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‘The end of Tesla!’: Cybertruck diehards turn on Elon Musk after he pulls the plug

The Verge • 2026-11-12T12:00

The Cybertruck is heading to that shiny cyber-dumpster in the sky, leaving the folks who built online identities around Elon Musk's polarizing pickup feeling bereft. Usually, Musk's fanbase treads lightly around their idol's mercurial decisions. This time, however, the truck's demise has sparked rare backlash within the Tesla community - aimed squarely at the guy […]

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The Cybertruck is heading to that shiny cyber-dumpster in the sky, leaving the folks who built online identities around Elon Musk's polarizing pickup feeling bereft.

Usually, Musk's fanbase treads lightly around their idol's mercurial decisions.

This time, however, the truck's demise has sparked rare backlash within the Tesla community - aimed squarely at the guy […]

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