Tesla selling Cybertruck cat beds made from cardboard — but only in China

Elon Musk’s Tesla is promoting a weird Cybertruck-themed cat mattress made solely of cardboard to its clients in China, marking the most recent bizarre product launch from the electrical automobile maker.

Dubbed the “Cybertruck Multifunctional Corrugated Cat Litter,” the feline-friendly product options an angled design just like that of Tesla’s forthcoming automobile.

The cat mattress prices 89 Chinese language Yuan, or the equal of about $12.

The cat mattress “has a futuristic form, a semi-open cat litter, and thick corrugated paper embedded inside to satisfy the character and every day wants of cats,” in keeping with the product listing on the Chinese version of Tesla’s website.

The cat mattress comes with a built-in “scratch board” made from “thickened and moisture-proof corrugated paper” and requires meeting by its proprietor.

The newest addition to Tesla’s lineup is nothing new for Musk’s agency, which has a protracted historical past of promoting random merchandise which are solely loosely associated to its core electrical automobile enterprise.

The automotive maker sells its own branded version of “Tesla Tequila” that boasts a “dry fruit and light-weight vanilla nostril with a balanced cinnamon pepper end,” in keeping with its web site.

The liquor sells for a whopping $420 per bottle — a reference to Musk’s favourite marijuana reference — and is presently out of inventory.

Tesla’s web site additionally lists a stainless steel “Cyberwhistle” that must be purchased with dogecoin, Musk’s most popular cryptocurrency meme token.

Different distinctive merchandise features a $100 “Giga Texas Belt Buckle” emblazoned with the slogan “Don’t mess with Tesla,” a $60 Tesla umbrella and a $70 Tesla branding iron.

Tesla isn’t the one Musk-led firm with a penchant for bizarre product choices.

The Boring Firm, his tunnel-digging public transit agency, beforehand made waves in 2018 by promoting $500 flamethrowers that offered out in a matter of hours.

Tesla accomplished manufacturing on its first-ever Cybertruck at its Austin plant final month after years of delays.

The truck is anticipated to debut on the market later this yr and Musk has pledged to provide 250,000 or extra of the autos per yr, relying on demand.

Tesla was dealt a blow this week following the surprise resignation of longtime CFO Zachary Kirkhorn, who was extensively seen as a possible Musk successor.

Chief Accounting Officer Vaibhav Taneja is taking up his duties.