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Tesla announces Cybertruck delivery event for later this year

Big news coming out of Austin, as Tesla is reportedly planning to hold a delivery event for the futuristic Cybertruck in the third quarter of this year.

According to The Verge, CEO Elon Musk spilled the beans about the event to Tesla investors on the company’s most recent earnings call. The electric car company will begin manufacturing the Cybertruck this summer with plans for volume production having been previously slated for sometime in 2024.

During the earnings call, Musk allegedly told investors that it “takes time to get the manufacturing line going, and this is really a very radical product.” He added that the Cybertruck is not made the way other cars are made.

If you remember anything about the battery-electric light-duty truck that was revealed back in November of 2019, you’d understand the CEO’s point. The Cybertruck is unlike anything on the market right now, especially in terms of looks, with the vehicle sporting a stainless steel exterior that Tesla coined as an “exoskeleton.”

News of a delivery event is promising, considering that the Cybertruck has been delayed on multiple occasions up to this point. The launch was initially planned for 2021 before being moved back to last year, and then once again moved to this year.

Although there have been reports of pricing for the truck, with a three-motor model teased at $70,000 USD ($94,309 CAD). Tesla has warned that final pricing and specs have not yet been determined.

Interested in how a windshield wiper might work on the Cybertruck? Check it out here.

Image credit: Tesla

Source: The Verge Via: Engadget

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Mass production for Tesla’s Cybertruck to start in late 2023

Now that Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition has gone through, it appears as though he’s back to devoting his attention to Tesla. That’s because Tesla is reportedly looking to start mass production of its long-promised Cybertruck in the fourth quarter of 2023.

The Cybertruck was announced way back in 2019, and was supposed to enter production in late 2021. That never happened, supposedly due to battery shortages. Subsequently, in August 2021, Musk delayed the vehicle to sometime in 2022 before pushing it to January during a Q4 earnings call.

A report in July this year indicated that Cybertruck deliveries could finally start arriving in mid-2023, but even that seems to be out of question, considering that two sources with knowledge of Tesla’s plans informed Reuters that the automobile company intends to start mass production at the end of 2023.

Further, in a conference call with financial analysts last month, Musk said Tesla is readying its Austin, Texas plant to build the Cybertruck, with “early production” set to begin in the middle of 2023.

It’s likely the truck won’t be delivered to buyers until sometime in 2024.

Back in 2019, when the truck was first revealed, Tesla quoted a $39,900 USD (roughly $54,400 CAD) price tag for the vehicle. In August this year, During a Tesla shareholder’s meeting, Musk said that “a lot has changed” since then, and that the Cybertruck’s price and specifications will change before its release.

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Source: Reuters

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Tesla’s Cybertruck still hasn’t released, but it’s going to cost more

Amid multiple delays and with no specific availability date in sight, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that the Cybertruck’s price and specifications will change before its release.

If you’ve been following the rising cost of vehicles, this isn’t surprising, especially given the Cybertruck was first shown off back in 2019 with a starting price of just $39,900 USD (about $51,590 CAD). During Tesla’s recent annual shareholder’s meeting, Musk says that “a lot has changed” since then.

The commercial version of the vehicle “will be different” due to what Musk describes as various issues with the vehicle. Tesla’s CEO also says that inflation played a role in the vehicle’s increased cost.

According to Musk, the Cybertruck will enter production in the middle of next year, though given Tesla’s and Musk’s track record, it’s unlikely the electric truck will hit that mark. The Cybertruck was originally supposed to start production back in 2021 but has been pushed back multiple times.

“We’re going to be installing the production equipment, tooling and all starting in the next couple of months, we’ll begin the installation, so we’re aiming to be in volume production in the middle of next year,” said Musk during the call.

Musk, unfortunately, didn’t offer specifics regarding how the Cybertrucks production design will change. Leaked images reveal several subtle design changes to the Cybertruck, including a rather strange-looking front wiper.

Back in June, Tesla hiked the price of several of its vehicles by several thousand dollars.

Source: Inside EVs, The Verge 

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Tesla starts work on Cyberquad… kind of

Elon Musk may have shown off a working prototype of the Cyberquad when it revealed the Cybertruck back in 2019, but it turns out the ATV-like device was nowhere near complete.

News has been relatively sparse regarding the Cyberquad, but now the automaker has launched a battery development challenge in China. A posting from the company’s Weibo account goes into more detail and calls for teams to submit battery designs for the four-wheeler that will fit 2,170 battery cells.

Electrek theorizes that Tesla is using this method to recruit more people to its battery development team, but I’m leaning more towards Tesla being unprepared.

Since this post is only on Weibo, it seems like it’s only open to people in China, but the winner will get around $37,000 CAD if their design is selected. The Chinese nature of all this suggests that if the company mass produces this electric toy that it will be built at the new China Gigafactory as well.

Source: Electrek

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Tesla officially opens Austin, Texas-based Gigafactory

Tesla officially opened its Austin, Texas-based Gigafactory, where the company will likely begin production of its long-delayed Cybertruck.

CEO Elon Musk celebrated the opening with a ‘Cyber Rodeo’ event, in which Musk pranced around in a cowboy hat. Tesla invited some 15,000 people to listen to live music, eat food, and as The Verge describes it, “pay homage” to Musk and Tesla.

Musk described the opening of the factory as “entering a new phase of Tesla’s future.”

At the event, Musk showed off a new version of the Cybertruck that will go into production at the Gigafactory, as well as a new Roadster vehicle slated to start production next year. Moreover, Musk teased a “futuristic” robotaxi but didn’t share any other details.

