Price, speed, and other Cybertruck features revealed by Tesla, Elon Musk
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- Dec 01, 2023
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“You never know when the apocalypse could come on at any moment. Here at Tesla, we'd have the finest in apocalypse technology,” he said.
Much of the event involved customers getting into new Cybertrucks. The customers included Serena William's husband, Alexis Ohanian, a co-founder of Reddit.
“We are handing over production Cybertrucks to their actual owners,” Musk said. “It’s going to be amazing to see all these cars driving around. ... This is really going to change the look of the roads.”
Here's what you need to know from the event and from Cybertruck details posted on Tesla's website:
Price
Tesla did not disclose pricing during the event, a key detail many had been awaiting. But after the event, the company posted pricing for three models on its website.
The company's cheapest model, with rear-wheel drive, will be $60,990 and will be available starting in 2025.
Tesla's all-wheel drive Cybertruck, will be $79,990 and will be available next year.
The company's most expensive model, dubbed the Cyberbeast, will be available in 2024 and will be $99,990.
Speed and performance metrics
During the event, Tesla showed a video of the Cybertruck towing a Porsche 911, while also beating another Porsche 911 in a race. Musk claimed the truck could go from 0-60 mph in 2.6 seconds.
Tesla also showcased the vehicles' payload capacity, saying it could carry a 2,500-pound payload, can tow 11,000 lbs. and has a 6-foot-long, 4-foot-wide bed.
The company's website shows the speed and payload capabilities vary by model.
"Apocalyptic" toughness and other features
The company also showed off the vehicle's steel material and exoskeleton. Tesla showed both videos and demonstrations to showcase the toughness of the vehicle, including video of a gun shooting into a Cybertruck door.
"In movies you sometimes see the hero or heroine hiding behind the car door while being shot with bullets. That doesn't actually work unless you're driving a Cybertruck," Musk said. "If Al Capone showed up with a Tommy gun and emptied the entire magazine into the car door, you would still be alive."
In throwback to the original prototype's unveiling in 2019, when designer Franz Von Holzhausen shattered a window while attempting to show its strength, the designer once again threw a ball at a Cybertruck window, which stayed intact this time.
In perhaps more practical features, Tesla's website showed that the vehicle includes charging and power sharing options that make it capable of charging other vehicles, a house in an emergency, and power tools using multiple outlets.
The first trucks went to Tesla customers
Prior to the event, it had been unclear who would receive the first trucks. In the past, some first launches have gone to Tesla employees. But the first handful of Cybertrucks appeared to go to customers who had been on the waiting list for the vehicle.
In 2019, Musk said the waiting list, which required people to put down a refundable $100 deposit, had more than 250,000 people on it.
Still a long way off to regular delivery
On its website, Tesla said Cybertruck models will be available in 2024 for its pricier Cyberbeast and all-wheel drive models, and in 2025 for its rear-wheel-drive models. But the company has not said how many will be available next year.
Last month, Musk said the company would be capable of producing about 250,000 Cybertrucks in Austin in 2025, but he couldn't guess how many Tesla could make in 2024.
Musk had then warned of problems with stepping up Cybertruck on a call with investors, saying the automaker had "dug its own grave," but he did not give any updates during Thursday's Cybertruck delivery event.
After the event, Dan Ives, an analyst with Wedbush Securities, predicted in a note that increasing its production will be difficult but remains important to the "broader Tesla growth story" as more consumers consider electric vehicles.
It also remains to be seen how many people will want to buy the futuristic and militaristic-looking vehicle, which has drawn mixed opinions from its first unveiling.
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