Mexican mayor orders 15 Tesla Cybertrucks

, the mayor of Ciudad Valles , a town in the state of San Luis Potosí will shell out USD $847,500 on 15 Tesla Cybertrucks.

Esper Cárdenas

announced he paid MXN$30,000 from his own money to pre-order the cybertrucks . He said that he “pre-ordered 10 dual motor (cybertrucks) and five tri motor (cybertrucks).”

According to the Ciudad Valles mayor, the Tesla truck will save the local administration up to MXN $24 million a year, resources that will cover the MXN $20 million investment of the cybertrucks .

Electric cars made in Mexico

Adrián Esper

claims that the truck's motors will be used to “pull water trucks and garbage containers ” and patrol the city He explained that there are no maintenance fees for the trucks and added that if a motor fails, they will use the warranty policy provided by Tesla .

Esper Cárdenas

said his decision to spend millions of the cybertrucks was motivated by “common sense” since the vehicles can be monitored in real-time.

Although the Mexican mayor already pre-ordered the electric pick-up trucks , some of them will be ready until 2021 and in other cases, the production will start until 2022 .

You can pre-order a cybertruck with USD $100 .

Adrián Esper Cárdenas, a controversial mayor

Adrián Esper

paid actor Charlie Sheen USD $550 to send him a message to congratulate him on his first year as mayor of Ciudad Valles .

Tesla's Cybertruck

According to the company's website, the cybertruck has a “nearly impenetrable exoskeleton .” It was built using durable resistant components such as “ Ultra-Hard 30X Cold-Rolled stainless-steel ” and “ Tesla armor glass .”

Despite its futuristic design and components, the truck's glass shattered during its presentation. As a consequence, Elon Musk 's company suffered economic losses.

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