Affected by the still unabated chip shortage, Tesla's highly anticipated pure electric truck New Cybertruck production date continues to be delayed, and it seems that there is still no exact time to market. In early January, Tesla removed the mass production information on the official website, and Elon Musk also confirmed that there will be no new cars launched in 2022. According to the latest report from Automotive News, Cybertruck will not have a chance to start delivering cars until at least 2023.
Because the chip shortage situation is still serious, although Tesla's overall sales performance in 2021 does not seem to have suffered a significant blow, still achieving the original sales target, but it disrupts the layout of new cars in the future. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that in 2022, the focus will be on increasing the production capacity of factories in California and Shanghai, as well as getting new factories in Texas and Germany to start production. As a result, there will be no new cars for a full year this year, as it is "illogical".
Tesla is trying to find a way to solve the problem of insufficient supply of chips, basic functions to control chips such as electric seats, window switches... How to make the best use of limited production capacity has become the most important issue. In such a situation, if a new model, or even a new car series, is introduced, it will lead to a decline in overall production. But Musk said they have not forgotten Cybertruck, and in addition to Cybertruck, Tesla Semi trucks, Roadster performance sports cars and Tesla Optimus robots are continuing to develop and plan for mass production.
As for when the new car is expected to be mass-produced? It depends on when Cybertruck goes live and doesn't lead to an overall capacity decline. The only thing that is certain at this time is that there will be no chance until 2023 at the earliest. In addition, Musk also refuted the news head-on for rumors that Tesla intends to build a cheaper entry-level Tesla 2, saying that there are no plans to launch a new car at the $25,000 level. Maybe one day in the future, but now the brand offers enough products for the time being, frankly even a little too much. Moreover, if you want to reduce the cost of commuting, driverless taxis are an ideal tool.
Although there are many doubts about Tesla's Full Self Driving, Musk himself is quite optimistic about the prospects for foreign development, although Tesla's FSD still needs to be driven behind the steering wheel and ready to take over, he is looking forward to reaching the technical level of full self-driving this year. "I would be quite surprised if I couldn't achieve full self-driving this year, making computers safer than the human brain," Musk commented.