{"id":50506,"date":"2023-05-25T06:03:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T10:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=50506"},"modified":"2023-05-25T06:03:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T10:03:18","slug":"tesla-cybertruck-tough-to-design-tough-to-build-elon-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=50506","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Cybertruck Was \u201cA Tough Product To Design,\u201d Says Elon Musk"},"content":{"rendered":"

The highly anticipated Tesla Cybertruck is on track for its official launch toward the end of the year, but as a new Tweet from the company\u2019s CEO Elon Musk reveals, it wasn\u2019t an easy task to design and build the all-electric pickup.<\/p>\n

We already know that the Fremont-based EV maker will use a pair of huge, 9,000-ton Giga Presses from IDRA Italy<\/a>, which will reportedly be used for stamping the vehicle\u2019s largest metal parts in a bid to simplify the whole production process and lower costs.<\/p>\n

Replying to a short video showing a Cybertruck<\/a> prototype at Tesla\u2019s Austin, Texas Gigafactory, Elon Musk<\/a> said that they\u2019re working hard to get the pickup into production and that it was a tough product to design, but that \u201cit will be great.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In the past, Musk has said that he\u2019ll use the Cybertruck as his daily driver and was seen driving what appeared to be the latest development prototype onto the stage at the groundbreaking ceremony of Tesla\u2019s future lithium refinery<\/a>. That particular vehicle was fitted with a never-before-seen roof rack that also doubled as a tool rack.<\/a><\/p>\n

Additionally, the carmaker\u2019s CEO said during the annual shareholders meeting that he expects the Cybertruck to sell between 250,000 and 500,000 units per year once<\/a> production is fully up and running, which is quite an ambitious goal, considering America\u2019s pickup truck sales leader \u2013 Ford<\/a> \u2013 sold just over 650,000 F-Series trucks altogether last year, including almost 16,000 all-electric F-150 Lightning<\/a> vehicles.<\/p>\n

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“I’d say a quarter million a year is a reasonable guess and it might be 500,000, I don’t know. We’ll make as many as people want and can afford. It’s going to be hard to make the cost affordable because it is a new car, new manufacturing method, so in the grand scheme of things relative to the production rate of all the other cars we make, it will be small. But still very cool.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When the Cybertruck was unveiled back in 2019, it was supposed to start at around $40,000, but the company has since removed all relevant data from its website, including the price and technical details. With this latest statement, it looks like Musk is preparing potential customers for a potential price increase.<\/p>\n

However, nothing is official, so we\u2019ll just have to wait and see what the Fremont-based automaker has in store for its first-ever pickup.<\/p>\n

As always, we\u2019d like to know what you think about this, so head over to the comments section below to give us your thoughts.<\/p>\n

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