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Musk Says There Are 146,000 Cybertruck Orders Just Two Days After Reveal
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said Saturday the company has amassed 146,000 orders for its Cybertruck, less than 48 hours after the polarizing vehicle was first shown amid shattered glass.
[...] Tesla's website allows customers to order the electric truck for a fully refundable $100, and says they can complete their configuration "as production nears in late 2021." Musk said in a tweet that 42% had ordered the dual-motor option, which starts at $49,900, while 41% have ordered the $69,900 triple-motor option, production of which is expected to begin in late 2022. Just 17% ordered the single-motor version, which begins at $39,900.
146k Cybertruck orders so far, with 42% choosing dual, 41% tri & 17% single motor
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2019
The $100 deposit for the Cybertruck is far cheaper than the $1,000 that was required to reserve a Model 3 sedan. Tesla's reservation lists have long been a source of intrigue for investors, analysts, journalists, fans and skeptics of the company, as it's often used as a proxy for demand. But Tesla itself stopped giving reservation figures on its quarterly earnings calls, saying the metric wasn't relevant.
Previously: Tesla Unveils "Cybertruck"
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Sunday November 24 2019, @10:37PM (9 children)
At the same point, what options did people have when they legislated station wagons out of existance? What vehicles are out there that will transport two parents, two or three kids, a dog, and all of their stuff?
Minivans cost the same as trucks and get the same gas mileage, or at least my 2012 caravan and 2016 f150 do. Suvs get just as bad gas mileage and cost twice as much. Sedans are going to be overloaded with just two adults and two kids.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 2) by driverless on Sunday November 24 2019, @10:44PM (8 children)
You mention owning an F150, so I assume you're in the US... no-one ever legislated station wagons out of existence, their popularity declined after the 73 oil shock because they were gas-guzzlers, and even more so later when they were displaced by minivans. You can still buy them today, they're just... well, would you be seen driving a station wagon?
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 24 2019, @11:36PM (4 children)
>... would you be seen driving a station wagon?
Happily. My dick works just fine without any sort of vehicle-altitude-posturing. I use my 2001 Saturn LW wagon to throw bicycles and all kinds of other stuff in the back. Once a year there might be something too big to fit and I have a friend with a pickup truck. Most of the time the rear seats are folded down.
The plastic body panels still look great, although it's probably rusting to some extent underneath the skin after nearly 100K miles (Great Lakes area, salted roads). Just coming up on timing belt replacement, it doesn't owe me anything, bought at 30K miles and 3 years old for $10K (including tax).
(Score: 3, Funny) by driverless on Sunday November 24 2019, @11:55PM (3 children)
Which then leads to the followup question, are you a plumber?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 25 2019, @03:43AM (2 children)
(Saturn wagon owning AC)
No, not a plumber, but I might take on small diy plumbing repairs. Is this some kind of pop culture reference that I'm not getting (I'm a boomer...who grew up with out a TV)
Own a tiny specialist engineering company, we do custom analysis work in our little niche.
(Score: 2) by driverless on Monday November 25 2019, @03:54AM
Naah, just that a station wagon piled high with taps and fittings, or cables and connectors, seems to be the trademark of many plumbers and electricians.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 25 2019, @07:46AM
I built an art studio about 30x40'. Most of the materials got to the site on my Jetta's roof rack. I got real good at tie downs technique. Later I bought a small 4x5' trailer that's so light you can roll it around and stand it on its end without much effort at all, yet has a 1500 pound payload capacity. I've had that more than 10 years. Best 5 or 600 bucks I ever spent. Just this weekend I grabbed half a yard of gravel, a full yard of bark, and a load of firewood (three trips obviously) with that trailer (it's now towed by a Subaru wagon). I love that trailer more than anything I own.
Anyway, a lot can be done with a car and hell of a lot with a car and trailer.
(Score: 2) by stretch611 on Sunday November 24 2019, @11:41PM
Station wagons still exist.
However, they are a lot "taller" now and called SUVs.
And they are still gas guzzlers too!!!
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Monday November 25 2019, @02:39AM
A few years ago? Would and did. Although the ford focus hatchback is a shadow of what a station wagon should be. Anymore I do too much hauling of gravel/dirt and plywood to want to deal with strapping it to the roof. I don't know what other people get for mpg for their trucks, but on my 16 with the v8 I get 15-16 city and 22-28 highway.
Also,
https://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2019/07/how-regulation-killed-the-station-wagon [futureofcapitalism.com]
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 3, Informative) by toddestan on Monday November 25 2019, @04:10AM
Actually, station wagons were sort of legislated out of existence through CAFE. A station wagon is a car, whereas minivans and SUVs are "light trucks", and therefore they are sold under different rules. This uneven playing field made it hard for station wagons to compete with minivans and SUVs, which is why they basically disappeared except for a handful of luxury models where price isn't such a big concern. Of course, as others have pointed out, they are called CUVs now, which is basically a tall station wagon that's just truck-like enough to be sold as a light truck under the rules.