Talk:2025 Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion/Archive 1

Archive 1

Devices in back of truck

Las Vegas Cybertruck filled with gas canisters, fireworks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq27wOLaLMw Bachcell (talk) 01:32, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

YouTube is not a reliable source. But yes, this is already included in the article, and cited to the CNN article. –Novem Linguae (talk) 01:38, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Identify of driver

they do know who rented the truck, but haven't released the name yet pending notification of kin and 100% identification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmChggvp2Mk Bachcell (talk) 01:56, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

@Bachcell. Got any sources that aren't YouTube? We shouldn't use YouTube sources. –Novem Linguae (talk) 01:57, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

It's in the CNN ref used in the article: Police said they do know who rented the truck... Moscow Mule (talk) 02:52, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. Sounds fine to insert with appropriate citation. –Novem Linguae (talk) 03:08, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Current title is way too long

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Let's stop moving the article and workshop a title that meets WP:CONCISE. How about Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion? –Novem Linguae (talk) 01:43, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

cc Arbeiten8, Johnj1995, Cyberdog958 –Novem Linguae (talk) 01:44, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

I attempted to move this article to 2025 Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion, but it was moved to the original title before I could do so. The year is not important, concision is. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 01:46, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

+1 to 2025 Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion. –Novem Linguae (talk) 01:57, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Agree, should be something short like 2025 Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion, which tells the reader everything without being too clunky. AlienChex (talk) 03:43, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

I totally agree that "Trump International Hotel Las Vegas Tesla Cybertruck explosion" is ridiculously long. I tried to shorten it. "Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion" is a great. Arbeiten8 (talk) 02:09, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

 RM created. JJP_Master (she/they) 02:09, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

@JJPMaster. RM's run for a week. I was hoping we could just get an informal consensus in this section rather than waiting an entire week. –Novem Linguae (talk) 02:16, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

@Novem Linguae: It seems like rapidly breaking news-related RMs often get closed early (I was thinking mainly of Talk:Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania/Archive 1#Requested move 13 July 2024), so I didn't think that would be a problem when I created it. JJP_Master (she/they) 02:22, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

WP:Crystal, but this is likely to be ultimately classified as an "attack". And in that case, the target (Trump International Hotel Las Vegas) should be identified rather than the means (Tesla Cybertruck). Yes, the hotel has a ridiculously long name, but that's where we are. Moscow Mule (talk) 02:35, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

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Terrorist plot or Tesla POS?

Let’s keep the language neutral until investigators tell us. For all we know, this could be unrelated to the NOLA attack and we all know how Tesla’s cybertruck is considered the worst EV on the market. Emigdioofmiami (talk) 01:26, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

The CNN article clearly states that there was a "detonation system". –Novem Linguae (talk) 01:35, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

LVPD says otherwise in the interview. So who’s right, the Journalists or the police? Emigdioofmiami (talk) 01:56, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

@Emigdioofmiami. Here's my source if you'd like to check it: https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/01/us/cybertruck-fire-trump-hotel-las-vegas/index.html. Can you post your source as well? Perhaps your source is from before they had this information. –Novem Linguae (talk) 01:59, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

It’s on Bluesky. https://bsky.app/profile/artcandee.bsky.social/post/3lepsooz5x22r Emigdioofmiami (talk) 02:20, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Looks like it's login walled so I can't see it. Anyway, social media websites are WP:SELFPUB and aren't great sources. –Novem Linguae (talk) 03:06, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Had the same problem with CNN since they put up their paywall. Emigdioofmiami (talk) 03:23, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

I open the CNN article and I'm not getting any paywall. Tarlby ^{(t) (c)} 19:39, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

There is no evidence that the Cybertruck is considered “the worst EV in the market” nor is it known to spontaneously explode and make firework sounds in the explosion. Muntenhunten (talk) 18:58, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

The quality of the car is not the issue here. The issue is the attack and the car being used as a weapon. --NevadaExpert (talk) 19:18, 2 January 2025 (UTC)