Tesla nonetheless hasn’t revealed its Cybertruck or disclosed a precise timeline for when it can reveal specs and costs. The electrical automaker introduced that it constructed one July 15 on Twitter, after all, the place Tesla CEO Elon Musk doubles because the social media platform’s govt chairman.

On Wednesday, throughout its quarterly replace for traders, the corporate and its management crew revealed a number of extra know-how tidbits about this eagerly anticipated electrical truck. 

Considered one of them is that the Cybertruck will get a more moderen, extra energy-dense model of Tesla’s 4680 cells that already go into the Mannequin Y. 

“Right here in Texas we’re making ready to launch our Cybertruck cell, which has 10% greater vitality density than present manufacturing,” mentioned Drew Baglino, senior VP for powertrain and vitality engineering. “That was completed by means of course of and mechanical design optimization.”

Evaluating 4680 vs. 2170 – Panasonic

Preliminary 4680 cells are comparable in vitality density to the 2170 cells Tesla makes use of in any other case, so the optimization is noteworthy. Tesla has additionally been reportedly readying a high-nickel model of those cells.

Tesla continues to work by means of the imaginative and prescient that was revealed at its 2020 Battery Day—one that may probably enable it to lower its battery cell price in half over the long term, partly by championing the brand new cell format. Baglino mentioned that Tesla’s cell manufacturing elevated 80% in Q2 versus Q1 at its battery manufacturing unit in Austin, Texas, and the crew handed 10 million manufacturing cells made there. 

Cross-section of future Tesla cell

Future Tesla cell will make vitality, energy good points

In any other case, Tesla mentioned that it’s now testing the Cybertruck all over the world for ultimate certification and validation—and proving new concepts.

“This could be essentially the most distinctive car product in a long time; with that comes trialing and testing new applied sciences,” in line with Tesla’s quarterly report. “Each technologically and architecturally, this car will break numerous boundaries—very a lot in step with how we take into consideration car engineering and manufacturing.”

“I do wish to emphasize that the Cybertruck has numerous new know-how in it—like so much,” Musk reiterated, with out revealing any examples however as an alternative seeming to mood expectations for a steep manufacturing ramp. 

Musk defined there might be one thing within the order of 10,000 distinctive components and processes within the Cybertruck, and the ramp will rely on the “least well-executed components of the ten,000.”

Tesla Cybertruck ultimate testing

Cybertruck quantity manufacturing in 2024, deliveries in 2023

Though the speed of the ramp is but to be decided, Musk emphasised supply is imminent.

“We’ll be making them in excessive quantity subsequent 12 months, and we might be delivering the automotive this 12 months,” he mentioned. 

Tesla claimed that so far as it is aware of, the Cybertruck would be the first truck that’s lower than 19 ft lengthy with 4 doorways and a mattress greater than six ft lengthy. 

2019 Tesla Cybertruck Prototype (Petersen Automotive Museum)

Most American garages in newer-build homes are usually a minimum of 20 ft lengthy based mostly on inside partitions, which would depart simply 6 inches forward of and behind the truck with the storage door closed. Many garages are 22 ft deep although, which permits a couple of foot and a half forward of and behind it. 

Pricing stays unknown, although Musk commented on pricing of the electrical truck competitors. In a tweet concerning the practically $10,000 worth drop for the F-150 Lightning pricing, Musk mentioned: “The Ford Lightning is an efficient car, simply considerably costly, particularly given the excessive rates of interest today for any form of mortgage.”

Tesla Cybertruck

Will the Cybertruck begin at $39,900?

Tesla revealed the Cybertruck in November 2019, with three fashions: a Single Motor model with 250+ miles of vary and beginning at $39,900, a Twin Motor AWD model with 300+ miles of vary costing $49,900, and a Tri Motor AWD model with 500+ miles of vary costing $69,900. Tesla eliminated these costs and specs in October 2021, fueling hypothesis that it will increase them considerably and reconfigure the truck. 

Might the increase in vitality density imply extra vary? Though the corporate hasn’t but disclosed what it means, it might assist increase the worth of the car whether or not it does or would not increase the worth.

No less than one of many analysts on Tesla’s Wednesday name requested whether or not Tesla might want to decrease its costs throughout the board as soon as once more later this 12 months relying on financial circumstances, however the Tesla CEO appeared to say that definitely received’t be an issue for the Cybertruck. 

“Demand is to this point off the hook you may’t even see the hook, in order that’s actually not a difficulty,” Musk boasted.