Tesla’s Cybertruck Is a Bust
The truck that was supposed to revolutionize everything is flopping fast
Let's remember Tesla's first cars. They were awful... as cars . They rode poorly. Their body panels had huge gaps. The omnipresent software was early-Microsoft buggy. BUT!!! They were electric and therefore electrifying. People bought them to be green, to be cool, to be in-the-know... even if the cars weren't very good.
Teslas got better - even pretty good, if always, always a bad price/content deal.
The Cybertruck started the same: a poorly designed and constructed vehicle and a bad deal financially. I thought it was ugly, but hey! ... beauty is in the eye... It was impractical, but then so are almost all full-size pickups these days. A few people did buy them, for pretty much the same reasons people had once bought the sedans.
Then Elon went full-Nazi. Now there is no reason to buy a Cybertruck. Unless you want to shout to the world that you agree with Elon.
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
Image: Tesla The hype is dead. The Tesla Cybertruck, once billed as the future of electric vehicles, is now looking like a commercial bust.
In the second quarter of 2025, Tesla sold just 4,306 Cybertrucks, down a staggering 50.8% from the 8,755 units it delivered during the same period last year, according to new data from Kelley Blue Book . This plunge is a signal that America’s most hyped truck may already be out of gas.
When the Cybertruck was first revealed in November 2019, Elon Musk called it a “better truck than an F-150, faster than a Porsche 911.” Its sci-fi stainless steel exoskeleton and futuristic angles made it an instant viral sensation, and a lightning rod for debate. But almost six years later, the truck’s surreal design, awkward size, high price, and late delivery have turned it into a niche curiosity, not a mass-market hit.
The Cybertruck officially launched in November 2023, years behind schedule, with base models starting at $72,235 and top-tier variants pushing well beyond $100,000. Early reviews raised red flags over software glitches, poor fit and finish, and disappointing range for a vehicle of its size.
Now the numbers confirm what critics and former fans have been warning: the Cybertruck is not resonating with buyers.
It’s not just Tesla feeling the pain. Ford’s F-150 Lightning, another flagship electric pickup, also had a rough quarter, with sales dropping 26.1% to 5,842 units, down from 7,902 in Q2 2024. The decline suggests that enthusiasm for big, expensive electric trucks may be cooling fast.
By contrast, Chevrolet’s Silverado EV, which leans into a more conventional design and pricing strategy, is gaining traction. GM sold 3,056 Silverado EVs in the quarter, up 39.2% year over year. That’s still behind Tesla and Ford in raw numbers, but the growth shows there is appetite. Just maybe not for experimental luxury trucks.
For Tesla, the Cybertruck collapse comes at a rough time. The company’s overall U.S. EV sales fell 12.6% in Q2, part of a broader industry slowdown. But while the Model 3 gained traction and the Model Y remained the best-selling EV, the Cybertruck is already looking like Tesla’s weakest link.
The Cybertruck was supposed to be a cultural event, a product that broke all the rules and redefined what a truck could be. Instead, it’s quickly becoming a case study in overpromising and underdelivering.
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Instead, it’s quickly becoming a case study in overpromising and underdelivering.
More likely it was simply a case of frightened people becoming intimidated. Who would buy something that is going to be vandalized.
Federal charges against those who vandalized Tesla products are supposed to carry a 20-year sentence. I haven't heard much on those cases lately.
You're hearing as much as you did about coal-rolling pickups a few years ago...
The news has changed via the violent leftist mobs who are now attacking ICE agents instead of Tesla dealerships.
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I wonder how many leftists have repurchased a Tesla after they found out Musk and Trump had a falling out.
Musk's Nazi salute cannot be forgiven or forgotten.
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But the planet is in dangerous peril, and teslas can help save it.
No more than any EV brand. Teslas aren't the most efficient.
I guess the planet isn’t in that much peril if we can dismiss ev brands by saying, “ah screw them, they aren’t the most efficient.”
If that's what you think, who am I to disagree??
Why are we ignoring the obvious? "Underdelivering" or "afraid of vandals"???
WTF are we talking about?
It's the single ugliest vehicle on the planet. It makes the Pontiac Aztek look amazing by comparison.
Bingo
I have yet to see a cybertruck that looks like it's being used as a truck.
They look more like ugly pieces of "art".
If Picasso designed it
good one
If you mean "Gerardo Picasso", age 5, in some kindergarten class in Toledo.... then yeah.. absolutely.
you ruined my joke
how bout Picasso on crack?
I'll go for that.
Regardless.... dear God that thing is ugly.
I know right? If my father were alive today he'd be asking how many pigs or cows it could haul. How many ricks of wood can I put in the back of that thing. Can it haul a trailer? What a about a camper?
Good point. I'd bet that most were bought for image.
'Course... most "full-sized" pick-ups are for image, regardless of their power-train.
Some pick up trucks are still work trucks. But you're right that a good many trucks are toys for boys that want to look like men. And they can't drive them for shit
I don't know much about pick-ups, but it seems to me - just looking around - that there are more "smaller" trucks actually working.
Fair, but I'm guessing you're not spending a lot of time on farms or ranches. Those guys are typically using bigger trucks.
Yuma is a small city, spread out over a large area. Not what you'd call "walkable". Yuma is an agricultural powerhouse, supplying a significant portion of the nation's fresh produce - lettuce, and such. While I spend no time at all on those vast laser-flat fields, I see a lot, driving from our condo to downtown.
Or rather... I do not see a lot of "full-sized" pick-ups working in or around those fields.
They have to. I don't see those small trucks hauling massive amounts of hay in their beds or all the other stuff a farm truck carries down in and day out.
That's interesting.
I live in Dallas. Most of the guys I know who are in the agricultural business are doing something related to cattle or horses. Their key features on a truck are towing power and clearance. Most drive 3/4 ton trucks.
The "trades" clients I have usually drive 1/2 ton trucks (standard F-150/Tundra/Silverado).
Lol I have yet to see a cybertruck being used at all
How Tesla could put out a turd like this after turning out several very nice vehicles is beyond me.
First time I saw one I just started laughing at the guy driving it. Couldn’t help myself.
Pure marketing. Image.
I have to admit, I kinda like the lava wrap.
From everything I see online, it seems like the Chinese are making better electric cars for way less money.
Yes. We just bought a Skoda (Czech sub-brand in the VW group). We went with a European brand because there's a good dealer network, and Skoda keeps pricing quite a bit lower than VW. But the Chinese are building their networks fast. If it was 2026....