A troubling 2024 for Tesla [Video]

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SALT LAKE CITY — Tesla has a problem. Well, two problems.

The first is the electric car market is cooling off. The initial enthusiasm has dampened as people realize that charging an EV can be a drama. Gas-electric hybrids are cheaper and more practical — and Tesla doesn’t make them. So the darling of Wall Street is down 44% over the past year.

And then there’s the second problem. That Cybertruck. It looks like it was dreamed up by an 8-year-old with crayons and construction paper.

For a hot minute in 2019, the Cybertruck seemed cool. But it’s five years later and as people finally take delivery, some are discovering the vehicle can’t handle a rarity called “outdoors.”

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