The Cybertruck’s non-obligatory vary extender battery pack would require a service appointment for set up or elimination
Tesla hasn’t stated how a lot the choice prices or when it will likely be out there
The battery will enhance Cybertruck vary to 470-plus miles, in response to Tesla
Cybertruck homeowners excited in regards to the non-obligatory vary extender battery now have extra particulars about the way it will work.
On Saturday, Tesla Cybertruck lead engineer Wes Morrill confirmed the non-obligatory vary extender battery pack is not going to be person put in.
Morrill responded to a query on X, previously Twitter, asking if the vary extender battery might be simply detachable or provided as a rental choice from a neighborhood service middle.
“No, any vary extender by Tesla might be structurally mounted so it is secure in a crash,” Morrill responded on X.
Wes Morrill on X noting Cybertruck’s vary prolonged battery is not DIY set up
This implies homeowners might want to schedule a service appointment with Tesla to have the non-obligatory battery pack put in or eliminated. It is unclear if eliminated what occurs with the battery pack.
No specs or pricing has been introduced for the vary prolonged battery choice, nor has Tesla stated when it can change into a actuality.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Cybetruck vary extender battery pack
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, additionally the proprietor of X.com (previously Twitter), famous on the platform after the truck’s debut that the vary extender battery pack would take up a couple of third of the truck’s mattress.
Even with the non-obligatory vary extender battery pack the Cybertruck will not have the initially promised 500 miles of vary.
The three Cybertruck fashions introduced embrace a Rear-Wheel Drive, Twin-Motor, and tri-motor Cyberbeast. The three fashions have respective vary claims of 250 miles, 340 miles, and 320 miles, in response to Tesla. Official EPA scores do not exist. Tesla claims the non-obligatory battery pack will allow the Cybertruck to supply as much as 470-plus miles of vary, but it surely’s not clear for which mannequin.
Tesla recalled the Cybertruck in April attributable to “trapped” accelerator pedals, and once more in June for a busted wiper motor and unfastened trim.