Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 11 hours agoIt’s Looking Like the Cybertruck Is the Biggest Flop in Automotive Historyfinance.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1164arrow-down1external-linkIt’s Looking Like the Cybertruck Is the Biggest Flop in Automotive Historyfinance.yahoo.comChris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 11 hours agomessage-square48fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
minus-squarezero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·10 hours agoThe thing the Pinto was famous for, its fuel tank being in the rear and exploring, only killed 27 people according to the NHTSA. So pretty low bar.
minus-squareoatscoop@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 hours agoFord also voluntarily recalled 1.5 million of them and addressed the fuel tank issue that caused the problem. “Fixing” the cybertruck would involve offering refunds scrapping them.
minus-squarechristopher@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9·9 hours agoIf my fuel tank went exploring I’d be worried too
minus-squareXLE@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 hours agoWe used to have standards for our vehicles
The thing the Pinto was famous for, its fuel tank being in the rear and exploring, only killed 27 people according to the NHTSA. So pretty low bar.
Ford also voluntarily recalled 1.5 million of them and addressed the fuel tank issue that caused the problem.
“Fixing” the cybertruck would involve offering refunds scrapping them.
If my fuel tank went exploring I’d be worried too
We used to have standards for our vehicles