Nantucket newspapers have been buzzing about the vandalism of Tesla’s Cybertruck, which has been bothering local residents since arriving on the wealthy island last week.
The clunky silver electric car, which sells for up to $101,985, has been causing problems since it was first spotted being brought to the New England Islands from a Steamship Corporation ferry on Thursday. Nantucket Current said.
A space-age vehicle, It’s called an “eyesore” The article quickly caught the attention of local residents by critics, and the newspaper continued to share images of vehicle accidents in X ever since.
Shortly after arriving on Nantucket, an expensive car with Connecticut plates was seen parked squarely in a crosswalk on Main Street.
“A Cybertruck appeared on Main Street and immediately parked in a crosswalk,” the paper wrote in X.
Hours later, the large vehicle that first appeared in the town of about 14,000 became stuck in the sand at Eel Point, a dune-filled beach on the island’s western tip.
The newspaper said a crowd of people had gathered to watch the flashy car being removed, but the driver, who was not named, was “a very kind man and a novice who had made a common mistake. ” was said to have been praised.
A video shared on the newspaper’s
The paper also posted a video of the truck stopping traffic to back up the road and then taking a wrong turn.
The Nantucket Current questions whether a series of bizarre truck accidents may have been stunts and assured readers it will continue to investigate.
Tesla was recently forced to recall nearly 4,000 of its futuristic trucks due to an issue where they wouldn’t move when the gas pedal was pressed.
