We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities. That’s more than enough data to compare to the Ford Pinto, a car so notoriously combustible that it has become a watchword for corporate greed. Let’s start with the data…
Well the pinto had modest intentions. It was just meant to be an affordable compact car with good gas milage. The cybertruck is just a look-at-me-mobile for douche bros who have the rapey vibes of early Arnold Schwarzenegger.