Long delay Tesla e-car finally went into production as early as mid-2023, but won’t accelerate until next year.
The timing was outlined by Elon Musk in his quarterly investor Q&A, in response to a question about when we’ll finally see the road version of the radical EV truck, launched in the form of concept in 2019.
“We expect production to start, I don’t know, maybe around this summer,” Musk said, adding that he often underestimates the importance of early production.
“The start of production is always very slow. It grows exponentially, but it’s always very slow at first. So I won’t put too much stock at the start of production. That’s kind of, when does mass production really happen? And that’s next year,” he added.
At the time, Tesla’s senior vice president of Powertrain and Energy Engineering Drew Bagliano provided more details on operations at the Texas plant responsible for the Cybertruck.
“Just to emphasize that, we started installing equipment at Giga Texas, foundry, GA, general assembly, body shop. We’ve built all of our test vehicles, some more are still coming next month, but as you said, the ramp will actually be out in 2024,” he said. more.
The latest comments are built on what Elon said last Augustas he warns that some changes in pricing and specifications should be anticipated.
“The price of the Cybertruck was announced in 2019 and pre-order is $99, so you know, a lot has changed since then,” Musk said. “Specifications and pricing will vary.”
“I hate to give a bit of bad news but I think there is no way to predict the inflation we have seen and the various problems but what I can say is that the Cybertruck is going to be a terrible one. product and it will look like a damn good machine.”
The controversial road to electric pickup truck production has been marked by delays, with rivals such as Ford, General Motors and Rivian beating Tesla to market with their own electric pickups.
Earlier this year, the option to place a refundable $150 deposit for Cybertruck in markets like Australia has been removed.
“We have more orders for the first Cybertrucks than we can handle in the three years after production starts,” Musk said in May.
When it was revealed, Tesla said it would go into production in 2021.
Since it was revealed, Tesla has made a number of important changes to the prototypeincluding extra large windshield wipers and exterior mirrors.
In April, Tesla previewed a Cybertruck with different wheels, albeit without a door handle – Mr Musk cryptically said the car “just says you are there and knows it needs to be open”.
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