Thanks to poor engineering and Elon Musk, Tesla’s road rage-inducing street tank can’t even win over its core demographic: doomsday preppers
The Cybertruck was supposed to be apocalypse-proof. Can it even survive a trip to the grocery store?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/may/14/tesla-cybertruck-durability-elon-musk
13 Comments
Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de · 17 pts · 1y
This was supposed to be the truck that would be driven on Mars. On Mars!
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Might actually function better on mars. There's no moisture, so it won't get wet.
Ledericas@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y
but the ground has alot of rocks.
anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 1y
Soft sand too I think. But since it only has 38% of earth’s gravity, the 3 ton Deplorean would probably work ok there.
I wouldn’t even trust it to hide behind as shelter from the weak Martian wind, let alone for transportation in a life threatening environment though.
Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
shalafi@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Nah, thanks. Already got an apocalypse-proof vehicle. 2004 F150. It's only 2WD, but I haven't managed to kill it no matter how much I abuse it. Plus, parts are plentiful and cheap. It's the 9mm Glock of trucks. Ugly, works.
grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 1y
I've got a second-gen Prius. It just keeps going and going. I love that thing.
Fingers crossed there's no off-roading or icy hills in the apocalypse.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I sold mine to get a bigger car when we had kids. That thing was solid though. Nothing but oil changes, brakes and tires the whole time I had it. No major issues and gas was basically free. Like $18 to fill it. I miss that thing sometimes.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
My first gen 4 runner is an absolute tank. The 22re is the greatest engine ever made. That thing is apocalypse proof for sure.
edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Maybe they meant it was proof of an oncoming apocalypse given how many people are actually buying and using a piece of shit swasticar?
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Last I saw they've only sold like 30,000-35,000 of the things. That's not a heck of a lot considering that a car company generally needs to sell at least 50,000 to 100,000 to be profitable. That is what eventually killed SAAB. They never hit the 100,000 a year sold globally point.
They also seem to have 7000 to 8000 manufactured that have no buyers.
edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Sure, but it's 30-35k more than they should've sold
Ledericas@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
maybe useful in slicing zombies in half.
TheBat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Stylofox@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 1y