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[–] 236 points 1 year ago (5 children)

“$800 million worth”?
“Nobody wants”?

Sounds like creative accounting…

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  • [–] 95 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They tried that in Canada and got caught. They'll get a free handy for doing it in the US under Tump though.

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    [–] 221 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    The photograph that says it all. Let's remember Elon Musk for the Nazi that he is.

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  • [–] 99 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    This photo is taken out of context, though. I mean, he slapped his chest before the salute, and he did it twice in a row... Ah shit nevermind, he's a Nazi.

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  • [–] 107 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    The hand on his heart really does make you think twice about the meaning though, just like it did with that other guy.

    Musk and Hitler

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    [–] 154 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Gee, that's too bad. I do Nazi the problem.

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    [–] 126 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    If nobody wants them, then they are worth $0.

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

    You could definitely sell those for more than $0. The batteries alone aren't cheap.

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago

    So somewhere inbetween as the article says "more than 10,000 units" and "$800m" so they appear to be valuing them at ~$80k/unit which is ridiculously optimistic.

    My guess is closer to 1/3rd of that value but nobody likes to lose half a billion in the blink of an eye

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    [–] 114 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Next week: US Department of Defence announces purchase of fleet of Cybertrucks.

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    [–] 90 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    If nobody wants them... they are not worth that amount. simple economics.

    supply and demand...

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago* (7 children)

    I know i would get made fun of for this but a good price is a good price. I would pay $15,000 for one. I think most people would.

    Edit 2 min later - I thought better of it. No i still wouldn't want it. I wouldn't trust Tesla not to hack it at some point and take it over.

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    [+] 75 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
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  • [–] 73 points 1 year ago (27 children)

    "$800m"… If nobody wants them, they're not worth anything.

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    [–] 69 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    You know, by stock market logic, this would mean they aren't actually worth $800m

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    [–] 63 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I am expecting them to end up as ICE technicals, used to hunt down dissidents like...checks notes...American citizens, children, and the elderly.

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    [–] 58 points 1 year ago (1 child)
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    [–] 51 points 1 year ago (14 children)

    Cybertrucks are just sitting around, waiting for someone to officially label them the DeLorean of the 21st century.

    Hey! You take that back! DeLoreans were always cool cars. Their demise wasn't due to lack of popularity, the company just had problems getting established, and ultimately didn't survive its initial growth phase.

    Nobody despised the DeLorean, or it's owner. They just ran out of money, and he tried a desperate Hail Mary play, that didn't work.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Their demise was absolutely due to lack of popularity. In December '81 they had produced 7,000 units and sold 3,000. I'd argue that they failed for the same reason Fiero did -- they looked like a sports car but were not. Top speed was 110mph. 0-60 time was 10.5 seconds. It had a V-6 that put out 130hp in a car with a curb wt of 2700 lbs. 0-60 time was measured at 10.5 seconds. To put that in perspective, about the same as a 99 Ford F-350 Super Duty Crew Cab 4x4 Dually or 73 LTD Brougham. There are virtually no modern cars that run 0-60 that slow. A 2024 5.3l Suburban has a time of 7.0

    In addition, they had numerous quality control problems. This in a car that retailed for $25k or the rough equivalent of $86,000 in today's dollars. While it's probably true that nobody despised the car, it was not a good car. They were definitely cool sitting in a parking lot but getting spanked by a 1980 Chevy Citation (0-60 10.3) is not a good look

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    [–] 42 points 1 year ago (10 children)

    "nobody wants" or 60% of Americans can't afford basic living expenses?

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    [–] 40 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Correction. They are worthless. lol.

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    [–] 39 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    Wait, now it's only $700 million. $400 million. $34 million... And it's $6.50.

    Yeah, I guess there is someone out there who would buy a fleet of dumpster cars for $6.50.

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    [–] 35 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Can someone explain how the demographic of people who loved to park their gas guzzlers to purposefully block tesla charging stations are now Musk fanboys all of a sudden?

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago

    There is only one single core belief in fascism. There must be an “in” group that the state protects, and an “out” group that the state oppresses. There are zero other rules. This means that the definition of the in group is completely arbitrary and fluid based on what helps the strongman at the top. If you ever question the definition of the in group, you are automatically part of the out group.

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    [–] 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Is that price at full retail price or cost of parts. Either way, sounds like someone misjudged the market by a lot and needs to be ejected from their CEO role.

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    [–] 30 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    $800 million worth is giving a lot of value to something they can barely give away. Maybe $800K worth of material after the cost of dismantling.

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    [–] 26 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Actually saw a Tesla with a Trump/Vance sticker on it today. I was already at 92% hate for Tesla. Thanks for making that 100% today stranger.

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    [–] 23 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    Strip out the bad stuff and drop them in the ocean and they can become reefs for fishies and their buddies?

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    [–] 23 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I want to drive one into a brick wall. Not with me in it or anything. I figure I could do it just by setting it to auto-drive into a painting of a tunnel Looney Tunes style.

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    [–] 22 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Just send them to Africa with the next batch of hats and t-shirts of whoever doesn't win the NBA finals

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