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submitted 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 70 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

I fear he is now in position to force goverment to buy his shit cars. Cybertrucks for cops etc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I'm torn on this one. On the one hand, fuck Musk. On the other hand, the US replacing huge fleets of gas vehicles with electric and building out all the attendant infrastructure would be a huge climate win.

[–] Goodmorningsunshine 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Plus, it's a vehicle that's likely to be shit for its owner, so I'm cool with cops having them en mass

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Round about way to defund them, force them to spend funding on maintaining overpriced junk.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 12 hours ago

He is, otherwise he will get funds in some way or another. Rich people can't become poor today.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

That would be amazing. Cybertruck cops? They'll be letting everyone go when the trucks breaks down.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

you mean "police needs to buy more cybertrucks, so they always have a bunch of spares when they break down due to a puddle"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago

Ha, you think that the backups even arrive to replace/repair? They'll break down in transit!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

Yeah probably, but if this forces Tesla to close all factories outside America.