People don’t want to wait 4 years from announcement/deposit, until delivery.

If I remember correctly, the Cybertruck was the first EV pickup to be announced. While waiting for release the Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian, and Hummer EV were released… maybe more, those are off the top of my head.

They went from 0 competitors in the space at announcement, to being just another EV truck by the time it shipped. People who really wanted an EV pickup weren’t going to wait an unknown amount of time for the Cybertruck when other models were already shipping years earlier.

The Roadster is even worse. It’s been almost 9 years since it was announced. And we’ve had 9 years of other companies knowing Tesla’s goals for the Roadster, and beating them with cars that are on the road today.