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IrishBubbaLiberal

(2,561 posts)
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 01:02 PM Jul 2025

Tesla's Cybertruck flop is historic. The brand collapse is even worse - DailyKos

Tesla’s Cybertruck flop is historic. The brand collapse is even worse

by kos

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/7/3/2331384/-Tesla-s-Cybertruck-flop-is-historic-The-brand-collapse-is-even-worse?


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So we can reasonably extrapolate that Tesla sold maybe 1,000 to 2,000 Cybertrucks in its second quarter, which is beyond hilarious. At this rate, Tesla may have to shut down entirely. There’s no way it comes close to recouping the massive capital sunk into manufacturing.

But is anyone actually surprised? Not only is it the ugliest vehicle on the road, but it’s also become a rolling MAGA meme. Many of the Teslas on the road were bought back when Tesla was the only electric vehicle option—when Musk still claimed that his mission was to save the world.

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Now Trump is threatening to deport Musk and unleash his DOGE “monster” to destroy his companies—cutting off the federal contracts that keep Tesla and SpaceX alive. Musk was once the patron saint of culture war capitalism, but now he’s getting excommunicated by the very people he tried to impress.

So who’s left to buy Teslas? Crypto grifters? Joe Rogan stans? That’s not a customer base; it’s a comment section. And Tesla’s sales numbers reflect that.

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Tesla's Cybertruck flop is historic. The brand collapse is even worse - DailyKos (Original Post) IrishBubbaLiberal Jul 2025 OP
We have them all over the N. Texas burbs JCMach1 Jul 2025 #1
The Lord Elmo's sycophants say that all is well. They envision a world where Robotaxis make owning cars CentralMass Jul 2025 #2

CentralMass

(16,994 posts)
2. The Lord Elmo's sycophants say that all is well. They envision a world where Robotaxis make owning cars
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 01:33 PM
Jul 2025

a thing of the past and where everyone will own one or more Optimus robots that will earn them income.
Just say no to ketamine.

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