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‘The end of Tesla!’: Cybertruck diehards turn on Elon Musk after he pulls the plug
Source: The Verge · Published
The Cybertruck is heading to that shiny cyber-dumpster in the sky , leaving the folks who built online identities around Elon Musk's polarizing pickup feeling bereft. Usually, Musk's fanbase treads lightly around their idol's mercurial decisions. This time, however, the truck's d
The Cybertruck is heading to that shiny cyber-dumpster in the sky , leaving the folks who built online identities around Elon Musk's polarizing pickup feeling bereft. Usually, Musk's fanbase treads lightly around their idol's mercurial decisions. This time, however, the truck's demise has sparked rare backlash within the Tesla community - aimed squarely at the guy who signed its death warrant.
Troy Meekhof, who posts on numerous social platforms under the moniker "The Cybertruck Guy," has been vocal about his disappointment in Musk's decision to wind down Cybertruck production by the end of summer 2027. (The original plan was to start windin … Read the full story at The Verge.
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