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At the current rate of horrible fiery deaths, FuelArc projects the Cybertruck will have 14.52 fatalities per 100,000 units — far eclipsing the Pinto's 0.85. (In absolute terms, FuelArc found, 27 Pinto drivers died in fires, while five Cybertruck drivers have suffered the same fate, at least so far.)

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[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 52 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I think that fanbase is staying to wane. But who knows, maybe the gas loving Maga rednecks will start buying...who am I kidding, most of them can't afford the ridiculous price tag.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 42 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not only that, it's not even a proper truck. They could have come up with a standard truck design and used tech and EV to create a new niche that was usable. But no one can tell Elon no, so his 5-year-old self's vision had to be made because it's different. Sometimes different doesn't mean better.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The kind of car Blade Runner would have driven.

[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Blade Runner vehicles were more aligned with 1960s coupes

[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

You mean he drew the design with a crayon?

[–] frezik@midwest.social 21 points 1 day ago

What often happens in cases like that is people on the edge leave, but those who remain are now distilled insanity.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

the maga crowd has diesel truck attached to their very masculinity, thats never happening.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

The MAGA crowd mostly needs to give their truck gender-affirming care by giving them truck nuts.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They can just buy a used one since the value of these fucking hunks of junk drops dramatically once its driven at all.

I read a reddit post recently by a guy who had bought one for $135K after shelling out $50K to a broker to find him one. He was wanting to sell but couldn't get more than $70K for it lol.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

According to the article there are already five less of them than there used to be.