Amid Slowing Cybertruck Sales, Tesla Begins Collecting Feedback From Current Cybertruck Owners on Ways to Improve the All-Electric Truck – The EV Maker Is Conducting a 1-Year Customer Satisfaction Survey

Look, just pull the plug on the thing. You cannot sell enough of these units to clear a profit. And look how many are collecting in rented scrap lots.

Years ago I put the deposit down for the CT but ultimately did not purchase — it would have been a bit tight in my garage. Been driving an M3 for seven years and last year added a MY. Best cars ever IMHO, and I’ve been in a few other EVs (not all by any means). Invested in TSLA years ago as well — rationale: companies like Tesla whose mission is to facilitate the energy transition either will ultimately win, or we will all lose.

All that time i’ve preached the gospel of Tesla to friends and colleagues, Lately, however, middle school pouty Elon has turned all of them away. Joe stupidly giving credit to Barra and GM for leading the EV transition was, IMO, a/the big reason for Elon’s behavior in the last few years. But Elon should have been a big boy and just gone about the business of revolutionizing the auto industry, but it’s now obvious that inside he’s a pouty little kid with way too much money, which has allowed him to destroy most, if not all, of the market segment that was making him rich.

How much of the decline in CT sales is due to Elon’s jackassery? A big, big part, IMO.

They should collect connects from people who elected not to buy, like me. If anyone from Tesla is reading: #1 reason is the hitch attachment is to cast aluminum with a inherently poor fatigue stress capability. I can't even put a Motocross bike "MX hauler" rack on it because the cantilevered tongue weight limit is 160lb. That is pitiful for a truck. #2 it's 1000lb heavier than it was projected to be. (It's not really a stressed skin design) #3 it's efficiency is 20% less than projected #4 it's battery energy size is 20% less than projected.

I'm ok with the price

My comments regarding improvements to the Cybertruck:

1) Upgrade the interior - utilitarian is no longer appealing for many potential buyers - e.g. better seats, should be more comfortable - the back of my head constantly bounces off of the headrest.
2) Add auto-presenting driver and passenger doors (Model X has them, why not CT).
3) Add display in front of the driver similar to the MX.
4) Incentivize purchase with free FSD and/or lifetime charging. An alternative would be to reduce the cost of the CT to permit an offset.
5) Add a swivel bracket to the main display to permit enhanced viewing.
6) Replace the useless rear view mirror with a digital display with camera to permit driver viewing while driving and backing.
7) Offer Starlink Mini as an optional (installed) item.
8) Offer the Powershare package with purchase at no additional cost or at reduced cost.
9) Remove the turn signal from the steering wheel and add a stalk. The turn signals on the steering wheel are placed where they are inadvertently turned on while driving - quite annoying actually.
10) I agree with someone that previously mentioned the tailgate should be able to be closed automatically with power assist.

Please add this to my previous comments:

11) Corrective action is needed for the headlights. Currently, they are recessed which for those of use that live in areas of snow and ice the headlights are obscured with snow and/or ice which severely limits the driver visibility during inclement weather. Either a redesign is needed or some type of heating element should be provided as standard or an optional add-on equipment item. As it is currently designed this is a severe safety issue that must be addressed before an accident results in injury or worse.

I love mine. Have had it for six months. Best vehicle I've ever owned by far. Only thing I would change would be to add a 20a 120v outlet in the frunk. The 48v lead is weak and only 8.33 amps at 120v is not enough for many applications.

On Colbert this week he made a joke about the flooding in NYC, they showed a dumpster floating down a flooded street and said it was the New Cyber Truck is here, but the truth hurts, it's only funny because it's so true.

Now that's a strategy for success - ask the 5000 people who bought a CT and kept it what they would change. Obviously those are the vast minority who like the aspects of the CT.

A much better strategy would be to survey people like me, who got a reservation on the night of the reveal, but didn't follow through. What were there, like 500,000 reservations? And Tesla has their contact info. And if they'll answer, the people who sold their CT would be another great source.

But I'll answer here, tho no one from Tesla will ever see it.

For me, it came down to:

Range. Anyone who has owned an EV (as I have and still do) knows that the EPA range is not what you're going to get - especially going 80mph on the interstate. Then, some of us use our trucks for towing. Most people get about half the EPA range when towing. Point is, 325 miles is far from enough range. Needs to be at least 400 to 450. 500 would be optimal. And I don't care if the truck is $50k or $100k, range is what matters in a truck.

Price. Obviously, not many people can afford or choose to spend $80k on a truck. This is where Tesla screwed the goose making a stainless steel truck. I'm not sure why Musk thought he had to reinvent the truck. Just make a good looking, safe truck for a reasonable price. At $80k, your addressable market is about 1.5% of the population (in the U.S.). You're at a huge disadvantage right from the get-go.