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Tesla's Cybertruck Problem

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History, Technology, Society & Culture

4.6636 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

What the Cybertruck says about safety, regulation, and the degree to which Tesla is beholden to the whims of Elon Musk. 


Guest: Edward Niedermeyer, author of Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors


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0:00.0

Do people love the Vauxal Corsa as much as we do?

0:03.0

Yes, of Coursa.

0:05.0

Don't just take our word for it.

0:07.0

Here's what Julie had to say in her FIFO review.

0:09.0

I love the style and colour too.

0:11.0

Very pleased and telling everybody about it.

0:14.0

Join Julie and discover why the Vauxal Corsa is the UK's best-selling small card today.

0:19.0

Visit your local Vauxhall retailer to book your

0:21.9

test drive or search Corsa now. For best-selling claim verification, visit voxel.co.uk.

0:27.1

U.K.

0:27.2

We have a car here that experts said was impossible, that expert said would never be made.

0:43.3

Back in November, Elon Musk gathered in front of a crowd in Austin, Texas, to unveil Tesla's latest vehicle, the cyber truck.

0:50.3

It's a new electric pickup that looks like no other truck on the road today.

0:55.7

At the event, the first models were delivered to a handful of overjoyed customers.

1:00.5

I think it's our best product. I think it's the most unique thing on the road.

1:05.0

And finally, the future will look like the future.

1:11.4

Well, I've watched a lot of these kinds of events over the years following Tesla.

1:15.3

You know, events like this have become really an important part of who Tesla is as a company,

1:20.1

right?

1:20.4

Bringing the faithful together and having Elon get up on stage and kind of hold a revival of some kind.

1:25.8

It's a really important part of how this company

1:27.8

operates. Edward Niedermeyer is the author of Ludacris, the unvarnished story of Tesla Motors.

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