Who's afraid of the Big Bad News Herbert debunks FUD

[@r.a.monigold9789]

My neighbor is upset because he got a ride to work in his co-workers new Cyber Truck. His wallet went missing. His dog was taken to the Vet and his paycheck was shorted by $150. He later admitted he had left his wallet at home, on the counter. His dog had it's annual shots at the Vet and he had taken a $150 draw from his wages. But Cyber Truck was the culprit.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

He should have been grateful he was not neutered! The big bad Cyberray loves to catch morons and convert them to Bots.

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🙋‍♂️ THANKS BRIAN AND HERBERT 🙏💚💚💚

[@dk7863]

Some people just drive and don’t Consider tires or know anything about Vehicles, very dangerous.

[@Dularr]

The question is not about the factory tires. It's about after market tires.

[@Wi2Low]

What question? CT doesn't weigh much different than millions of other trucks. Tires have performance, load and wear ratings. There are no magic beans or witchcraft to consider.

[@MoreOnEVs]

I remember when the Prius was new and Honda announced the Civic Hybrid. I thought “oh that’s genius! People like what’s familiar, they don’t want a spaceship!” Boy was I wrong. Cybertruck is the same way. There are more people who want the future than there are who want the future technology in today’s costume

[@3DThrills]

Still waiting on Goodyear to pump out the non-pneumatics

[@GrigoriZhukov]

I have suspicions.

[@johnjon6349]

My diesel pickup erased a set of rear tires in 20k. Km where the fronts are still fine. Most of it was towing on the highway. The torque of the engine just erases the tires like pencil erasers

[@3DThrills]

My brand new Model S Plaid tires only lasted 190 seconds in Cleetus McFarland's burnout pit

[@GrigoriZhukov]

LOL, Please lie and say you had a can of white claw in hand while typing.

[@3DThrills]

You don't risk spilling a White Claw @@GrigoriZhukov

[@fjalics]

Your comparing miles to seconds. What fraction of a mile was that doughnut?😂

[@slowercuber7767]

Elon said he has a pool full of money that he swims in… Sarcasm, thy name is Musk ( or maybe Brian)

[@MoreOnEVs]

The problem with the billionaires is that they don’t spend their money. They borrow against their assets at very low rates. When they die, their assets are liquidated to pay off those debts. The remainder is then taxed, so the cost of those mansions and yachts was capital gains that were never taxed. Most run of the mill “barely a multi millionaire” Americans don’t have that option. To be clear, I don’t believe in a tax on unrealized gains. That said, this practice needs to be handled somehow. My best bet would be in the inheritance tax structure

[@Dularr]

The end of the family farm. How Bill Gates end up owning massive tracs of farm land. Attempts to eat the rich, leads to families selling the farm to corporations.

[@typhoon320i]

"Its not a liquid at all, it's like diving onto a solid metal floor" - Peter Griffin

[@machoopichoo2]

Ya, the Cybertruck is a flop. "In June, it was the best-selling vehicle priced over $100,000 in the US, with an average transaction price of $112,696 and over 3,200 units sold."

[@davidhuber6251]

I had to buy tires at 21K because I never had them rotated and between uneven wear and a puncture too near the edge. My wife and I also sometimes have lead feet. Worth it in my opinion. I'm going to start rotating them from now on.

[@andrewsaint6581]

The Hummer according Bob Lutz, former gm/Chrysler/Ford Boss, does 1.8 miles/kWh*. According to the IAA Tesla semi presentation in Europe, the Tesla semi is running at 1.8 miles/kWh loaded with crisps (shout out to Brian for knowing the correct product name 👍) and 1 mile/kWh loaded with fizzy pop and 1.6 across the fleet at PepsiCo. *Autoline After Hours.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

That is gut. The himmer is a very efficient vehicle. The much lighter and smaller Teslas should try to play catch up! 😜

[@chrisborns5972]

The Hummer is dumpy looking and feeling

[@riznliz]

Tesla EV sales is based on what they can produce.... Tesla TX and Germany are not at 24 / 7 production, so they have room for growth.

[@keithpeterson9560]

To be fair, our tax system needs to tax everyone at the same rate. Pick a rate: 10%, 15%. Whatever you choose, make it so there are no loopholes. None…It is plainly stupid to do otherwise. Make more money pay more tax, all treated the same. As for the complexity of assets including generational assets I say to all those affluent lefty Lucy’s who want to tax unrealized capital gains, well maybe it should start with their second homes and summer cottages. Forcing founders to relinquish their controlling interest so as to pay the unrealized capital gains is extremely flawed as an idea. Imagine if the founders of Kodak or some other now defunct company was forced to do this. You get the point.

[@FutureAZA]

There are countries with flat taxes. I haven't seen one I'd particularly want to visit.

[@Wi2Low]

My tires have 6000mi and look great, just FYI

[@davidgutting4317]

Riiiigggghhhtt… Tesla is at the end of the growth story, and the battery production story, and the energy growth story, and the Semi growth story, and the Insurence sales story, and the auto financing story, and the AI story, and the FSD story, and the telecommunications story, and the X advertising story, and solar story, and the tunnel boring story, ….

