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> I think Elon made a mistake with this one (and has even alluded to that). Pursuing CT over the $25k was a bad idea that might set Tesla back some years.

Yeah, it's pretty clear in interviews and such he realizes the CyberTruck will be extremely lucky to break even. Just not a good move.

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If Tesla didn't run entirely on hype I suspect they could have just shut the CT program down once realising it was a bad idea. They would lose face if they stopped now, but perhaps they will have learned a lesson and we'll see a more researched and subdued approach to their future offerings.

Musk as Twitter owner doesn’t seem to pay much mind to research and a subdued approach to product development.

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