One tech and car reviewer has introduced that he has bought his Tesla Cybertruck over the weekend, noting that he did so as a result of he merely prefers one other electrical car (EV) he owns.
On Sunday, tech reviewer Marques Brownlee, higher generally known as MKBHD, shared an Instagram story saying that he had bought his Tesla Cybertruck, as noticed by X person BrianX2023. When requested why, Brownlee went on to verify the information on X, however with out disclosing too many particulars as to why he bought the Cybertruck, he did present a brief reply noting that he simply prefers one other electrical truck in his possession.
In the end, car possession merely comes all the way down to choice, and whereas Brownlee had largely shared constructive phrases concerning the Cybertruck throughout his possession of the car, he stated the quick model of his cause behind the sale was that he merely likes his Rivian R1T higher.
When pressed for if he was affiliated in some way with Rivian on account of a constructive assessment of the R1S, Brownlee highlighted that he has “no affiliation with both firm.”
“I personal no inventory in both firm (or any that I cowl),” Brownlee wrote. “I simply… like sure merchandise.”
Credit score: MKBHD on Instagram (through BrianX2023)
Some customers have been fast to level out that non-Tesla autos gained’t embrace the corporate’s Supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) software program or different Tesla-exclusive options, whereas some famous that it isn’t irregular for YouTube creators to often purchase and promote autos. It’s additionally value noting that Brownlee had a launch version “Basis Sequence” Cybertruck, although the corporate is now promoting its non-launch version variations of the EV.
Brownlee launched a follow-up video to his preliminary assessment of the Cybertruck in March, after he had pushed the car for two,000 miles over a month-long interval. In it, Brownlee stated the EV was “already iconic,” including that he in the end thought it introduced much more pleasure into the world than hate based mostly on his experiences driving it round.
You may see MKBHD’s assessment of the Cybertruck from March beneath.
Up to now, Brownlee has caught some warmth for being notably harsh in a few of his car opinions, particularly after initially gaining notability reviewing smaller tech merchandise earlier than including automotive movies to his repertoire late final 12 months.In February, Brownlee was criticized for calling the Fisker Ocean the “worst automotive he’s ever reviewed,” after he detailed an odd encounter with the corporate nicely earlier than even reviewing the EV.
All through this 12 months, Brownlee has additionally carried out opinions on the Lucid Air, the VW ID.Buzz, the Kia EV9, the Vinfast VF8, and a lot of different autos, even together with Tesla’s newly unveiled Cybercab. Earlier this month, he additionally shared a video on his favourite EVs in a number of classes, calling the brand new Mannequin 3 design probably the most improved automotive with the refreshed launch together with giving shoutouts to the corporate’s huge, dependable Supercharger community.
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