Tesla has produced its first Cybertruck at its Texas manufacturing unit. The information comes after months of a number of sightings of the utilitarian automobile being noticed in California, Texas and extra not too long ago lots nearer, in New Zealand.
The main all-electric model introduced the milestone on its Twitter web page over the weekend. The announcement tweet itself had over 40 million views in below 24 hours.
An accompanying picture exhibits Tesla’s GigaTexas workforce across the first Cybertruck.
First Cybertruck constructed at Giga Texas! 🤠 pic.twitter.com/ODRhHVsd0t
— Tesla (@Tesla) July 15, 2023
The information of the primary Cyberturck manufacturing unit comes simply over a yr after the Cyber Rodeo in Texas, marking the opening of the Texas plant.
This primary manufacturing unit retains the large single windscreen wiper in addition to the triangular mirrors seen in varied latest sightings of the Cybertruck.
It’s unclear at this stage of the pricing and specs of this specific construct, however extra information might seem later this week at Tesla’s Q2 earnings name, together with a possible date of Cybertruck’s first supply occasion.
We might be eager to see its tow ranking as beforehand it’s said to be 7,500 – 14,000 kilos. That’s equal to three.4 – 6.5 tonnes of towing capability.
Timing-wise, its been practically 4 years because the Cybertruck was first introduced again in late 2019. At the moment, the manufacturing was estimated to start by 2022 for many configurations.
Tesla has confronted a number of difficulties attending to this stage together with provide chain and logistics points brought on by the pandemic. In mild of that, 2023 manufacturing doesn’t appear too far stretched out.
In April 2023, on the Q1 earnings name, Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, touched on the supply timeframe at Giga Texas.
In response to an investor query for an replace on the specs and pricing for the Cybertruck and any new options to manufacturing, Musk mentioned: “Properly, I feel we are going to save that for the Cybetruck handover which is able to hopefully be on the finish of Q3 this yr.
“One factor I can confidently say is that it’s an unbelievable product, it’s a corridor of famer, I feel. And a product like this solely comes alongside as soon as, as soon as in an extended whereas. Folks won’t be disenchanted in it in any respect, It’s superb.”
In newer instances, Musk has been test-driving the truck round Texas. One in all these sightings was as latest as earlier this month.
Simply drove Cybertruck round Austin! pic.twitter.com/QN19Agqa7R
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 8, 2023
In the meantime, nearer to house, the Cybertruck is presently present process winter testing with footage revealing the efficiency of the truck in snow and icy circumstances.
That is thrilling information for lots of of hundreds of order holders worldwide as we wait to listen to particulars on the precise first supply occasion.
We sit up for monitoring these updates as a few of these automobiles are delivered within the coming months and past that on public roads. One factor is for certain, only a few will miss recognizing the Cybertruck if it drives previous them.
However the query stays, will the Cybertruck make it to Australian shores, and if that’s the case, when? Australia is already lacking out on the Mannequin Y and Mannequin X, as a result of it’s thought of a small, proper hand market. However given Australia’s love of utes, and extra not too long ago, outsized utes, then it could appear that the Cybertruck can be a coveted automobile.
Riz is the founding father of carloop primarily based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV information, perception reviews and developments. He’s a mechanical engineer who spent the primary 7 years of his profession constructing transport infrastructure earlier than beginning carloop. He has a ardour for vehicles, notably EVs and desires to assist cut back transport emissions in Australia. He presently drives a crimson Tesla Mannequin 3.