And the thing is, it wouldn’t have been hard to make a competitive truck that people who have trucks might want. It might have struggled and only gotten a percentage of the market, but at least it would have been an honest attempt that wasn’t embarrassing.
I remember reading discussion when the Cybertruck was first announced as coming, all the lists of “I hope it has…”
I mean, it still stands as the most successful electric truck, with other options being pretty compelling, too. It’s clear that it’s a target customer problem and not an engineering problem (forget of Musk, delays and empty promises).
And the thing is, it wouldn’t have been hard to make a competitive truck that people who have trucks might want. It might have struggled and only gotten a percentage of the market, but at least it would have been an honest attempt that wasn’t embarrassing.
I remember reading discussion when the Cybertruck was first announced as coming, all the lists of “I hope it has…”
Nope.
I mean, it still stands as the most successful electric truck, with other options being pretty compelling, too. It’s clear that it’s a target customer problem and not an engineering problem (forget of Musk, delays and empty promises).
Source: https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a74324287/bestselling-electric-pickup-trucks/