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[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 160 points 1 year ago

So then they have $0 worth of cybertrucks.

[-] 60d@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 year ago

I wish the article would tell us how many units instead, for this very reason.

[-] techt@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Last I remember they sold for $80k, plus that makes the math trivial, so... 10000 vehicles?

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 year ago

Wow that has so much more impact to me, I can really visualise the endless parking lots full of them.

[-] DoYouNot@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

That's literally in the second sentence of the article.

[-] 60d@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

Just looked again and you're right lmao. I did read it, but somehow missed it.

[-] blandfordforever@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, we don't want the article to make us read. We want the article to grab our heads, pull our ears out and talk the information directly into our faces. You know, "tell us."

[-] bloup@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Or report their value as the scrap value or cost of materials

[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

-$800 million those weren’t free to build.

[-] Khrux@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 year ago

I'd love to know how much it costs to build each cybertruck, and visualise the other revenue loss of storing these, designing the machinery to build this shit and anything other costs that were factored into sales.

[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The big 3 used to need to sell something like 1/2 million cars before covering R&D costs. But that was also back in the 60-70s when they sold a million cars a year and designed it all on paper.

The cyber truck’s design was so stupid that it may have approached that level of r&d costs. Since bonding and forming such thick Stainless steel isn’t trivial.

[-] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 year ago

$0 worth

I'd be willing to pay that for a cyberdump. Wouldn't mind the pubic lovingly trashing it either. It even traps passengers while burning like a complimentary self-cleaning oven feature. The disposal fee might be a bitch.

On further thought, it might not be worth it.

[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Id strip it for parts and convert a classic car with one if the price was right. (Free)

[-] 18_24_61_b_17_17_4@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Just keep the windows down at all times. Then you can jump out and laugh at it when it's on fire.

[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I was gonna say. Doesn't seem right that they can just add up the MSRP like that and claim it's millions worth of something if nobody's buying. Plus, I'd wager the manufacturing cost of all that is significantly lower.

this post was submitted on 13 May 2025
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