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      I’ll take one when it’s cheaper than the battery pack… then sell the rest of the damned thing for scrap

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        I got both my Tacoma and Nissan leaf for less than that. As a truck, the cybertruck sucks. As an electric car, the cybertruck sucks.

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          Sure! But I already have a Sequoia and a Honda FIT if I was going to replace my Honda fit (I’m hopefully getting a slate truck) I’d replace it with an electric truck. I do 120 miles a day commute.

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            I do 120 miles a day commute.

            Ew.

            But those slate trucks look fun as shit. If it ends up meeting expectations, it might be one of the only trucks I’d consider getting rid of my Tacoma for.

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              I know but cost of living is so much better away from the Baltimore beltloop. :/

              I’m conscious that it could be vaporware of a product but if it comes out I’ll be happy I put in the reservation. My fit is going to be toast by the time the slate starts rolling off the assembly line.

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      Absolutely, no sense wasting that lithium. Teslas can achieve salvation by being rebuilt into Priuses

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        I mean, it’s already wired for fast charging and high output, might as well use the entire pack and as much of the controllers as we can without connecting back to HQ

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          I don’t know about the cyber truck specifically, but there is definitely already open source hardware and firmware designed for this. It interfaces with the battery via canbus. It then presents as a standard battery to most solar inverters. I know it definitely works with standard tesla batteries.

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    You know what? I’ll change my mind.

    Fix the long list of problems with them,pay for the insurance, remove the T logo, and I’ll drive it.

    That way when I get asked about driving around in a 7 year olds drawing for a truck, at least I can say it was free and I’m no longer buying gas.

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      remove the T logo

      You know how you can still tell that a building was originally a Pizza Hut even with the signs removed/changed?

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      Really? As a car, the brand is the least of its issues.

      There’s a reason that car is not legal in a lot of countries.

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      There’s a value I would take a cybertruck for. That value is lower than my 2010 Tacoma with almost 250,000 miles, though.

      Actually, now that I think about it, there are enough things I think are dangerous about it, both to others and occupants, stupid design decisions, etc., that no, I don’t think I’d even take a free one.

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    Imagine being such a terminally sycophantic chump that, after experiencing Cybertruck ownership, you trade it in for yet another Tesla.

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    When you lost a technological advantage - u then rely on your country protecting you via tariffs.

    But this means we the people then fund your failed business.
    This means you cannot be an asshole and be super duper grateful for people funding ya and protecting ya. this typically means you don’t throw sieg heils.

    i can’t believe Tesla shareholders keep musk still, think it’s likely gonna chnage

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    they were buying it to sustain teslas long enough so that musk can cash out on that original 56bn payout from the stocks.

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      Your uncle presses a hidden button to open an old garage door. Years of leaves and dead vines fall from the top edge, and a surprised bird darts out from its nest on the now-opaque window. As the door creaks open, the scent of stale Axe body spray floods the overgrown driveway.

      Inside, you see walls adorned with Kanye posters, Bored Ape printouts and flash drives in glass cases, and his crown jewel in the center - an original Cybertruck, still in mint condition. With a grin on his face, your uncle struts up to the masterpiece and pats it on the hood. The front bumper immediately comes loose, but he kicks it back into place before it hits the ground.

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            https://youtu.be/33AP0JnXSOA

            Correct. Most didn’t survive. Of those that have, very few are in excellent condition. Of those few, almost none are all original. Those rare few are collectable now. Furthermore, it was featured prominently in a hit TV show. Rarity and notoriety will make a very, very few Cybertrucks into collectibles. It’s probably going to be a while though.