Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on an earnings call on Wednesday that Tesla Cyberruck and Roadster will be delayed until at least next year. The announcement confirms earlier reports that cyberruck electric pickups will miss their early production date at the end of 2022. "If we're going to launch new cars, our total car production will be reduced," Musk said. "We're not going to launch new models this year."
Tesla Cyberruck
Asked what's holding cyberruck back besides battery production, Musk said pricing and what people are willing to pay for the included technology are major issues. "How do we make Cyberteruck affordable?" He said. Cybertruck's initial price at the 2019 unveiling ceremony was $39,900 (about 252,200 yuan).
Musk was also asked if there was a $25,000 electric car, to which he replied, "We're not developing a $25,000 car at the moment." For years, Musk has promised to launch a low-cost Tesla, in part because of the company's commitment to lowering the cost of battery production.
"It will one day, and we have enough to do now." Musk added, "Frankly too much. Toward the end of the meeting, Musk was asked how Tesla plans to sell more cars without a more affordable option — and Musk replied, "If our car prices were completely unchanged, we would still sell everything we could make." ”
Signs that Cybertruck will be delayed first appeared in August 2021, when the online booking page changed and was subsequently removed from the site. Musk said in early 2021 that few trucks will be delivered to customers by the end of the year. But in fact it was never delivered.
Cybertruck has undergone a few changes since it came to exposure — including the addition of a hilarious oversized single windshield wiper, traditional folding mirrors and invisible door handles. A few days ago, Musk also tweeted last night that he was driving the latest prototype car.