- Musk promised a tri-motor version with over 500 miles of range
- The Max series proved about 350 miles, leaving the deficit
- Range-expanding battery pack was designed to fight this
Tesla Cybertruck’s range battery pack seems to have disappeared from the company’s online store, causing speculation that the long promised accessory is can.
When Tesla Cybertruck was first launched, Elon Musk promised an impressive potent cyberbeast tri-engine model that would not only deliver a 0-60 mph sprint time in just 2.6 seconds, but would also offer over 500 miles between recharge stops. Not long after the launch, the world taught that this was not the case – it was more like 300 miles.
But Tesla revealed a tape help in the form of a removable, range-battery back that would see the electric range Kilre 470 miles or more … as long as you were willing to give up a third of the polygonal pick-up bed.
Like the long -promised roadster, Musk’s company was willing to take a deposit of $ 2,000 (about £ 1,600 / AU $ 3,300) for $ 16,000 (about £ 12,500 / AU $ 27,000) Battery Pack, but we’re not seeing yet. However, Tesla has been able to adjust the originally promised range down from 470 miles to 445 miles.
Now Electrek reports that Tesla has removed the battery’s setting from its online configurator completely, suggesting that the project may have been scrapped, or at least that the company is unwilling to accept more deposits.
Many online critics suggest that range that expanded the battery was always steamware, or that recording has been so small, it doesn’t make financial sense for Tesla to actually put it into production.
Whatever the real reason, you can probably criticize it as another of Musk’s promises that he and the company have failed to deliver.
Analysis: Over-Loving and Submission of Rarely Works
Full self-propelled, a flying roadster with rocket rusters, Hyperloop … The List of Elon Musk’s promises continues to grow and even though it has historically been a good tool for getting investors excited about future plans, tactics begin to bear thin with customers.
It is all good and good signaling an intention to push forward with futuristic technologies, but over promising and subdivoring on the product is a sure way to knock the customer’s confidence.
A recent article by Forbes has called the Cybertruck automotive industry’s “largest floppy in decades” after claiming that $ 82,000 EV has a “miserable reputation” for recalls, while Musk’s predicted 250,000 annual sales looked more like 40,000 by 2024.
Earlier this year, additional reports emerged that warehouse for cybertruck built up as the original customer needs slowed down.
Couple this together with the growing resentment of Tesla in the United States because of Elon Musk’s dabbling in politics, and the prospects do not look good for cybertruck in general – especially as it has such a inherent connection with Musk and, as a result, has been the target of several attacks by protesters.
It should always be a Halo model, designed to get people to talk, but Tesla did not back it with a solid, reliable product.
Instead, it has suffered several recalls, collected a reputation for being unsafe and not even doing half of what was promised at launch. We do not yet seem to wade like a boat, the rear beds were limp, and a 70 km / h the real world test of Inside EVS revealed that Cybertruck manages 304 miles, while the cyberbeast version can handle about 300 miles.
