Elon's Cybertruck Disaster: The Silicon Valley Truck Nobody Asked For

The Cybertruck has officially become the tech world’s most expensive paperweight, proving once again that just because you can design something doesn’t mean you should.
Tesla’s latest automotive misadventure is tanking harder than a startup’s Series A funding round. Despite Elon Musk’s grandiose predictions of churning out 250,000 trucks annually by 2025, the reality is looking more like a sad trickle of angular metal monsters.
The Price of Being “Edgy”
At a wallet-crushing $80,000-$100,000, the Cybertruck is less a practical vehicle and more a monument to tech bro excess. Its dystopian “Blade Runner” aesthetic might have seemed cool in a boardroom, but on actual roads? Not so much.
More Problems Than Features
From repeated recalls (including one where an exterior steel panel decides to go rogue mid-drive) to a real-world range that’s closer to a golf cart than a revolutionary EV, the Cybertruck is struggling. The promised 500-mile range? More like a generous 200 miles of “hope you packed a charger”.
The Market Speaks
With competitors like Rivian, Ford, and GM offering more sensible electric trucks, Tesla’s bizarre creation is looking increasingly like a vanity project gone wrong. Even worse, Chinese manufacturers are eating Tesla’s lunch in global markets.
The Cybertruck isn’t just underperforming - it’s becoming a symbol of tech hubris, proving that not every silicon valley fever dream deserves wheels.
AUTHOR: mei
SOURCE: CNN