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They had a five-year backlog to get through. Presumably everybody who pre-ordered one now has one. It's hard to envision a lot of new demand now that it's one o
by taylodl 2y ago
They had a five-year backlog to get through. Presumably everybody who pre-ordered one now has one. It's hard to envision a lot of new demand now that it's one of the most maligned vehicles in automotive history - especially now with winter coming on and it's becoming apparent nobody tested this thing in the snow (the issue of snow covering the headlights while you're driving down the road).
Short of starting over, I don't know what Tesla needs to do to get this thing back on track. As it is, now that they've worked through the backlog, I can't imagine new sales being particularly strong.
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- floxy 2y agoAnyone have a guess as to when another company's EV surpasses Cybertruck sales? Apparently it is the 3rd best selling EV in the U.S. behind the Tesla Model Y and Model 3. https://insideevs.com/news/737158/us-ev-sales-q3-2024/ https://insideevs.com/news/737158/us-ev-sales-q3-2024/
- m463 2y agowonder if that was clearing the backlog
- floxy 2y agoSounds like you are making a Q4-2024 guess. Any thoughts on which vehicle might surpass it? Honda Prologue? Chevrolet Equinox EV? Ford Mach-E? Hyundai Ioniq 5?
- thejazzman 2y agoPut me down for an Ioniq 5
- floxy 2y agoDate for when you think the Ioniq 5 will surpass Cybertruck deliveries? Q3 of 2025? (to give some time for the 2025 Ioniq 5s to spool up production at the new plant in Georgia)? Sooner?
- kelseyfrog 2y ago> I don't know what Tesla needs to do to get this thing back on track Elon's going to have to tell people to do something that everyone else thinks is impossible. Literally a 200IQ move.
- Andys 2y agoThey could redesign it to be globally compliant. As it stands now, its too big and heavy and can't be sold outside North America, even though it has supporters in other countries.
- m463 2y ago> the issue of snow covering the headlights while you're driving down the road This same thing happened to traffic lights when they switched to LEDs - there was no longer heat to prevent snow/ice over the light. I got inside one in the showroom and didn't like ALL the functions on the touchscreen including gearshift, plus no turn signals. It is amazing the quick access screen to common functions is a bunch of postage-stamp sized targets, 2 feet to your right. I know there are less parts to break, but I wonder how many sales drop off because of these cheapified cluttered ui moves for all of their vehicles?
- s1artibartfast 2y agoRe headlights, I'm not yet convinced this is a problem. I've seen some stationary depictions, but none of moving buildup. It will depend a lot on the airflow and how sticky the snow is in practice
- Sohcahtoa82 2y ago> They had a five-year backlog to get through. That they clearly needed less than a year to actually get through. The claims of 1M Cybertruck reservations was a lie. Alternatively, the extreme majority of reservations were simply cancelled.
- floxy 2y agoWeren't the majority of the reservation for the $40,000 version? Which with inflation, is unlikely to ever see the light of day?