🇨🇦 EV fan and drive a Cybertruck! I run @TheGridFin, covering SpaceX and xAI.
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Well, it seems that the @Cybertruck got a little bit of a life extension. Community pushback and demand seems to be making Elon reconsider his path forward.
I wonder if this means we'll have a shot at keeping the CT around for even longer.
In order to work through more of the Cybertruck order backlog, production will be extended through the end of summer 2027
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Rivian's next software update will add alternative route planning, arrival charge states, and more navigation features. Coming soon to an R1 or R2 near you.
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This is an engineers first principles being applied to a societal issue.
The average North American will not give up their personal autonomy for renting a Cybercab.
On Cybercab math:
xitter.twitterapi.xyz/Karanx_/status/2120180…
I put about 30,000 miles on my Cybertruck this year.
At Tesla's ideal operating rate with the Cybercab ($0.30 USD), that would cost me ~$12,600 CAD.
At current mileage rates (+$1.50 USD), it would cost me $63,000 CAD... a year.
The math ain't mathing.
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Elon Musk says Tesla will build as many Cybertrucks as it can before the line ends in about eight months, and will return deposits for any it doesn't build, even if the production line turns a profit.
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Elon has officially lost the sauce.
Orders exist and far exceed what Tesla can produce before this supposed end-of-production rate.
Tesla is STILL taking orders.
Rather than extend, he's willing to refund deposits?!
The Cybertruck order rate far exceeds our production rate. We will try to make as many as possible before shutting down the line in about 8 months, but will have to return deposits for a lot of people.
This is not a case of Cybertruck being unprofitable, as has been misreported by legacy media, but rather that the opportunity cost of the complexity of Cybertruck is vastly outweighed by the value of incremental Cybercab production.
The weather is getting colder, so its time to prep for winter. Here's what it means for your EV.
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1. Matrix Headlights + get rid of the snow shelf
2. Rear Camera on the roof instead of the tailgate
3. Get rid of RWS to save cost
4. Slight range increase if possible at same price
5. Manual roller tonneau on Standard
6. White seats for white interior
If you could wave your magic wand and create a new Cybertruck to sell 100,000 units a year today, what would you change?
Be realistic. I’m curious.
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Elon is becoming the thing he swore never to be:
a corporate suit
He put passion before sense, and that's how we got the Cybertruck and Starship. Now, that's gone. Its purely profit driven to extract the last squeeze from Tesla because AI profits are factors higher.
There are efficiency improvements coming that will allow for a 40kWh Cybercab pack. We will make this in liquid silver, so the colors are not too monotonous.
The biggest thing most people fail to understand is that there are a very limited number of smart, dedicated people! They can only do so many things.
If we have to maintain a complex production line, supply chain and allocate engineering for Cybertruck, we can’t use those people or factory space and machinery for scaling Cybercab, which is the vehicle that will PROFOUNDLY transform the world of terrestrial transport!
This is a decision driven by a boring, flat, and sterile future.
I don't want an uncontrollable pod, no matter how "fancy" to take me from A to B.
I want something I own, that I can take where I want with what I want. Because where I want is often not paved road.
Sadly, @Tesla is winding down production for the @Cybertruck in Mid-2027. According to @wmorrill3, they'll offer spare parts and service for the foreseeable future. You can still order one today, and deliver is also mid-2027.
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The autonomous future has no adventure, no discovery, and no sense of thrill.
Goodbye, @Cybertruck. I'm not quite letting you leave my driveway yet, but I am genuinely disappointed.
There are no third party wiper blades for the @cybertruck.
I wonder what the plan is besides "haha, good luck"
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The direction that Tesla is going, by ending sales of its models, is inevitable.
Disappointing and sad. I do not agree with this path forward.
Parts for the Cybertruck are already bespoke, and owning one past ~2030 will be a challenge.
My next vehicle will NOT be a Tesla.
