“Demand is off the charts!” Elon Musk crowed at the end of 2023, citing more than a million reservations for Tesla’s polarizing polygonic pickup—so why has it still sold less than 50,000?

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    7 days ago

    I am quite surprised you were able to back out of it. and that they didn’t try strong-arming you.

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      7 days ago

      If I recall, at the time the original “reservation” for the $70k truck was literally $100. There’s no way that would’ve ever held up in a court. Much like the original $40k price tag did.