Anyone who was paying attention last fall heard about the Tesla Cybertruck. For those unacquainted, this long-awaited, fully electric pickup, introduced by Tesla founder Elon Musk, has controversial styling. It is angular and unconventional, looking more like a kid’s rendition of a futuristic vehicle, if that kid grew up in the 1980s.
Despite the naysayers and failure to live up to the hype, orders rolled in and the automotive world settled down.
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