Tesla has shared a new look at its upcoming Cybertruck vehicle – nearly four years after it was announced.
Unusual looking electric pickup truck, It was first released in 2019is nearing full production — and the company’s boss Elon Musk has said that deliveries should begin by the end of the year.
He provided the update during the automaker’s second-quarter earnings call, where photos of the Cybertruck being built at a factory in Texas were shared.
Just came a few days later. Tesla The first model was completed.
Images released during Wednesday’s earnings call show the angular vehicle being assembled.
Tesla said it is still testing the long-delayed truck for “final certification and validation” before full-scale commercial production begins.
Cyber ​​truck production line. Photos: Tesla
Musk added that the Cybertruck will be the only vehicle of its kind to have four doors, a 1.8m (6ft) bed, and a footprint small enough to fit inside a 6m (20ft) garage.
“One of the elements of good design is that it should feel bigger on the inside than on the outside,” he added.
Analysts were quick to question its delivery ambitions, however, as rivals such as Ford have unveiled far more traditional-looking electric pickups that are less complicated to manufacture.
Seth Goldstein of Morningstar Research said that cybertrucks may not have “meaningful volumes” until 2025.
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The trial of the cyber truck continues. Photo: Tesla
Musk: ‘We’re in tough times’
The Cybertruck has endured a long road to market – suffering several delays since its embarrassing debut when Its supposedly unbreakable windows were broken twice. To prove how strong they were.
Musk claimed that despite the gaffe, demand was strong. With 150,000 orders within days.
At the time, the starting price was $39,990 (£31,000) – but Musk hinted that this could change. Tesla has cut prices on some existing cars to drive growth amid an uncertain economic environment.
The billionaire admitted he didn’t know “what was going on” with the economy during the earnings call.
The world’s richest man said that one day the world economy seems to be collapsing, the next day it’s fine.
“I don’t know what’s going on. We’re in, I’d call it, turbulent times.”
Source by [Sky News]
