SpaceX bought over 1,000 Cybertrucks from Tesla, a number that could rise to 2,000 over time, according to Electrek.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/60050040

Considering the pickup EV has been an enormous commercial flop, only selling barely a fraction of Musk’s promised 250,000 to 500,000 Cybertrucks a year, there’s a good chance Tesla is using the mercurial CEO’s other venture to boost the numbers ahead of the end of an otherwise disastrous year.

  • ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip
    40·
    2 days ago

    …and SpaceX gets government funding. My tax dollars are being spent on fucking Cybertrucks? Fucking God dammit.

    • Tilgare@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 hours ago

      They do, for specifically the missions they’re fulfilling as a government contractor. This is just Elon effectively buying them from himself, moving inventory from the public company where he has accountability to his private company where he has none.