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Every time I see a CyberTruck out in the wild, I feel like reality is broken.

The level of disaster of that rollout, combined with D.O.G.E. and "Mechahitler" Grok, has forever tarnished the Tesla brand. I suspect there is a sizable group of people who will never buy a product by that brand ever again (or at least as long as Musk is at the helm).

If Tesla fires Musk I'll buy one of their cars that day

That's an illuminating headline compared to the bubble I exist in. Living in the eastside suburbs of Seattle, it's common to see three or four Teslas whizz by one after another.

> the rest of its lineup is older models with minor refreshes.

minor refreshes = removing critical controls like turn signal and drive select stalks.

Who would want to go from several dedicated tactile controls in model s/x to no stalks and few controls?

I'm still shocked they have any sales at all. You couldn't pay me to drive around in one of Musk's Hitler-mobiles. There is no way I would pay money for one of his cars or support him in any way.

From TFA:

”The end of credits hit many EV rivals harder. Overall U.S. EV sales fell more than 41% in November and Tesla's market share rose to 56.7% from 43.1%, the data showed.”

So EV sales are down, less so for Tesla than other makers, but someone needed a catchy headline? I mean, I have absolutely no love for Tesla, but am I wrong in thinking that this is a little click-baity?