Tesla Cybertruck will not enter mass manufacturing till 2024

You may not wish to depend on getting a Cybertruck this 12 months regardless of promises to the contrary. Throughout a conference call discussing Tesla’s latest earnings, firm chief Elon Musk stated mass manufacturing of the electrical pickup will not start till 2024. He nonetheless expects manufacturing to kick off “someday this summer time,” however warned that output can be “very gradual” early on. Tesla remains to be within the midst of putting in meeting tools.

Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck in 2019, however has delayed its release a number of occasions. The corporate additionally warned that the ultimate specs and pricing will change. The EV was initially supposed to start out at $39,900 in its single-motor configuration and climb to almost $70,000 for the tri-motor model. Whereas the automaker remains to be taking deposits, it is now not promising particular configurations. The pandemic, a tough economic system, longstanding supply chain issues and design tweaks are all anticipated to affect what you possibly can finally purchase.

This is not a brand new drawback for Tesla. Manufacturing of the Mannequin 3 began in July 2017, however was very limited till mid-2018 as the corporate struggled to clear manufacturing unit bottlenecks. The Cybertruck poses distinctive challenges, nonetheless. Its signature cold-rolled metal physique is claimed to be extra-tough, but in addition requires manufacturing methods not usually used for automobiles. Most manufacturing is anticipated to happen on the Giga Texas manufacturing unit close to Austin, which formally opened last April.

The revised timeline might create issues. The Cybertruck is already getting into a fiercer aggressive panorama that features the Ford F-150 Lightning, GMC Hummer EV and Rivian R1T. By the point Tesla’s manufacturing is in full swing, it’s going to possible must tackle the Ram 1500 EV and Chevy Silverado EV in addition to extra reasonably priced variations of present vans. An electrical pickup is now not the novelty it was 4 years in the past, and it is not clear if the completed Cybertruck will provide main benefits over its rivals.