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Tesla Cybertruck Motor Upgrade Sounds Like A Covert Recall

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Tesla Cybertruck Motor Upgrade Sounds Like A Covert Recall Tesla is replacing one of the electric motors in the Cybertruck after less than a year on the road. While the Elon Musk-led manufacturer states the new drive unit is more efficient and reliable, this isn’t a typical upgrade for trucks that have yet to roll out the assembly line. Tesla is contacting owners of already… Read more…

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Driver Manages To Flip Tesla Cybertruck, No Self-Driving Needed

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Driver Manages To Flip Tesla Cybertruck, No Self-Driving Needed A driver in Mississippi put a Tesla Cybertruck on its roof in a single-car crash. While the circumstances around the incident are vague, the driver probably caused the crash all by themselves, as the EV hasn’t had its automated driving features activated yet. We’ve all been so worried about how Tesla’s Cybertruck… Read more…

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Tesla Cybertruck’s ‘Vault’ Is A Leaky Mess

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Tesla Cybertruck’s ‘Vault’ Is A Leaky Mess Add the Tesla Cybertruck’s “Vault” to the list of things about the electric pickup that haven’t lived up to the hype. As it turns out, the tonneau cover meant to make the bed of the Cybertruck impenetrable has a hard time keeping things like water out of the truck’s rear. Read more…

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Tesla Recalls Cybertruck Again, This Time Because Its Giant Floppy Windshield Wiper Keeps Failing

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Tesla Recalls Cybertruck Again, This Time Because Its Giant Floppy Windshield Wiper Keeps Failing Despite all the stories of the brakes not working, injuries from exceptionally sharp bodywork, the frunk’s taste for fingers and its vulnerability to a basic car wash, it’s actually been a while since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a formal recall for the Tesla Cybertruck. Two whole… Read more…

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Tesla Cybertruck Unexpectedly Accelerates Into Home With Rear Wheels Locked

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Tesla Cybertruck Unexpectedly Accelerates Into Home With Rear Wheels Locked A new Tesla Cybertruck owner experienced a seemingly new issue: an unresponsive throttle. He took to Twitter to voice his concerns about the defect and the automaker’s lack of action earlier this month. Now, I should be clear, this fault is unrelated to the slippery pedal pad that would wedge itself in the footwell… Read more…

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You Can Buy A Polished Tesla Cybertruck If You Need Everyone To Hate You

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You Can Buy A Polished Tesla Cybertruck If You Need Everyone To Hate You The Tesla Cybertruck is possibly the most look-at-me vehicle on sale today with its bizarre shape and stainless steel bodywork, but what if you wanted something that stuck out from the crowd even more (in a bad way)? Well, folks now is your chance to do just that, because I’ve just stumbled upon the most… Read more…

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Tesla Cybertruck With A Carolina Squat Is The Stuff Of Nightmares

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Tesla Cybertruck With A Carolina Squat Is The Stuff Of Nightmares One Tesla Cybertruck owner decided his $100,000+ stainless steel pickup truck wasn’t ostentatious and showy enough, so he decided to do the unthinkable and throw it in a sort of “Carolina Squat” mode. That’s right, folks – we’ve got a match made in tool heaven: a Carolina Squatted Cybertruck. It’s the stuff of… Read more…

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Tesla reportedly delays Cybertruck deliveries because of windshield wiper issues

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Tesla reportedly delays Cybertruck deliveries because of windshield wiper issues Image: Parker Ortolani / The VergeThe Tesla Cybertruck’s gigantic windshield wiper isn’t working for some people — and for others, it may be the reason they can’t pick up their car. Users on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum have reported that Tesla has been delaying Cybertruck deliveries on short notice, and wiper issues are apparently to blame….

