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I have no idea why Tesla thought that the Cybertruck would sell well enough to justify the production numbers.
They should have did the Roadster first instead and then the Cybertruck, both run in 5k lots to meet orders. Making such niche vehicles like it was going to be bought up like an F150 or a Civic is just dumb.
It was originally said to be sold at $40k and a long range. Even back at the announcement time ICE pickups were expensive. Even people that were put off by the looks could swallow getting a full sized truck which wouldn't need expensive fuel for $40k. It just never ended up being that.
So did anyone in the world actually expect them to be at that price though? I mean has anything Musk promised in the last ten years not turn out to be a blatantlie? Anyone who had high expectations of the cyber truck just lied to themselves, they had absolutely zero reason to believe any of the promises were going to be met.