Posted by jdenquin 10/25/2024
The linked Kelly Blue Book report tables are probably more-useful, and state that in Q3, 4.8% of the vehicles sold were Cybertrucks.
I'm not familiar with pickup-truck-adjacent vehicles, but I notice the "Ford F-150 Lightning" was 2.1%, and the "GMC Hummer Truck / SUV" was 1.2%.
You can't even find middling used EVs for sub $20k. They're all just Chevy Bolts people were desperate to unload.
Level 3 charging aka DC fast charging was an option on them, so not all have the extra pins needed for a CCS charger.
I'm pretty happy with my 2017 Bolt which has the DC fast charging option. I wish it had distance-keeping cruise control; it's frustrating because it has the cameras and will even report following distance on the dash, but doesn't have the adaptive cruise feature for whatever reason. I also wish it charged a bit faster; 50 kW max is a little slow for road trips.
Next car is probably a 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5, which has has both features and is also pretty reasonable. Prices on the used models are slowly coming down.
I don't like the look, personally, but my kids love it.
People buy them as big toys.
Don't know which part of the country is buying the cybertrucks but I don't think it's here.
Rivian now has dedicated charging stations now out in wilderness-type places (i.e., at the entrance to national parks).
To compare, 3.9 million cars sold in Q3.
That was just the top of the line Founders Edition, which is no longer for sale.
It's $80k now, and more like $70k for businesses (with tax incentives)
Those numbers are going to crater hard in the coming months
Honestly I fully expect to see these things crisping in the sunlit parking lot of a predatory auto lender in about five years, or rolling through the rough part of town on an 84 month co-signed auto loan with liability insurance only, wagon wheels, a lord beerus wrap and aftermarket stereo.
Like Range Rovers and Hummers they will be gobbled up by people who (with petite-bourgeoise socialism) can afford to buy the vehicle, but not maintain it. And if Youtube is any judge of build quality, this vehicle will start to fall apart the minute it exits the factory floor.
You wanted to buy the vehicle anyway, you were going to buy it anyway, but for some absurd reason you get to count a personal vehicle against your company's tax liability.
Most companies literally don't have the margins to be solvent if all their purchasing activity is subject to 20%+ tax.
It’s obvious that most businesses can’t survive if their revenue is hit with income tax before expenses are paid, that’s why revenue is not taxed as income.
It would be wonderful irony if suddenly buying EVs has become trendy among the right-leaning crowd.
Musks resent policial turns fits the Cybertruck image too.