Tesla reported on Saturday that it built its first Cybertruck at its factory in Austin.
The announcement, which sets the stage for further discussions in Tesla’s quarterly update to shareholders on Wednesday, was accompanied by no new information about the electric truck or even verification that it was indeed an electric truck. production vehicle model. Additionally, details on the Cybertruck’s actual pricing and specs are still missing, which Tesla has removed from its website, though it continues to accrue $100 in deposits.
The first Cybertruck built at Giga Texas! 🤠 pic.twitter.com/ODRhHVsd0t
– Tesla (@Tesla) July 15, 2023
After many hints about an upcoming “Electronic truck” and a pickup truck with certain sci-fi influences, Tesla reveal Cybertruck in 2019 in limited production concept form, with the company promising a starting price of $39,900, 0-60 mph acceleration in less than three seconds, a 3,500-pound payload, and upforce. up to 14,000 pounds, and up to 500 miles of range. The concept truck’s “nearly impenetrable exoskeleton,” made of stainless steel, appears to have already entered production and potentially unbreakable windows, having broken in a rally, will be improved.
Tesla Cybertruck Concept (Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.)
Since then, Tesla has been very little known, and the Cybertruck, originally slated to launch in 2021, has been repeatedly delayed. In May 2020, after suggesting the Cybertruck would be about 5% smaller in production form, CEO Elon Musk said that the scale and size of the concept truck will be preserved in the production version. Also looking for a air suspension “game changer” offers a wider range of active ride heights and active damping than other trucks.
In December, Musk confirmed that the Cybertruck would take advantage of it. V4 . turbocharger technologyenables fast DC charging capable of up to 1 megawatt.
2019 Tesla Cybertruck Prototype (Petersen Automobile Museum)
It has been suggested that the Cybertruck will launch at a price significantly higher than its original price of $39,900. Ford CEO Jim Farley recently suggested that the Cybertruck is a suitable product for “Silicon Valley People.” But Farley has also called Ford’s next-generation electric truck coming in 2026 Millennium Falcon of trucks, with a lot of nods to cutting-edge technology and futuristic form. For now, the Cybertruck will compete with the F-150 Lightning, which now starts at more than $60,000, as well as Chevrolet Silverado EV and, by 2025, RAM 1500 REPLACEMENTS.
Back in May, Musk suggested that Cybertruck production could reach 500,000 units per year. Announcement, whether it marks the beginning of a very gradual production process or whether it is merely building a new prototype, is unlikely to signal Mass production of Cybertruck—slated for 2024 — is not yet available.
