In the 3.5 years since the unveiling of the all-electric Tesla Cybertruck, the car manufacturer has delayed its market launch on multiple occasions but soon, production will finally start.
Tesla has long done things its own way and since the unveiling of the concept, has provided few details about how the Cybertruck will change from concept to production. Fortunately, a number of undisguised prototypes have been snapped out and about in recent months and earlier this week, one of Tesla’s ‘Alpha’ versions of the electric truck was snapped at the carmaker’s Fremont factory and test facility.
A handful of changes have been made to the Cybertruck to prepare it to hit the road. The overall dimensions have been reduced and Tesla has made various alterations to the exterior design. For example, the headlights and front LED light bar has been tweaked and this prototype, snapped by a member of the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, can be seen with orange turn signals just above the blacked-out bumper.
Elsewhere, you’ll immediately notice that the Cybertruck has a pair of triangular-shaped wing mirrors finished in black as well as a large single windshield wiper that rests alongside the driver’s side A-pillar.
The forum member also snapped the Cybertruck cruising around Tesla’s small test track in California. The clip isn’t particularly exciting as the Tesla is being driven very gingerly but it does provide us with a glimpse of what its unconventional design will look like on the road.
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Tesla chief executive Elon Musk announced in January that production of the Cybertruck will start this summer but volume production won’t kick off until 2024.
Many important details about the production-ready pickup are unknown. It is reported that three variants will be offered, the first of which has a single electric motor and rear-wheel drive while the other two versions will be all-wheel drive. We don’t yet know the capacity of the Cybertruck’s battery pack but the flagship variant, driven by 3 electric motors, may be able to travel over 500 miles (805 km) on a single charge.