Tesla Inc.’s highly anticipated unveiling of its futuristic pickup truck suffered a setback after its “armoured glass” windows shattered during a demonstration. During a tightly choreographed unveiling of the Cybertruck on Thursday, Tesla boss Elon Musk criticized the design, power and durability of mainstream trucks, only to be shaken when his boast about his new truck’s windows backfired. But the truck windows were not as resilient, cracking like spiderwebs when von Holzhausen threw metal balls at them. Still, he allowed the enthusiastic von Holzhausen another throw at the rear passenger window, only to see that crack as well. The #Tesla cars are amazing and only get better over time.”Tesla plans to start manufacturing the truck around late 2021.

Source: National Post November 22, 2019 13:19 UTC