Tesla Starts Cybertruck Production Two Years Behind Schedule::undefined

  • dynamojoe@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’ll get my $100 deposit back when their $40k electric pickup truck turns out to be $78k, just like Ford did. Not worried.

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      1 year ago

      100% agree, no way it’ll be $40k. Still crazy that as of 2021 there were 1.5M orders, which means they’ve been holding and most likely making interest on $150,000,000+

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      1 year ago

      So you gave them an interest free loan for a few years?

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        1 year ago

        Pretty much, yeah. Assuming 5% interest for the 25 months they’ve had it, Tesla has made a little over $10 off my deposit so far. I hope they enjoy two happy meals with their gains. I’ll be fine.

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          1 year ago

          A quick google search shows that Tesla has anything from “more than 1 million” to “more than 1.25 million” deposits placed, so it’s actually more like two million happy meals that Musk is enjoying.