Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertruck windows shattered in debut after ‘bulletproof’ claims

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Tesla unveiled its highly anticipated electric pickup truck Thursday in California. However, the grand-reveal didn’t go exactly as planned.

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Elon Musk claimed that the Cybertruck, which is made of stainless steel, was bulletproof. The four-door six-seat giant trapezoid-like body sits above massive black wheels and won’t scratch and dent. The windows were also made from armored glass.

The Tesla Cybertruck is unveiled at Tesla’s design studio on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

But Musk was embarrassed after a little snag. During a demonstration, Tesla’s design lead chucked metal balls at the windows and shattered the glass.

“Maybe that was a little too hard,” Musk said after the first time.

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After Musk put the glass to the test a second time and it failed, he smirked, looked and the window and said: “fix it and post.”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Still, with a sledgehammer, there appeared to be no dents.

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This marks Tesla’s entry into the pickup truck market, which is dominated by Ford. The Model 3 sedan is the world’s top-selling battery-electric car.

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