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Yoni Heisler
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"What the hell is that?" was the first thought that crossed my mind when I first laid eyes on Tesla's recently unveiled Cybertruck. A few days later, I'm still not sure what I think about the unconventional and unabashedly futuristic design. On the one hand, I think it's cool that Tesla is willing to roll the dice with a completely polarizing design, something completely different from what we're accustomed to seeing on the streets. On the other hand, the Cybertruck is arguably an eyesore with limited mass appeal. Here's a fun fact: If you type in "Cybertruck is" into Google, the first autocomplete suggestion reads: "Cybertruck is hideous."
The market will ultimately decide whether or not the Cybertruck will take Tesla to new heights of profitability or go down as a case-study of a disastrous, if not embarrassing, product launch. From what we can gather so far, though, it appears that the Cybertruck -- despite an avalanche of critiques and tweets mocking its design -- is off to an encouraging start. Pre-orders for Tesla's new pickup truck jumped to 146,000 just 48 hours after launch. Three days after launch, the number of pre-orders rose to 187,000. Late on Sunday, Elon Musk took to Twitter and relayed that Cybertruck pre-orders have since reached 200,000.
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Tesla’s Cybertruck may be ‘hideous,’ but pre-orders have already hit 200,000 originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 25 Nov 2019 at 09:50:35 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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