After barely three years on the road, Tesla is planning to kick the Cybertruck to the curb after flagging sales. Elon Musk announced on Friday that the company would wind down production next year to make room for the production of Cybercabs, the robot taxis Tesla hopes will reshape transportation. 

In its short lifespan, the Cybertruck managed to become a top candidate for the most polarizing vehicle on the road — ever. Critics called it a “MAGA hat on wheels” and compared it to a dumpster — a resemblance that may have fooled some hungry raccoons that once chewed on the vehicle’s rear vault. It’s already being declared “one of the greatest flops in automotive history,” on par with Ford’s 1957 Edsel. But the polygonal, supposedly bulletproof truck did appeal to a certain demographic. 

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