[@typhoon320i]

A brand new car should be well aligned from the factory Herbert. (So drop that from your reasoning.) If alignment is messed up already that is not much of an endorsement

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

off-roading?

[@douggolde7582]

Just for comparison, Ford Sells 750,000 ICE F150s per year.

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

Which model F150 is the closest match to the Cybertruck? bed space, passengers, payload, power etc or is it too different

[@nguyep4]

This is what should worry Ford. What happens when CT starts to erode some of its yearly sales by 100k. Don't think this won't happen. Most truck owners don't do truck stuff.

[@joecushman6030]

And Ford has 140 billion in debt, they are doing something wrong in a booming economy.

[@fjalics]

I have a preorder, but I don't think it's the one. I wish they made a dual motor van.

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

will there be a van, werent there rumors of one?

[@fjalics]

@@mike_w-tw6jd Rumors, sure. The Cybertruck pack and motors would work great. I wouldn't need the crazy suspension, though a little ground clearence would be nice, as would the rear steer, and steer by wire.

[@MickeyMouse-kh2gj]

I am sorry I bought The cybertruck

[@nextechsolutions5955]

Hello Brian, what is going on with the Tesla Lithium Refinery?!?

[@FutureAZA]

Construction is ongoing, but I haven't heard a timeline. The price of lithium has fallen substantially, so it's unclear if it's still urgent.

[@brddukaty7460]

Formula 1 tires last 5 laps?

[@brddukaty7460]

Nascar tires last 2L laps ?

[@gcauldwell]

14:35 - Yes, you forgot to also ask how many more yachts and castles he needs, and how many more he wants

[@sdinnz]

Guys, what gives anybody the ability (desire) to limit the wealth of another?

[@Dularr]

There is a growing population that want socialism.

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

wealth comes with advantages

[@Alantj22]

Tesla sales in Europe for August were down 42% y on y. That's a bit more than a slowdown

[@nguyep4]

Electric vehicles sales were down by 43.9% in Europe’s in August 2024. Why single out Tesla?

[@Alantj22]

@@nguyep4 Beacuse I am not invested in any other car company and because slowing EV sales are bad news for Tesla and good news for the legacy manufactures.

[@KaiHenningsen]

I'd certainly prefer Elon to have that money than Zuckerberg. On the other hand, I'd certainly prefer if the US had pretty much the opposite legal situation from that created by _Citizens United._ d I'm not sure about Elon having X.

[@appl314]

Isn't the billionaires mostly based on unrealized capital gains? Personally, I don't want to be taxed on un realized capital gains.

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

when was this implemented? unrealized gains seems like a nebulous number, able to be manipulated

[@appl314]

@mike_w-tw6jd isn't Harris talking about taxing unrealized gains? The billionaires' net worth is often calculated on stock capitalization....ie unrealized capital gains.

[@aamaraamar157]

WoW Cybertuck sold the most in EV but that dont make it a good Pickup/Car. How about pointing out what is wrong? People are buying stupid Stuff for no reason

[@hellomeatrobots]

I don't think X's valuation has been on an upward trajectory.

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

I was wondering also, can you post numbers?

[@hellomeatrobots]

​@@mike_w-tw6jd He paid $44 billion for it, looks like it's around $12.5 billion. now. I'm not sure how they figure it, since it isn't publicly traded anymore.

[@johnm-qm1lg]

You keep talking about the money (billionaires and trillionaires). It's really about who has control of a company. The founder or the head of Blackrock/Vanguard?

[@r.a.monigold9789]

Elon's CASH annual income TOTAL is SIX DOLLARS. He only takes ONE DOLLAR each year from each company he started. AND he does not "own" 100% of ANY company. So why is he a Billionaire? Simple math and hyper reporting.

[@finned958]

I was surprised to change my tires at 18K miles for my Model 3 RWD. That’s low compared with my previous gas car. So I replaced with a slightly thicker tire so hopefully will reach the rated 50K miles, but I doubt it.

[@GrigoriZhukov]

Then you might lighten up on that is just common sense. IOW, it is how you drive the tires.

[@finned958]

@@GrigoriZhukov I can’t lighten up the batteries. The main reason for a heavy EV car. Tires just wear out quicker for EVs.

[@Leafbinder]

Really Deleted my post?

[@FutureAZA]

KZbin does that to me too, even though it's my channel.

[@babyUFO.]

Sorry but there is no denying tesla tires are an issue, and cyber is no exception.

[@FutureAZA]

You don't need to be sorry. Just try being right. It's the driver's behavior, not the tires. I'm at 23k miles with tons of tread left. There's no miracle involved.

[@bobbybishop5662]

The videos being posted by CT owners showing the problems have more credibility sorry. Electric pickups sales numbers from Ford and Rivian are not much so not hard to beat. The CT are piling up in Texas . Funny how those 2 million preorders are magically gone . They were BS to start with.

[@FutureAZA]

Piling up? Oh Bobby, you shattered your credibility. What a poor decision.

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

but Ford and Rivian started selling earlier, so?

[@eternalbalance7703]

They're not magically gone, everone is waiting for the Founders series to end.