The Tesla Cybertruck sets Tokyo on fire

The Tesla Cybertruck arrived in Tokyo this morning, the final stop of its grand tour across Asia begun in China.

How many Rock Stars can boast of having stirred as much passion among the Asian public as the Cybertruck? The electric pickup truck has arrived in Japan for the first time and drew a huge crowd at an exhibition where Tesla fans gathered to take a look at the pickup that should… never be offered for sale in this country!

After arriving in China in early January, the Cybertruck traveled to various cities across the country. The pickup was displayed in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Xi’an, and Chongqing before making its first appearance in Tokyo.

The Cybertruck: Asian Superstar

Although the bulky and angular pickup has little chance of being approved in Asia, as in Europe, Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk could leverage the Cybertruck’s fame to boost sales in Japan. “We should at least have a market share proportional, for example, to that of other non-Japanese automakers like Mercedes or BMW, which we currently do not have”, Musk stated.

Hybrid vehicles are more popular in Japan than electric vehicles due to their versatility. The electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Japan is also not yet at the level found in Europe or the United States.

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