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The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis (futurism.com)
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At the current rate of horrible fiery deaths, FuelArc projects the Cybertruck will have 14.52 fatalities per 100,000 units — far eclipsing the Pinto's 0.85. (In absolute terms, FuelArc found, 27 Pinto drivers died in fires, while five Cybertruck drivers have suffered the same fate, at least so far.)

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[–] 134 points 2 years ago (18 children)

Ford's reasoning was that it was cheaper to pay out for the injuries and deaths than to change the car. Cybertruck has a much better plot armor, a fanbase that refuses to believe it's crap.

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  • [–] 53 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    I think that fanbase is staying to wane. But who knows, maybe the gas loving Maga rednecks will start buying...who am I kidding, most of them can't afford the ridiculous price tag.

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  • [–] 44 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Not only that, it's not even a proper truck. They could have come up with a standard truck design and used tech and EV to create a new niche that was usable. But no one can tell Elon no, so his 5-year-old self's vision had to be made because it's different. Sometimes different doesn't mean better.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They can just buy a used one since the value of these fucking hunks of junk drops dramatically once its driven at all.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I don't know. I'm not sure I've seen or encountered strong pro cyber truck sentiment. Maybe a bit of online excitement for like a day when they were first rolling out but now it's been a laughing stock.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    IRL owners are something else to deal with. they get mad when you point and laugh at their rolling dumpster

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    I sped up and passed one on the freeway just to give him the finger. He even looked like pre-gender affirming surgery Elon. Who looks a lot like Andrew Tate.

    There's 3-4 Wankpazers around here and I see them around once a week. I flip them off every chance I get.

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