Tesla supplied an replace on plans for its Cybertruck pickup truck throughout an earnings name on Wednesday.

CEO Elon Musk mentioned the primary Cybertruck lately constructed on the firm’s plant in Austin, Texas, a picture of which was posted to Twitter on July 15, was solely a pre-production instance for use for last testing and certification. Nevertheless, he additionally mentioned he anticipates buyer deliveries beginning later in 2023.

Musk additionally hinted that manufacturing volumes could also be low initially however will improve in 2024. He emphasised that there are lots of new applied sciences and distinctive elements and processes going into the Cybertruck.

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

Cybertruck manufacturing was initially deliberate to start out in late 2021. A number of delays put manufacturing not on time.

Tesla Cybertruck last testing

One of many new applied sciences destined for the electrical truck is a battery cell that is extra vitality dense than what the corporate presently makes use of. Drew Baglino, Tesla’s senior VP for powertrain and vitality engineering, mentioned through the name the brand new cell has a ten% increased vitality density that what Tesla is presently utilizing in its automobiles.

It is not clear whether or not the brand new cell will allow Tesla to ship extra vary that what the corporate has already introduced. On the Cybertruck’s reveal in 2019, Tesla mentioned the truck would supply battery choices for over 250 miles, over 300 miles, and over 500 miles.

Tesla additionally introduced a beginning value of $39,900 through the 2019 reveal however this data was pulled from Tesla’s web site in 2021, suggesting that the Cybertruck might have a special beginning value as soon as it’s really on sale.

After Ford lower the beginning value of its rival F-150 Lightning to $56,990 earlier this week, Musk commented on Twitter that the Ford is a “good automobile” however “considerably costly.”

Throughout Wednesday’s earnings name, Tesla mentioned the full-size Cybertruck shall be 19 toes lengthy, enabling it to slot in extra personal garages than comparable rivals that are usually longer than 20 toes. Tesla claimed that so far as it is aware of, the Cybertruck would be the first truck that’s lower than 19 toes lengthy with 4 doorways and a mattress greater than six toes lengthy.