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On a recent episode of The Big Podcast, his own show, Shaq finally shared the real reason why he gave up his Teslas. 

He said it’s all about how far the Cybertrucks can go on one charge. 

For someone who drives a lot and doesn’t like waiting, that was a major issue. He literally said, “I was into Cybertrucks, but they don’t give enough charge mileage.”

So basically, he’s saying if he drives to the city and comes back, the battery’s almost dead. So he’d have to keep stopping to charge, which is super annoying if he’s in a hurry.

And it’s not just about finding a charger, sometimes he has to wait for one to be available, then waste like 20 more minutes just charging.

Shaq decided to go with a different electric car, the Cadillac Escalade IQ, which is also a luxury electric SUV. He said that while he was in Las Vegas, he didn’t need to charge the Escalade IQ for four whole days, that’s a big deal.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 54 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I will agree that the Cybertruck sucks. Its range sucks, its build quality sucks, it’s ugly, everything about it sucks. But, when talking about the Cybertruck, not mentioning that it’s built by a literal Nazi is a complete disservice.

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 24 points 1 month ago

No, its a smart move. He gave an honest disapproval of the product. This stops MAGA from going crazy and just screaming "woke" over and over. It's hard to argue against the fact that cybertrucks are the lowest quality EV on the market.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh. So no mention of Nazis.

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 23 points 1 month ago

Dude pretended to be a flat earther for attention. He's not a good person.

[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

for those interested, the escalade IQ has a 465mile range and a 150k price tag. 750hp though. but it's 150k for a boring suv. 4.7 0-60 in the boring suv though. but 150k.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 month ago

The cost of a 150k SUV to Shaq is like the cost of adding a side of fries to you or I.

[–] justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

An Suv should not be rated on its 0-60 time

Ever.

Fucking ever.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

I will rate an SUV on 0-60 time...

0 to 60 meters of elevation off-road.

[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Meh, a macan or x3 or 5 are more than capable of handling their power.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wasn't Shaq also found out to be quite the bully? I haven't liked him since he did gambling ads in Australia. Fuck Shaq. Fuck Musk. Fuck cybertrucks.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Shaq is associated with either the sheriff's office or police department in my hometown and I think another town as well.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I really wanted him to say it was because the cstuck was too small.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it's probably a given that everything is too small for people like him, dude is a behemoth!

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago

Custom drivers seat. I could stand up to steer, while you do the pedals.

[–] barf@vegantheoryclub.org 3 points 1 month ago

That’s a big deal^___^