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First Act of Seemingly Random Tesla Cybertruck Vandalism Recorded – Perpetrator Was No Match To Shatter Resistant Glass & 30X Cold Rolled Stainless Steel Exoskeleton

Unfortunately, a new Tesla Cybertruck owner has been the victim of the first random act of vandalism less than 24 hours after getting his all-electric truck. The Cybertruck’s shatter-resistant glass and exoskeleton stop the perpetrator in his tracks.
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For one reason or another, Tesla vehicles appear to be disproportionately targeted by people who commit seemingly random acts of vehicular vandalism.

Unfortunately, this was the case for one new Cybertruck owner who, only after 24 hours of owning his all-electric truck, was a victim of such an act.

After leaving his Cybertruck in a public parking lot, the owner returned to the scene with attempted damage to his truck.

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There aren’t a lot of details regarding the incident, and according to the Cybertruck owner, sadly, the truck’s Sentry Mode was not activated, and the incident was not recorded.

However, from what we can see in the picture, it appears a drink from a container had been through onto the Cybertruck with considerable force.

The liquid in question hasn’t been identified; the container from which this liquid was thrown also remains in question.

However, whatever the case, from the picture, you can see the Cybertruck, although definitely dirtier, did not sustain any permanent damage.

The Cybertruck’s shatter-resistant glass held up beautifully, and the all-electric truck’s 30X cold rolled bulletproof exoskeleton sustained no damage.

Given that this incident only involved a drink being thrown onto the truck, this might not be too surprising; however, the most common type of vehicle vandalism is to key a person’s vehicle.

Even in this instance, although the choice form of vandalism the perpetrator used was to throw a drink onto the truck, there is a considerable chance if the Cybertruck, similar to virtually every vehicle currently on the road, came with a painted surface, the bad actor could have targeted the paint.

I have discussed this point in a previous article; however, one of the reasons Tesla and Elon Musk decided to deliver the Cybertruck with an exposed shiny stainless steel surface rather than putting paint on the vehicle is for this exact reason.

Paint is an expensive yet flimsy material to put on the exterior of an ultra-tough, ultra-rugged vehicle. What use is making a vehicle off-road capable and able to traverse the harshest road conditions if the paint gets damaged every time you do so and requires repairs that run into thousands of dollars?

For this reason, Tesla decided to make the Cybertruck out of stainless steel and expose the shiny metal surface. Now, it appears that this same feature also makes the all-electric truck close to immune from any serious damage by vandals.

Having said that, it’s still disappointing to see people, for seemingly no reason, attempt to vandalize Tesla vehicles in particular and EVs in general. And we hope this trend comes to a stop.

This is all the information we’ve regarding this attempted vandalism on a Cybertruck. However, we’ll be sure to keep you posted if this trend continues and how the Cybertruck’s ultra-durable exterior handles these individuals.

Until then, make sure to visit our site torquenews.com/Tesla, regularly for the latest updates.

So what do you think? Disappointed to see a Cybertruck being targeted by vandals for no reason? How do you think the Cybertruck’s rugged exterior handled the incident? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Image: Courtesy of Teslaconomics on X

For more information,  check out: Tesla Announces “All Cyebertruck Production For the Rest of 2024 is Already Sold Out” to People Who Put Down $2,500 Non-Refundable Deposits

Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and The evolution of the EV space on a daily basis for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.

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Joe (not verified)    January 27, 2024 - 10:15AM

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What data do you cite that Tesla vehicles are “disproportionately targeted” ? Over the years I have personally had cars vandalized in various ways (windows smashed, body damage, headlights broken, tires slashed, etc). This was well before the days of Tesla. I guess I could have claimed that my personal vehicles were being “disproportionately targeted” based on those incidents and my observations.

A drink being thrown on a vehicle is hardly vandalism by comparison. That is absolutely nothing to whine about. So, to use that as an example to support your contention that Tesla vehicles are being “disproportionately targeted” is a huge stretch at best and a totally unfounded conclusion at worst.

Just this past week, I saw an example of a Porsche that literally had its headlights removed by someone who cut the surrounding sheet metal to gain access. Are Porsches being “disproportionately targeted” ?

If anything, you might conclude that wealthy people (i.e. expensive vehicles in general) are (or have been) “disproportionately targeted”. Although none of my cars were expensive high-end cars so even that would seem to be a baseless conclusion.

Vehicle vandalism has been prevalent long before EVs, Tesla, or the Cybertruck and spans the full spectrum of vehicles (expensive, cheap, gas, electric). There is no way to conclude that EVs, Tesla vehicles (or even the Cybertruck in particular) are being “disproportionately targeted” without supporting data. Please cite the data.

That said, given that the Cybertruck is openly advertised to be essentially damage proof coupled with possible animosity toward excessive displays of wealth (expensive cars in general), it should come as no surprise that people will attempt to vandalize them (the Cybertruck is a rolling dare)! Again, the proof would be in the data which was not provided.