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[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 151 points 2 months ago (3 children)

So then they have $0 worth of cybertrucks.

[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I wish the article would tell us how many units instead, for this very reason.

[–] techt@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Last I remember they sold for $80k, plus that makes the math trivial, so... 10000 vehicles?

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 months ago

Wow that has so much more impact to me, I can really visualise the endless parking lots full of them.

[–] DoYouNot@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That's literally in the second sentence of the article.

[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

Just looked again and you're right lmao. I did read it, but somehow missed it.

[–] blandfordforever@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No, we don't want the article to make us read. We want the article to grab our heads, pull our ears out and talk the information directly into our faces. You know, "tell us."

[–] bloup@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Or report their value as the scrap value or cost of materials

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

-$800 million those weren’t free to build.

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[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 114 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Came here just to upvote you.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 87 points 2 months ago (3 children)

If no one wants them, they're not worth anything.

[–] stephen@lemmy.today 20 points 2 months ago

Cut to the Trump administration buying them all for $250,000 each.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

There's always scrap metal and selling the batteries for other purposes!

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 51 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

he probably does eat shit too. there's probably some ultra rich bullshit delicacy that is like essence of baby turds or something that has stem cells and electrolytes.

fuck him and his digestibaby shit.

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

Two Elons, one truck.

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[–] towerful@programming.dev 28 points 2 months ago

And entire production lines configured to produce shit nobody wants.

[–] mikenurre@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Then why the hell is the stock back over $300?!?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 22 points 2 months ago

Because modern stock market is not controlled by buying and selling but rather by derivative markets esp off the book derivatives

[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 6 points 2 months ago

The Boring Company is propping up the price with the sales of NotAFlameThrowers to DOGE.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

waiting for someone to officially label them the DeLorean of the 21st century.

Please, nobody insult the DeLorean this way.

[–] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Tbh I'd take one for free. It might look kinda cool in my garden with plants growing out of it.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

i would keep the battery, buy some solar panels, an inverter for my house, and sell the chassis as scrap metal

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Ehhhh, that would require a cybertruck to look cool though.

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[–] PostaL@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Yet their stock went up 20% past week...

[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 10 points 2 months ago

The stock price isn't an accurate representation of the worth of the company. It's an accurate representation of the amount of bullshit the company CEO is filled with.

[–] BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

The economy is based on vibes and not the true value. However that doesn't mean they aren't allowed to borrow against those vibes, to avoid taxes.

[–] sfled@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

So did other stocks. The Dotard flip-flopped on tariffs again.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Sell them to ocean shipping companies .... they can tie a chain around them and use them as boat anchors

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They'd probably (definitely) suck at that too.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

Watch them rust quickly in salty water

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

But sharks.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 months ago

if nobody wants them, they're not worth $800million

[–] swagmoney@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago

i flipped off two of these nazi dumpsters today

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All those preorders cancelled bc they lied about the price and the quality doesn’t match. Tesla was doing fine until the CEO got involved. Idk why those assholes wanted to give him billions of dollars as a bonus. Just absurd.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

they probably want his name to be still have some recognition, because Xitter is a very useful tool for the right to control the supporters, that is more valuable than tesla.

[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Mobile dumpsters? Port o potties for the homeless? The possibilities are endless.

There’s probably a tax write off in there somewhere for Elon. Nice silver lining.

[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

…so almost enough trucks to supply the people affected by the recalls?

[–] tomkatt@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
[–] commander@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

They're hideous, the places with a population that could afford them mostly view them as a social black mark, and in terms of utility - they're worse than just about any truck out there. It's not about max towing weight. It's about not being able to stack and strap a shit ton of stuff in there

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

I'd pay five thousand dollars for one. Round off the sharp corners and put a Honda sign on it and BOOM I beat capitalism.

[–] sfled@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No wonder they're begging police departments to buy them.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 7 points 2 months ago

A part of me wants the police to have them so they can be a cluster fuck for them to maintain.

Unfortunately, they'll maintain it with my tax dollars.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Holy shit I forgot Vice was still a thing.

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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Funny how "market rates" only mean "it will cost more for poor people" and never "our worthless product is worthless so we need to lower the price"

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