Tesla Cybertruck reportedly delayed until 2023 — here's why

Tesla Cybertruck reportedly delayed until 2023 — here'due south why

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Update: It's official, the Cybertruck won't exist arriving until 2023 at the accented earliest — and ongoing supply chain issues are to arraign

The Tesla Cybertruck is shaping up to be the about unique vehicle Tesla has ever produced. But there'southward still one affair the electrical truck has in mutual with other Tesla cars: perpetual delays.

Originally slated for production in late 2021, Tesla has seemingly pushed dorsum the truck'southward launch at least twice. And so when will the Cybertruck hit the production lines? One report claims it may not happen until early 2023.

That's according to sources speaking to Reuters, who claim the automaker won't brainstorm production on the Cybertruck until Q1 2023. That would explain why Tesla pulled the 2022 launch estimates from the Cybertruck's order folio, a move that had plenty of people speculating most some other delay.

Co-ordinate to the sources, Tesla is expected to beginning with express Cybertruck production in Q1 2023 and volition increment output some time after that.

Post-obit the Cybertruck'due south original delay , CEO Elon Musk claimed that, while initial production would begin in 2022, volume product wouldn't commence until the following year. He later on confirmed that Cybertrucks built in the initial product run would have four motors, rather than the previously-appear three.

Tesla hasn't commented on the status of the Cybertruck, and Elon Musk hasn't tweeted anything well-nigh it. Then the true status of the truck is still unknown, and we may non get firm answers until Tesla's Q4 2021 earnings phone call on Jan 26.

Yous may be wondering why the Cybertruck is delayed, when other automakers, like Rivian and Ford, seem to have no issues producing electrical trucks of their ain.

From the sounds of things there are a lot of factors that play into the Cybertruck'southward dull development, including the need to develop more powerful casting machines for the truck's unique steel frame. Musk has also pinned some problems on Tesla'south disability to produce plenty 4680 battery cells, something that Musk claims would cause each truck to cost "a million dollars" if product had begun last year.

Tesla has also made it very clear that it wasn't going to begin production of the Cybertruck until the Texas gigafactory had been ready up producing the Tesla Model Y. Sadly, Texan Model Y production hasn't started all the same, and until information technology does the Cybertruck seemingly remains in limbo.

Hopefully, nosotros'll be hearing more most the Cybertruck from Tesla within the coming weeks.

Tom is the Tom's Guide's Automotive Editor, which means he tin can usually be found knee deep in stats the latest and best electric cars, or checking out some sort of driving gadget. Information technology'south long style from his days as editor of Gizmodo Britain, when pretty much everything was on the table. He'south usually constitute trying to squeeze another giant Lego set onto the shelf, draining very big cups of java, or complaining that Ikea won't let him buy the stuff he really needs online.