Tesla Cybertruck delayed until 2022 — and no one is surprised

Tesla Cybertruck delayed until 2022 — and no ane is surprised

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Information technology looks like the Tesla Cybertruck has been delayed, and at present won't exist going into production until next yr, which shouldn't exist a massive surprise to anyone that's been paying attention.

Tesla seemingly dodged questions about the truck'south product schedule at its recent earnings call, when the Cybertruck'south 2021 release was chosen into question. Plus, this is Tesla we're talking about, then delays are its bread and butter.

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Tesla appears to have avoided making some grand announcement nearly the Cybertruck existence delayed, and has quietly updated the Cybertruck's order page on its website instead.

If you head over in that location you'll run across that Tesla wants a $100 eolith today, and points out that buyers will be able to complete their truck's configuration closer to production.

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Crucially, this is at present said to be 2022, even on the Tri and dual motor Cybertrucks, which were supposed to start rolling off the assembly line before the finish of 2021.

Of course, this could be that Tesla has plenty pre-orders that information technology can't offer any ane else a 2021 delivery date. Especially since the truck has apparently had over a million pre-orders. All the same, jokes aside, the signs that the Cybertruck would not meet its ambitious release window have been pretty apparent for a while.

And not but considering fulfilling a million pre-orders before the end of the year would be a very tall society.

Back during the company'due south Q2 earnings call (via InsideEVs), Elon Musk said that the Cybertruck would "literally cost one million dollars a piece" if it was built correct at present, considering Tesla tin't build enough 4680 battery cells.

Obvious hyperbole aside, you can't build an electrical vehicle without the right battery, and without enough to kick kickoff mass product, the cost of each individual truck wouldn't be feasible. It too happens to exist why the Tesla Semi truck has also suffered some other delay.

Musk has also previously said that there are challenges in building the Cybertruck. Ane instance was the steel exoskeleton, which apparently needed a whole new manufacturing procedure. Likewise Tesla only recently completed the Cybertruck's engineering design, which made a 2021 launch look even less likely.

In the concurrently Tesla has been ramping upwards structure of the Tesla Model Y at its Texas constitute. The company previously confirmed that structure of Cybertruck will begin afterward Model Y production kicks off at the establish. Patently this will happen "before the finish of the year."

An verbal timeline hasn't been fix, just the fact that the Tesla Model Y is already beingness congenital at other Tesla factories beyond the world it's a good sign that Tesla will hitting that detail deadline. Then the automaker can become down to finally giving people the electric truck, and the 500-plus mile range information technology'southward supposed to be packing.

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