Teslaās next production vehicle, the polarising Cybertruck, is approaching the start of its production. This comes after the latest drone footage from Teslaās Texas Gigafactory reveals the gigantic machine to build the Cybertruck being delivered in pieces.
The Cybertruck body will be put together with a large casting machine known as the Giga Press. Specifically, itās the 9,000 Tonne Giga Press made by IDRA Group.
Now drone footage on YouTube from a Texas-based drone operator and factory build enthusiast, Joe Tegtmeyer, shows this machine being delivered to the casting area of the plant.
For some context, the Tesla Model Y rear body casting uses a 6,000 Tonne Giga Press. Thatās part of the manufacturing innovation that has helped Tesla have some of the highest gross margin in the automotive industry.
Elon Must has previously explained why the Cybertruck will need something bigger than 6,000 Tonne over an interview with Teslarati.
āWeāre actually going to be using even bigger casting machines for the rear body of the Cybertruck because itās a bigger vehicle and youāve got a long truck bed thatās going to support a lot of load. So weāll be using an 8,000-ton casting press for the rear body casting as opposed to the 6,000-ton for the Model YāĀ
The assembly process at Teslaās Texas plant with all the pieces will take a couple of months.Ā
Having seen recent job postings at Tesla for the manufacturing Cybertruck, itās starting to come together for quite an exciting 2023 with Tesla launching one of itās most highly anticipated products.
This is one of the most exciting products, especially in the US market. With a towing capacity of up to 6.35 Tonne, the Cybertruck most certainly puts the famous āelectric vehicles canāt towā myth to bed.
Expected first builds of the Cybertruck at this stage are likely to be in the second half of 2023. Like many of Teslaās other product deliveries, we are likely to see a delivery event after production has commenced.
Video from the Giga Press assembly and testing by IDRA Group:
