• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    For starters, SpaceX, which operates the Starlink satellite network, has purchased over 1,000 Tesla Cybertrucks as of late 2025.

    Meanwhile, Police departments across the U.S. - particularly in California - are increasingly adopting Tesla vehicles (Model Y, Model 3, and Cybertruck) for patrol and administrative use. South Pasadena (CA) became the first U.S. city to switch its entire police patrol fleet to electric vehicles. Other departments, including Anaheim and Fremont, are using Tesla Model Ys for patrol. The Las Vegas Metro Police Department is introducing a fleet of 10 Cybertrucks for patrol and tactical use, specifically highlighting their safety features (bullet-resistant). A Texas school district created it’s own police force to be equipped with 9 Tesla cruisers two years back.

    The Model Y is the new Crown Vic.

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      6 hours ago

      It’s worth noting that SpaceX buying Tesla is Musk selling to Musk. Leaving that aside, there’s no demand for Cybertrucks except that which has been pumped up by Musk and by the rotten Trumpkin.

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        5 hours ago

        there’s no demand for Cybertrucks

        I wish that were true. But the Cult of Elon is strong. I see quite a few of them in Houston