Cyber Truck Release Date – Tesla won’t start production on the Cybertruck in 2021 as it was earlier meant to be until sometime in 2022. This also delays the volume production which will now begin in 2023. Unfortunately, this delay is due to supply chain issues affecting Tesla and the rest of the automotive industry.
It was earlier stated that the Cybertruck production would begin in late 2021 with the tri and dual-motor variants coming first. A cheaper rear-wheel-drive model was also supposed to be available in late 2022, but now likely won’t arrive until late 2023.
Cyber Truck Release Date – There had been some speculation that the Tesla Cybertruck would be pushed back to 2022. Not only did Tesla dodge questions about when production would start during its Q2 earnings call, but there was also no sign of the Texas gigafactory gearing up to start work on the Cybertruck anytime soon.
Sadly we just don’t know when the Cybertruck will finally arrive, and what the delays (and the revelation of a new quad-motor model) mean for the production schedule of the dual and single motor models. The delay in production has not stopped reservations from trickling in for the Cybertruck with a fully-refundable $100 deposit. Although the choice of an exact configuration won’t be possible until production begins.
The Cybertruck will feature an autopilot, this full self-driving option will cost an additional $10,000. That’s if you order right now anyway and the Cybertruck order page points out anyone who orders later may be subject to future price increases. Considering Full Self Driving has risen by $4,000 since July 2019, it’s only a matter of time before it happens again.
The Full Self Driving option unlocks several additional autonomous features, including auto parking, a ‘summon’ feature, and highway driving mode which can navigate from on-ramp to off-ramp completely by itself. You can certainly order one already, but stricter rules about pedestrian safety might cause some problems.
The Design
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In the words of the CEO himself, Elon Musk, the Cybertruck “looks like it was made by aliens from the future”. The truck has a very ’90s-era vision of the future look about it. A previous preview of the truck showed that it had no side mirrors just as the production was delayed, a video recently surfaced showing the car will have them. However, Elon Musk claims the mirrors are designed to be “easy to remove by owners”. The truck is designed to offer all the things that make a Tesla, including the minimalist design, and room for up to six people to travel in a high-tech luxurious ride.
The Battery and Battery Range
The range of the Cybertruck will vary depending on which model you buy. The single motor RWD model claims a range of more than 250 miles, according to Tesla. The dual-motor will do 300 miles and the three motor model 500 miles. No details on the quad-motor variant have been announced.
The Performance
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The single motor Cybertruck will go from zero to 60 mph in under 6.5 seconds. That might seem slow by Tesla standards, but this is a truck after all, and their bulk typically prevents super-fast acceleration.
The dual-motor will also go from 0-60 sprint in 4.5 seconds, and the three-motor variant can do it in 2.9 seconds. That’s all fantastically quick for a large vehicle that can tow weights ranging from 7,500 lbs with the single motor, 10,000 lbs for the dual, and 14,000 lbs for the triple motor setup.
The CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk has confirmed that the Cybertruck will come with rear-wheel steering, which is designed to increase the truck’s agility and help it make tight turns. It sounds a lot like Hummer’s ‘crab mode’ which utilizes torque vectoring to drive diagonally, enabling it to get in and out of tight situations.
It’s not clear yet what capacity the cells in the Cybertruck will be. Hopefully, Tesla should make use of the new 4680 cell batteries to try and keep costs as low as possible. A 4680’snew spiral design promises 16% more range and six times the power of the existing cells.
Pricing of the Cybertruck
According to Tesla the price for the Cybertruck will start at $39,900 for the single motor rear-wheel-drive model. The dual-motor all-wheel model will cost $49,900 and the three motor all-wheel-drive car will cost $69,900. Quad-motor variant pricing is completely unknown at the moment.
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