Tesla supplied an replace on plans for its Cybertruck pickup truck throughout an earnings name on Wednesday.
CEO Elon Musk mentioned the primary Cybertruck lately constructed on the firm’s plant in Austin, Texas, a picture of which was posted to Twitter on July 15, was solely a pre-production instance for use for closing testing and certification. Nevertheless, he additionally mentioned he anticipates buyer deliveries beginning later in 2023.
Musk hinted that manufacturing volumes could also be low initially however will enhance in 2024. He emphasised that numerous new applied sciences and distinctive elements and processes are going into the Cybertruck.
“We’ll be making them in excessive quantity subsequent yr, and we will probably be delivering the automotive this yr,” he mentioned.
Cybertruck manufacturing was initially deliberate to start out in late 2021. A number of delays put manufacturing not on time.
Tesla Cybertruck closing testing
One of many new applied sciences destined for the electrical truck is a battery cell that is extra power dense than what the corporate presently makes use of. Drew Baglino, Tesla’s senior VP for powertrain and power engineering, mentioned throughout the name the brand new cell has a ten% greater power density than what Tesla is presently utilizing in its autos.
It is not clear whether or not the brand new cell will enable Tesla to ship extra vary than what the corporate has already introduced. On the Cybertruck’s reveal in 2019, Tesla mentioned the truck would provide battery choices for greater than 250 miles, 300 miles, and 500 miles.
Tesla additionally introduced a beginning worth of $39,900 throughout the 2019 reveal however this data was pulled from Tesla’s web site in 2021, suggesting that the Cybertruck could have a unique beginning worth as soon as it’s really on sale.
After Ford reduce the beginning worth of its rival F-150 Lightning to $51,990 earlier this week, Musk commented on Twitter that the Ford is a “good automobile” however “considerably costly.”
Throughout Wednesday’s earnings name, Tesla mentioned the full-size Cybertruck will probably be 19 ft lengthy, enabling it to slot in extra personal garages than comparable rivals which might be usually longer than 20 ft. Tesla claimed that so far as it is aware of, the Cybertruck would be the first truck that’s lower than 19 ft lengthy with 4 doorways and a mattress greater than six ft lengthy.
