Good Riddance to the Tesla Cybertruck. Elon Musk Can Keep the Toaster.

My Political Thoughts • By Kevin Harvey • November 7, 2026

The Tesla Cybertruck looks like a stainless-steel fridge that got fired from a kitchen and went into business for itself. And now Elon Musk says Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of 2027 to make room for more Cybercabs.

Musk says Tesla will add an extra shift to try to fill outstanding orders before taking the line apart around June or July. So if you already ordered your rolling cheese grater, there’s still hope. Reuters

Hit play for my take on Elon and his Cybertruck. No tears given. Fuck him and that stainless-steel lunchbox on wheels.

The Cybertruck was loud. The sales were quiet.

Kelley Blue Book estimated nearly 39,000 U.S. sales in 2024, about 20,000 in 2025, and roughly 11,600 in the first nine months of 2026. That last number covers only part of the year. Still, compare those numbers with the 250,000 a year Musk once talked about. That’s a hell of a gap between the sales pitch and the parking lot. Reuters · Cox Automotive · 2026 year-to-date sales breakdown

Somebody’s going to tell me it’ll be a collector’s item. Maybe. I’ve got a drawer full of old chargers that are rare, too.

The truck was ugly. The Texas money was beautiful.

Tesla disclosed that its 2020 agreement with Travis County runs for 20 years and allows grants equal to 70% to 80% of the property taxes Tesla pays the county, subject to meeting economic development requirements. Tesla also signed a separate 10-year agreement with the Del Valle school district that capped the taxable value of part of its property. Those deals were already in place years before this election. In April 2026, Travis County voted to withhold 9% of rebate funds for 2020 through 2022 after finding Tesla hadn’t adequately documented compliance with parts of the deal. Tesla’s SEC filing · KUT

Now look at the election. Reuters reported that Musk spent almost $230 million on the Texas Senate race. Democrat James Talarico won anyway. Imagine spending that much to get your way and still having to sit there and watch the other guy give a victory speech. Reuters

My read? Musk went that hard in Texas because he has money to protect there. The factory was already secured. I think he wanted to protect the business environment around it and have a say in who makes the rules next. The tax agreements and campaign spending are on the record. The motive is my take.

Spread the wealth. Give somebody else a shot.

Am I shedding a tear because the Cybertruck missed its big sales pitch and Musk spent a fortune on a race his side lost? Hell no. I feel for anybody on that factory floor wondering what the switch means for their job. The people clocking in are the ones I want Texas looking out for.

And if Texas is putting public money on the table, open it up. Let smaller manufacturers compete for those deals. Ask who’s hiring locally, what the jobs pay, and what taxpayers get back. If a company misses its promises, get some of that money back.

Tesla can make Cybercabs. It can make a microwave with butterfly doors for all I care. Just tell me why the same billionaire should be first in line every time there’s a tax break to hand out.

If your city had money to help a company build a factory, would you give it to Tesla or make smaller companies compete for a piece of it? And be honest. Would you buy a Cybertruck if it was half off?