What the Hell Did I See in Downtown Portland, Maine?

I had to Google, 'metal box on wheels' after seeing this in Portland, Maine.

I honestly thought I was having a seizure when I saw this metal box thing driving down Commercial Street in Portland. I whipped my very common Kia Sorento around and went after it. I got behind it.

I figured it had to be some type of Tesla. Who else would make something so incredibly odd. I decided to follow it to get a good look.

Yup. Google confirmed that it was indeed a Tesla Cybertruck (also named one of the weirdest-looking vehicles ever made). Oh, and of course they aren't cheap. The price of the 2024 Tesla Cybertruck starts at $81,895 and goes up to $101,985 depending on the trim and options, until the rear-wheel-drive Cybertruck arrives for the next model year with a starting price of $62,985. Damn near a bargain!

I had pulled off the main street into an alley in the Old Port, got out to snap these pics, and as the car/truck/metal box drove by these two women across the street, I stared at it too. I yelled across the street,

What the hell is that? Are we in a sci fi movie?

They laughed. I went down a bit of a cybertruck rabbit hole. It's made of ultra-hard stainless steel, isn't painted, and won't chip. Think the windows would shatter? Nope. Go ahead and throw a baseball 70mph at the windows. Nothing will happen.

Oh, and it goes 0-60mph in 2.6 seconds. I guess that's important if you want to avoid those fastballs. It was not a Mainer sporting this weird truck thing. It had Jersey plates.