Tesla has removed prices and specs from the Cybertruck page of its retail website in a recent update.
The move comes just weeks after news broke that the company was delaying the much hyped angular pick up until late 2022, with volume production not happening until 2023.
Shortly after Tesla revealed the Cybertruck in 2019, the model appeared on the company’s website where customers were told they’d be able to buy single-, dual- and tri-motor versions priced between $39,900 and $69,900.
The base, single-motor, rear-drive truck was said to be capable of zero to 60 mph in 6.5 seconds and 250 miles of electric driving on a fully charged battery, the mid-spec dual-motor, all-wheel drive machine claimed 4.5 seconds and 300 miles for $49,900, and Tesla quoted 2.9 seconds and 500+ miles for the range-topping three-motor Cybertruck.
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As reported by elektrek, the website update removes those details and most of the other previously viewable technical specs including ground clearance and approach and departure angles. It does still refer to the the “Ultra-Hard 30X Cold-Rolled” stainless steel body, the “polymer-layered” composite glass, a 14,000 lb towing capacity and 3,500 lb payload. But there is no detailed model breakdown beyond describing acceleration from 0-60 mph in “as little as” 2.9 seconds and giving the range as “up to” 500 miles.
Clicking a simple “order now” button takes you to a web page for the Cybertruck where you can put down a refundable $100 deposit, and displays text informing you that “you will be able to complete your configuration as production nears in 2022”.
Given the delays mean Tesla is now looking at delivering Cybertrucks almost four years after first the model was announced, it’s no surprise that it might need to modify prices already looked ambitious in 2019. Recent price rises in Tesla’s other model lines means even the basic Model 3 Standard Range lists at $41,990, so there was no way the entry level Cybertruck was going to come in less expensive.
Would you still be happy to wait for the Cybertruck if you knew you could get into Ford’s F-150 Lightning sooner?