Their site went live today: https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck
3 models, with the tl;dr:
- RWD at $60,990 w/ 250mi range
- AWD at $79,990 w/ 340mi range
- “Cyberbeast” at $99,990 w/ 320mi range
Their site went live today: https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck
3 models, with the tl;dr:
I don’t really see myself buying a pickup, much less an EV pickup, but it will be interesting to see other EV pickup makers do in response to the range extender. Supposedly, the range extender increases the AWD range to 470mi and RWD to 440mi.
I know a few people who are skeptical of EV pickup trucks because towing absolutely kills the range on EVs right now. I’d imagine an extra battery pack would make the towing range a lot more bearable.
Let’s say the range gets cut by half when towing. If the range extending battery actually lives up to it’s claim, that’d be 235mi range total 0-100%, or 141 miles from 20-80%. Stopping every 141 miles would be a LOT better than stopping every 80-90 for a charge.
I am looking forward to Ford and Rivian possibly building something similar with their trucks to help get rid of the towing argument.
Drew Baglino a Tesla exec said its a toolbox sized battery that goes against the back of the truck bed.
If this can be rented that would be amazing.
People don’t need that extra range for the majority of their day to day use. Being able to rent it for 2 weeks when you take the camping trailer or boat on an extended trip would be amazing.
Hopefully it also charges at the 250kw max rate.
I don’t think the towing argument is going away without a significant leap in battery technology.
I don’t think it’s going away either, but the option of a lot more range would make regional trips a bit more practical.
The extender is $16k and only gets you 130 extra miles. $123 per mile. This seems absolutely not worth the cost, and if you’re towing it’s probably only adding 60 more miles. It seems much more like a gimmick that nobody’s going to buy than a useful tool.