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Topics: Cars, Elon Musk, Tesla, Technology
Callum Jones
Topics: Cars, Elon Musk, Tesla, Technology
A man once shared his Cybertruck order receipt and it left people absolutely stunned over how much he paid for his futuristic whip.
It’s been several months now since the highly-anticipated Tesla vehicle landed, with the likes of Jay-Z, Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber all spotted driving around in the cars.
When it was first rolled out in the US back in November 2023, founder Elon Musk promised the Cybertruck was safe and used the analogy that if it ‘had an argument’ with any other vehicle then ‘you will win’.
Because that’s a reassuring way of putting it.
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And despite that, car safety experts still expressed concerns about the Cybertruck posing danger to those outside the vehicle, not its passengers.
They were particularly bothered about the material used in the car’s body, described as ‘ultra-hard stainless-steel’ by Tesla.
Many modern cars have a safety feature called a 'crumple zone'. This means that a portion of the car is designed to collapse in the event of a crash.
This might sound counterintuitive, but in practice it means that the force of the impact is absorbed by the crumple zone, instead of the occupants.
But the Cybertruck was criticised for not appearing to have this feature and given that it's a very large vehicle that can travel very fast, this means that if it hits another car, it's likely not stopping.
Safe or not, many people have purchased the Cybertruck - though driving around in it will certainly not be cheap.
"Finally the future will look like the future," Musk said as he announced the car.
But if you want to live in the future, then you'll certainly need the bank balance to accommodate it.
This is evident from one Reddit user who posted the receipt for his Cybertruck, and people can't get over how much they he paid for it.
Reddit user UTECHPIA paid a grand total of $122,135 for his Cybertruck - something he could have to wait years for until he is driving it around.
Some reports have suggested that Cybertruck orders may arrive as early as 2024, but less generous estimations are going up as high five years.
Nonetheless, the Reddit user is excited for his Cybertruck arrival, as he penned: "WILL IT ARRIVE in 2023? What do you guys think?
"I'm so excited, I got the email invite to put in my order on Fri, Dec 8, 7:30 PM PT, and placed my order within 5 minutes!"
The man is seemingly a massive Tesla fan, as he already owns a 2023 Tesla MYP - the super-fast SUV from Musk's company.
Many Reddit users flocked to the comments section of the post to express their shock at the price of the car.
"I didn’t think anyone was going to buy it with the massive price hikes and feature reductions. I guess I was wrong," one person wrote.
A second added: "Want one, but that price tag."
While a third joked: "I really want to do this, but then I would be cyberhomeless."