The Verge 364 2024-06-18

Tesla Cybertruck’s Bed Length Is A Lie

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Tesla Cybertruck’s Bed Length Is A Lie It turns out the Tesla Cybertruck’s quoted bed size is a bit of a lie if you actually want to carry anything substantial. Sure, it is technically six feet, one inch long, but an item that big will only fit the bed if it’s less than 6” tall. That’s not ideal if you want to use your Cybertruck for real truck things. Read more…

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Donald Trump Tells Elon Musk He’s A ‘Huge Fan’ Of The Cybertruck, Because Of Course He Is

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Donald Trump Tells Elon Musk He’s A ‘Huge Fan’ Of The Cybertruck, Because Of Course He Is Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s once frosty relationship seems to have almost completely thawed at this point as the former (and possibly future) president apparently told the Tesla CEO about how much he loves the Cybertruck. It’s a match made in shithead heaven. Read more…

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Watch The Tesla Cybertruck’s Laggy Steer By Wire System Work

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Watch The Tesla Cybertruck’s Laggy Steer By Wire System Work Injuring people, bricking after going through a carwash. Multiple off-road embarrassments—the Cybertruck has had a rough first year. And here we are again showing you another example of why the Cybertruck is potentially dangerous to drive. Read more…

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Tesla Cybertruck Dominated by F-150 Lightning In Sand Drag Race

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Tesla Cybertruck Dominated by F-150 Lightning In Sand Drag Race Since first hitting production at the end of last year, the Tesla Cybertruck has had a rough go of it – especially when compared to the Ford F-150 Lightning, one of its main competitors. Last month we reported that the Cybertruck lost badly when it comes to sales, and now it’s losing badly in races. Read more…

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Cybertruck Reportedly Draws Blood Before New Owner Can Even Drive It

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Cybertruck Reportedly Draws Blood Before New Owner Can Even Drive It The Tesla Cybertruck’s launch has been far from smooth, to say the least. We’ve heard about the time a car wash bricked a Cybertruck, the frunk’s taste for fingers and that coolant leaks aren’t covered by the warranty even if you’ve only driven 35 miles since taking delivery. Those are all legitimate problems that… Read more…

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Tesla Cybertruck Breaks In New, Innovative Way

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Tesla Cybertruck Breaks In New, Innovative Way Things aren’t going well at Tesla. The stock is currently down more than 40 percent year-to-date, analysts expect the Texas-based automaker to announce a 40 percent drop in profits, more than 20,000 people are expected to lose their jobs, and Tesla’s flagship product, the Cybertruck, is already on its second recall,… Read more…

Jalopnik 528 2024-05-21

All The Tesla Cybertruck Screw Ups Since Delivery (So Far) [Update]

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All The Tesla Cybertruck Screw Ups Since Delivery (So Far) When Elon Musk launched the Tesla Cybertruck, a brutalist stainless steel monstrosity doubling as an electric pickup truck, there were plenty of signs that things were not, um, going well. First and foremost were its ridiculous looks, but then came the claims that this truck would be a bulletproof off-roading legend… Read more…

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Tesla’s 35-Second Fix For The Cybertruck’s Slippery Gas Pedal Is To Just Bolt It On

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Tesla’s 35-Second Fix For The Cybertruck’s Slippery Gas Pedal Is To Just Bolt It On Tesla was forced to issue a recall for the futuristic Cybertruck last week after it emerged that the accelerator pedal could come loose and jam the car on full power. Not good for a truck that’s meant to be so rugged it can survive the apocalypse. Now, Tesla has revealed the fix for the issue is a very futuristic… Read more…

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This is Tesla’s riveting fix for recalled Cybertruck accelerator pedals

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This is Tesla’s riveting fix for recalled Cybertruck accelerator pedals Tesla’s drilling holes in Cybertruck accelerator pedals. | Image: Tesla (PDF)Tesla temporarily halted deliveries and recalled every single Cybertruck after a viral video showed how the pad on its accelerator pedal could slip off and get stuck in the interior trim, leaving the pedal depressed “down 100 percent, full throttle.” Now, video from a T…

The Verge 689 2024-05-17

Tesla Cybertruck Slippery Pedal Recall Caused By Soap

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Tesla Cybertruck Slippery Pedal Recall Caused By Soap Tesla issued a recall for every single Cybertruck built thus far, as well as a stop-sale that lasted nearly a week, and it’s something that can’t be solved with an over-the-air update. Apparently assembly line workers used slippery soap to get the truck’s throttle pedal pad onto the pedal, and leftover soap was… Read more…

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