On May 25th, it was announced that the highly anticipated Tesla Cybertruck electric pickup truck is scheduled to be officially released later this year. However, CEO Elon Musk revealed on Twitter that designing and manufacturing this electric pickup truck is not an easy task.
Responding to a video showcasing the Cybertruck prototype at Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory, Musk stated that they are working hard to put the pickup truck into production and called it “a very hard car to design and build, but it’s going to be great.”
Previously, Musk had stated that he will use the Cybertruck as his daily driver and had driven what appeared to be the latest prototype of the Cybertruck on stage at the groundbreaking ceremony of Tesla’s future lithium refining plant. The vehicle comes equipped with an unprecedented roof rack that can also be used as a tool rack.
Moreover, at the annual shareholder meeting, Musk stated that he expects to sell between 250,000 to 500,000 Cybertrucks per year once production is fully launched. Considering that America’s leading pickup truck seller, Ford, sold over 650,000 F-series trucks last year, including nearly 16,000 all-electric F-150 Lightnings, this is quite an ambitious goal.
When the Cybertruck was released in 2019, its starting price was around $40,000, but the company has since removed all related information from its website, including pricing and technical details. Musk’s latest statement seems to suggest that the vehicle will be more expensive, but the company has yet to confirm.
