Saahal Desai's experience driving a rented Cybertruck in Washington, DC illustrated the intense public disdain associated with the vehicle, largely due to its ties to Elon Musk. Desai reported being mocked, shouted at, and given the middle finger multiple times throughout the day. His experiment highlighted not just the polarized opinions on the Cybertruck, which some consider emblematic of broader societal issues, but also a particular intensity found in the capital, amplifying the vehicle's already controversial reputation.
As I idled with the windows down on a street in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, a woman glared at me from her front porch: 'Fuck you, and this truck, and Elon,' she yelled. 'You drive a Nazi truck.'
After just one day of tooling around Washington, DC, Desai was given the bird at least 17 times. He was called a 'motherfucker,' a 'fucking dork,' and more.
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