Major investor:
“I’m a skeptic of Elon Musk’s management style at the moment, what got Tesla to be as successful as it is, was a very focused CEO who worked very hard for Tesla, but ever since he left Tesla and bought Twitter, basically no one’s been running the ship, and the ship is clearly having a lot of issues.”
Tesla has delayed deliveries of its Cybertruck in recent days, according to buyers, the latest stumble for the automaker facing weakening demand for its electric vehicles.
Buyers say Tesla pushed back the scheduled delivery date for the stainless steel pickup truck without giving a reason. It couldn’t be determined how many buyers were affected.
Tesla didn’t immediately return a request for comment Tuesday.
The Cybertruck, Tesla’s newest electric vehicle, hit the market in November. Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive, has warned the model is unlikely to generate significant cash flow before the end of the year. The unusual-looking pickup turns heads when it is seen on the street. It isn’t nearly as ubiquitous as other Tesla models but has been driven by celebrities including Kim Kardashian.
Tesla, the world’s most valuable automaker, has used the Cybertruck to try to renew interest in electric vehicles, which has broadly waned in recent years. Tesla stock dropped to its lowest level in nearly a year Tuesday, a day after the company said it planned to lay off more than 10% of its global workforce. Two of Musk’s top deputies also said they were leaving Tesla.
One Cybertruck buyer, Max Pyko of Birmingham, Ala., said he was supposed to pick up his Cybertruck on April 13 but received a text message alerting him that the delivery had been canceled. Pyko, a 41-year-old physician, was given a tentative new delivery date of April 20.
In a text message Pyko received from Tesla, which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, the carmaker said, “We have just been informed of an unexpected delay regarding the preparation of your vehicle. We need to cancel your delivery appointment for tomorrow and we will reach out again when we’re able to get you back on the schedule.”
The carmaker said in a second message to Pyko, “It appears they need at least until April 20th to correct the issue, but it could be potentially longer than that. Tesla is working on getting improved parts to all affected locations asap.”
Everyone knows cars are Evil. Even if Teslas don’t run people over, deafen them, or gas them, they still clutter up cities, encourage sprawl, and stop people using the legs God intended them to move around with. When I was a kid there were electric trolleybuses, commuter trains, and most kids walked or biked to school. Now they mostly get dropped off, and you have to start really early to find a free park within a mile of the town centre.