Who knew pissing off leftist people by being a douchebag when your company sells electric vehicles that are typically championed by said leftists could hurt your sales? So mysterious.
Yep. I was unironically going to buy a Cybertruck… then Elon came out of the fascist closet while Tesla’s QC/CS problems escalated… now there is no way I will ever touch anything Tesla or related to Musk.
Waiting for Aptera now, but would also consider Rivian in a pinch.
Most of its issues were fixed by vin 3000 or so (out of about 9000 total). It was 90% brilliant, but the last few details and forced design changes just killed it.
I thought all drive-by-wire was illegal because of the lag. 1/8s does seem very possible to make a difference between life and death.
The article listed another car with 0.28s lag as responding faster. Do you know if that’s a typo or is my brain not working?
Thank you for sharing this. I don’t want a car with that much lag on the controls. It sounds like it isn’t just Tesla, it is something you need to check on any model EV.
I’ve seen a few Cybertrucks parked around the city now. They literally look like something either the fascist, militant law enforcement or the Uber-wealthy would drive around in, in a dystopian future.
Definitely designed to keep you safe from the violent peasant class, especially should you need to run over a few of them in the process.
I was a huge fan of Aptera the first time around, in the mid 2000s. I was crushed to see them fold simply because the government yanked funding for any vehicles that didn’t have 4 wheels (funding that Tesla did get, which is why they survived).
The Cybertruck was announced in 2019, while I heard about Aptera’s resurrection only in late 2021. Until recently, Aptera’s second attempt was looking really tenuous, too. The only just secured full funding to enter full scale production.
Basically, I like practicality. When it was announced, Cybertruck sounded like it would be very practical… rough, tough, indestructible, and electric. We know better now.
Aptera is a very different kind of practical, sure… but for a car I’d use for light commuting a couple times per week (in SoCal), there’s a chance I may never even need to plug it in. That beats out any and all other considerations, in my book.
Who knew pissing off leftist people by being a douchebag when your company sells electric vehicles that are typically championed by said leftists could hurt your sales? So mysterious.
Yep. I was unironically going to buy a Cybertruck… then Elon came out of the fascist closet while Tesla’s QC/CS problems escalated… now there is no way I will ever touch anything Tesla or related to Musk.
Waiting for Aptera now, but would also consider Rivian in a pinch.
Well, that and the cybertruck is a piece of garbage
I didn’t know at the time, years ago. I was just like “OMG Delorean truck!”
Bullet dodged.
The delorean was notoriously a lemon as well
But at least is was a lemon with style… unlike the Cybertruck ;P
Most of its issues were fixed by vin 3000 or so (out of about 9000 total). It was 90% brilliant, but the last few details and forced design changes just killed it.
John Delorean was also a coked up fascist dick weasel
Not even a bullet, just a small steel ball.
So ye olde bullet. Musket ball as it were.
You know, I think that Musk wanted Cybertrucks to be bulletproof for the same reason I don’t worry about mine being bulletproof:
If you’re not a huge piece of shit, people won’t be taking potshots at you.
Dodged a rusty car panel slicing your hands.
Oh that’s nothing.
They dodged death.
https://jalopnik.com/watch-the-tesla-cybertrucks-laggy-steer-by-wire-system-1851517502
I thought all drive-by-wire was illegal because of the lag. 1/8s does seem very possible to make a difference between life and death.
The article listed another car with 0.28s lag as responding faster. Do you know if that’s a typo or is my brain not working?
Thank you for sharing this. I don’t want a car with that much lag on the controls. It sounds like it isn’t just Tesla, it is something you need to check on any model EV.
No idea if it’s a typo, sorry. But that lag is scary as hell.
I’ve seen a few Cybertrucks parked around the city now. They literally look like something either the fascist, militant law enforcement or the Uber-wealthy would drive around in, in a dystopian future.
Definitely designed to keep you safe from the violent peasant class, especially should you need to run over a few of them in the process.
For what it’s worth, I love my R1T. The build quality is miles ahead of the Teslas I’ve driven.
I just wish it weren’t such a sad-Pokemon homely looking little thing, especially from the front. Definitely better than the Cybertruck, though.
I’ve been watching the Aptera progress for years. I hope they can get to a saleable product. So efficient!
Hah! This is 100% me. I was so quick to reserve a Cybertruck that I accidentally had three reservations for a few days.
And I’ve been following Aptera since 2007. I really really hope they can pull it off this time.
They announced a month or two ago that they are now fully funded and it’s finally open road to full production!
How are a cybertruck and an aptera your two contenders? They’re complete opposites.
Fair question. The answer is timing.
I was a huge fan of Aptera the first time around, in the mid 2000s. I was crushed to see them fold simply because the government yanked funding for any vehicles that didn’t have 4 wheels (funding that Tesla did get, which is why they survived).
The Cybertruck was announced in 2019, while I heard about Aptera’s resurrection only in late 2021. Until recently, Aptera’s second attempt was looking really tenuous, too. The only just secured full funding to enter full scale production.
Basically, I like practicality. When it was announced, Cybertruck sounded like it would be very practical… rough, tough, indestructible, and electric. We know better now.
Aptera is a very different kind of practical, sure… but for a car I’d use for light commuting a couple times per week (in SoCal), there’s a chance I may never even need to plug it in. That beats out any and all other considerations, in my book.
The Two EV Genders
I’m happy enough with my Chevy Volt. Would love a fifth gen NEV hybrid, but it seems like they’ve just given up making them.
Also doesn’t help that his vehicles routinely maim and kill their passengers.