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Scene from remake “Blade Runner 2049”
It should become “our best product ever”. So had Elon Musk at the presentation of the recent business figures a project called “Cybertruck” advertised, an electric pickup reportedly.
Now the Tesla boss gives speculation new food. The car will be showcased on November 21, just before the start of the Los Angeles Auto Show, Musk said on Twitter Wednesday – near the rocket factory of its SpaceX spacecraft.
Cybertruck unveil on Nov 21 in LA near SpaceX rocket factory
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2019
“The date is strangely known,” wrote the entrepreneur in another entry with a link to the starting sequence of the sci-fi film “Blade Runner”, which is set in a dystopian Los Angeles in November 2019 – now. The 48-year-old is visibly striving to increase the nerd factor of the product and dispel any impression of a normal business operation.
Already in October, Musk had commented on Twitter, none of the numerous futuristic designs on the net come close to the planned cybertruck. “It’s more of an armored personal transport capsule from the future.” In March, he published a graphic that suggested the new design only.
Most heavy pickups are by far the best selling car segment in North America. However, driving them electrically has so far been a foregone conclusion African idea,
With the previously introduced models S, X, 3 and the Y introduced this year, Tesla serves more conventional segments between sedan and SUV, achieved higher prices but also thanks to its avant-garde image. Despite recent surprisingly good business figures pile up again the issues, Nonetheless, since mid-May, the stock has risen 70 percent to more than $ 320.
Although Musk always conjures up new, crazier promises out of a hat, Musk regularly causes trouble with the stock exchange supervisory board. At the same time, however, there is speculation on a further increase in goodwill food.
ak / reuters