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Tesla’s bizarre-looking Cybertruck hassuffered through yet another recall.
“Elon Musk is the reason both cars in my driveway are electric.
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Hes also the reason neither of them are Teslas,” wrote Firebird Music CEO Nathan Hubbard on Threads.
The number is notable because Tesla no longer owns the “majority” of the market.
It hasn’t all gone smoothly.
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Earlier this year,Ford pulled back on its aggressive EV plans.
Plus, consumers still appear more interested in half-measures.
The point is we now have choices.
You can wrap it in black but it still doesn’t look normal.
I know that when I finally make the EV move, it won’t be with a Tesla.
That’s an important shift for me.
Now, though, I can’t stomach the idea of enriching Elon Musk.
On October 10, Musk is expected tofinally launch his Tesla robo taxi.
That event will be notable, I think, for its lack of direct consumer appeal.
There’ll be no Model 3 update or a cheaper Tesla.
Affordable is not in Tesla’s vocabulary.
The company recentlystopped sellingthe cheapest version of the Model 3.
I’d say there’s no longer a point in waiting for a truly affordable Tesla.
Over the last six months, I’ve noticed these awkward-looking vehicles in San Francisco and in New York.
No matter when you see them, they look out of place.
Considering all that, perhaps these recalls are unsurprising.
Fortunately, the fix will arrive in an over-the-air software update.
Recalls are not inherently a disaster.
Untold combustion engine vehicles get them.
For Tesla, they’re certainly not confined to the Cybertruck.
The company has haddozens that range across its most popular models.
When I see a Cybertruck rolling through my neighborhood, I don’t admire it; I gawk.
It always looks out of place.
I also think I instantly know the driver, not personally, but who this person is.
