staff@slashgear.com (Alex Hevesy)
2024-04-19 10:51:17
www.slashgear.com
Fast forward to earlier this year, and Cybertrucks were showing up on auction sites demanding huge sums of cash for a truck that seemed hyper-exclusive at the time. As the auction failed to meet reserve, the initial response was thinking that Tesla and Cybertruck fans overshot the demand for the Cybertruck. Now, however, it seems that a lot of the people who wanted one has gotten their hands on one already, or is waiting for delivery (of course, before the recall). To make matters a little more intriguing, Tesla’s website still lists a delivery date of 2025 for every Cybertruck, regardless of version.
3,878 Cybertrucks seems like a lot in the specific context of the Cybertruck’s saga. That number is a drop in the bucket to other Teslas like the Model 3 and Model Y, which were delivered to 369,783 customers over the first quarter of 2024. Another high-end EV truck brand, Rivian, announced that it delivered 50,122 vehicles last year. Over 3,800 Cybertrucks actually leaving may seem like a small miracle to some, but it’s small potatoes compared to the rest of the EV world, and stuck accelerator pedals will only drive the Cybertruck to longer delays.