The Gigafactory is Tesla’s fourth in the U.S., joining the vehicle factory in Fremont, California, a battery factory in Sparks, Nevada, and a solar factory in Buffalo, New York. Tesla also has a vehicle factory outside Shanghai, China, and recently opened a factory near Berlin, Germany.

Last year, Tesla Canada revealed it would locate a manufacturing facility in Markham, Ontario, to produce manufacturing equipment for use at the company’s Gigafactories.

Tesla’s Texas factory opened less than two years after Musk decided Austin would be the home of the company’s Gigafactory. Tesla plans to hire up to 5,000 workers at an average salary of $47,147 USD (roughly $59,378 CAD), with entry-level positions starting at $35,000 (about $44,080 CAD).

The Gigafactory is expected to help Tesla meet its goals of building 1.5 million vehicles in 2022, and will likely be the site where the company builds its Cybertruck starting in 2023.

It’s also worth noting the company secured millions in tax breaks from local governments, with Travis County approving a deal worth at least $14.7 million USD (about $18.51 million CAD).

Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory has also faced resistance. Last week, local conservationists tried to block Tesla’s Cyber Rodeo celebration. The company has also faced broad criticism over labour practices and workplace safety, much of it focused on the Fremont factory. California’s civil rights agency sued Tesla, saying the company’s Fremont plant was “segregated to the lowest levels.”

Header image credit: Tesla Cyber Rodeo video screenshot

Via: The Verge

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Tesla Cyber truck leak shows off very un-cyber side mirrors

The world has been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Tesla’s Cybertruck for months, and now a new leak shows off what the final production build of the electric truck might look like.

This is the second near-production leak of the truck we’ve seen, but this time the pictures are from a much closer angle giving us a better view of the mirrors and single long windshield wiper.

You can look at all the photos and videos on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum post, but other changes include a different rim design and tires that don’t look nearly as “off-road” capable as the model shown at the electric vehicle’s (EV) launch event.

The side mirrors make the Cyertruck look more like a regular truck and the fact that they seem to be the cheap plastic kind you’d find on a traditional base-model truck, detracts from the overall intention of Tesla’s cyber design.

Hopefully, Tesla is able to get the truck to release on time without changing the layout to many more times.

Source: Cybertruck Owners Club

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Tesla’s Cybertruck might have been delayed indefinitely

Tesla’s Cybertruck, which was set to launch Q3-Q4 2021 but was delayed due to battery shortages, now faces a future ridden with more uncertainties.

After the initial delay caused by battery shortages, the Cybertruck’s full production was pushed out to 2022, but as it appears now, even the 2022 timeframe looks bleak.

As reported by Edmunds, Tesla’s Cybertruck is reportedly delayed again, and this time indefinitely. Why do we suspect that? Because up until some time in December, Cybertruck’s landing page on Tesla’s website read: “You will be able to complete your configuration as production nears in 2022.” Now, the website reads: “You will be able to complete your configuration as production nears,” raising further doubts about the truck’s 2022 timeframe.

As reported earlier, the delay is likely a combination of a semiconductor shortage and the fact that Tesla can’t build enough of the large 4680 battery cells. These are Tesla’s upcoming batteries that offer more power and energy capacity compared to the company’s existing battery cells. The last we’ve heard of these cells is that in July 2021, LG and Samsung had manufactured samples and were bidding on battery contracts with the EV maker.

We expect to learn more about Cybertruck’s future soon as Tesla CEO Elon Musk is set to share a product roadmap during Tesla’s next earnings call on January 26th.

Source: Edmunds

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Cybertruck may ship with real mirrors and one giant windshield wiper

New photos and a video of Tesla’s Cybertruck have leaked, giving us a glimpse at close to production Cybertruck.

Most notably, the electric vehicle (EV) is rocking one massive windshield wiper on the driver’s side and the truck appears to include side mirrors, features that were absent from earlier designs. Other than those additions, the design looks very similar to the original vision for the futuristic-looking truck.

I’m sure Cybertruck enthusiasts will spot more changes than I’m able to uncover, so I’ve listed a few other tweets related to the reveal and the source YouTube video below.

Image credit: Chile Al100 (YouTube)

Source: Chile Al100 (YouTube)

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Two years after showing off Cybertruck, Elon Musk changing motor layout

Elon Musk returned to Twitter to share that the first wave of Cybertrucks will be a new four-motor variant, giving each individual wheel response control.

Past rumours have pointed to the Cyberruck finally hitting mass production at some point in 2022. However, since the anticipated EV has been delayed twice, I wouldn’t to see it pushed back once again.

When Musk and the Tesla team revealed the Cybertruck a few years ago, he announced that there would be single, dual and tri-motor designs. This new quad-motor option is new and seems to be a response to Rivian’s R1T, which features a motor powering each wheel.

Since only reservations have been placed for the truck so far,, it’s expected that Telsa will allow buyers to re-order the new varient without losing their place in line.

The Rivian R1T also isn’t the only other truck on Musk’s radar. Further down the tweet thread, Tesla’s CEO mentions that the front and back tires can turn diagonally, allowing the truck to move sideways like GMC’s Hummer. Musk also says that a product roadmap for the Cybertruck will be revealed during Tesla’s next earings call.

While Tesla has done a lot in terms of expanding its footprint this year, it hasn’t accomplished much much in terms of releasing new vehicles. Hopefully, 2022 will change that, and we’ll actually start to see the mythical Cybertruck on the road.

Source: @elonmusk