Last week, Elon Musk announced on X that Tesla would halt production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas “around the middle of next year,” supposedly to allow for increased production of self-driving Cybercabs.
\n\nAutomotive industry observers were quick to surmise that the vehicle’s weak sales, delayed deliveries, inflated pricing, numerous recalls, and connection to Musk’s far-right MAGA politics may also have factored into the decision. Longtime detractors of the polarizing steel-paneled truck, originally positioned as an electric rival to classic gas-powered pickups, jeered Musk and Tesla fans over its demise, noting with some pleasure that the Cybertruck would exit the market within four years of its November 2023 rollout.
\n\nAnd, in Cybertruck fan communities across the web, owners began to mourn.
\n\n“Worst possible news,” a member of the Cybertruck Owners Club forum wrote in a response to Musk’s post. “No chance to buy another in future years for a newer model or after a car accident. No more aftermarket mods. No more service or parts.” Another remarked that they had waited for their truck “longer than the truck line was around.”
\n\n“So everybody in my group, they are not happy,” Michael Goldman, a contractor in Palm Springs, California, tells WIRED.
Original source: https://www.wired.com/