Tesla nonetheless hasn’t revealed its Cybertruck or disclosed an actual timeline for when it’s going to reveal specs and costs. The electrical automaker introduced that it constructed one July 15 on Twitter, in fact, the place Tesla CEO Elon Musk doubles because the social media platform’s government chairman.

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

Certainly 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 getting 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 achieved 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 which may doubtlessly permit it to reduce 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 positive aspects

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

“This is likely to be probably the most distinctive car product in many years; with that comes trialing and testing new applied sciences,” in response to Tesla’s quarterly report. “Each technologically and architecturally, this car will break plenty of boundaries—very a lot according to how we take into consideration car engineering and manufacturing.”

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

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

Tesla Cybertruck closing 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 automobile 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 typically not less than 20 ft lengthy primarily based on inside partitions, which would go away simply 6 inches forward of and behind the truck with the storage door closed. Many garages are 22 ft deep although, which permits a few 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 value 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 as of late 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 could increase them considerably and reconfigure the truck. 

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

A minimum of 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 situations, however the Tesla CEO appeared to say that actually gained’t be an issue for the Cybertruck. 

“Demand is thus far off the hook you possibly can’t even see the hook, in order that’s actually not a difficulty,” Musk boasted.