he sure did squander his advantage in the EV segment to get beaten to market by a company that had never shipped an EV before

Rivian selling the first EV pickup truck even after Elon’s announcement of the cybertruck is pretty embarrassing

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by SoftTalker on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:17AM (#50394346)
The first Tesla was based on a Lotus Elise. It was stunningly good looking. It changed people's minds that an electric car had to look like a glorified golf cart.

Later cars from Tesla looked more generic but still like looked like regular cars.

The cybertruck seems like a throwback to the old electric cars that looked like something out of nerd's sketchbook.

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by nailer on Friday November 06, 2026 @12:02PM (#50395023)
It is cool, in terms of it doesn't care what people think and doesn't mind people hating it (like the parent post).

There's nothing wrong with nostalgia and the Cybertruck felt like it was from Hard Drivin' or 4D Sports Driving/Stunts.

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