I tend to assume that there’s two reasons. The first, as the second quote shows “Why Not?”. If there’s anyone left who wants to buy one, they’re almost certainly doing so for non-economic/non-need reasons, so why charge more.
The second, is if he keeps mandating the purchase of his vehicles by his other companies, he can continue to artificially increase the value of the Cybertruck to his shareholders and the public, propping up his own ego.
Win/win for Musk.
Cybertrucks will not be made available in Australia and NZ. Deposits will be fully refunded. If anyone who did a deposit is interested, they will get a free year of FSD on a new Model 3 or Y.
on the upside: you Ozzies get at least a new model 3 or Y … while the rest of the world still gets that bland 2017 design …
on a local website today …
highlight: spare parts in any hardware store …
Can’t see anything other than a request to upgrade to premium.
Sorry, good example for enshittifecation… The pic was there when uploading…
So, put the link to the website. Now, I’m curious.
Or maybe just describe the thing you’re trying to show us.
It was one of those jokes where someone made a fake cybertruck out of corrugated galvanized steel.
Looks like the era is coming to an end.
The company only makes the Model 3, Model Y and the Cybertruck currently, with the Roadster supposedly coming soon. And then they need to drop one of those to make room to build more Cybercabs? Most real car companies can handle many more models than that.
Tesla fans have been mourning the news online, with one person calling it “the best vehicle Tesla has ever made” as he lamented it being “discontinued next year”.
Musk responded to the user with the word “true”, adding: “But the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time.”
I mean, true, unless they scrap all of those unsold vehicles.
“Best vehicle Tesla has ever made.” His fanboy cult has weird ideas. I think the lack of popular appeal argues against it being their best vehicle.
Hahaha. I bet you can get a cheapie on the used market in a couple months. What a complete fiasco.
I was a manufacturing engineer for consumer product components and did a lot of work making things for the automotive industry which is a massive pain in the ass when a product goes end of life. You are required by law to make and warehouse ten years worth of spare parts for future repair work.
I had one of those monstrosities in my driveway last month. Tesla will send someone to you to do a tire rotation for $65. I’ve done it a few times and this time they sent someone in a CT. I asked the kid how he liked driving it around and he said it’s roomier inside than it looks.
Schadenfreude-y, but given all the earlier reported issues with insurance claims on these behemoths, it’s about to get 1000% worse, because with no parts on the horizon, just about anything is going to mean a total loss for the ones on the roads.
And as @hajario points out, you thought the depreciation was bad before, OMFG, there’s going to be a lot of people super upside-down or defaulting on huge loans on these in the near future.
There will be plenty of parts. They have to build up a big stock by law. Now when we get eight to ten years down the road, it’ll be problematic.
Any metal shop with a bending brake can make any needed replacement parts.
Yeah it’s not like it’s a complicated process. I know a guy who makes sheet metal parts in his garage for a living and he could very easily do this.
Just because there are some parts, or they can be machined, doesn’t mean insurance is going to be willing to pay Tesla’s rates for the parts, or for custom machining. The first already being a known issue and the second rather speculative. Especially because insurance companies almost always require certified parts, either new or aftermarket.
Granted, with Elon’s overblown plans for the numbers to be produced, there may be a lot more parts than the norm. But with the depreciation of a canceled model, putting $10-$20k+ into a vehicle for repairs may end up with a lot of early totals.