The truck that was supposed to revolutionize everything is flopping fast.

The hype is dead. The Tesla Cybertruck, once billed as the future of electric vehicles, is now looking like a commercial bust.

In the second quarter of 2025, Tesla sold just 4,306 Cybertrucks, down a staggering 50.8% from the 8,755 units it delivered during the same period last year, according to new data from Kelley Blue Book. This plunge is a signal that America’s most hyped truck may already be out of gas.

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    2 days ago

    It’s ugly

    I agree completely. I mean back in the 80’s they were envisioning cool stuff like this:

    … and instead Telsa decided to put out something that looks like some guy tried to turn his shed into a car.

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      2 days ago

      Even amateur designers can start from the cyber truck design and make something a lot better with a few tweaks. The current design is just a great visualization of what happens when the boss purposefully ignores any suggestion and criticism from the employees. I mean, this not only happens with cars. There are many projects going that way. This is just a very visual high level example.

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      1 day ago

      It’s actually a decent little sci-fi from the Knight Rider/Airwolf era. It stares Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball’s son.

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        Basically. It’s a special effect done with reflective tape, I think? It’s from the 80’s TV show called “Automan.”