New drone footage on YouTube from a Texas-based drone operator and factory build enthusiast, Joe Tegtmeyer, has highlighted the huge front Cybertruck castings being prepared for the GigaTexas factory where it will be built.
The drone footage shows the castings located behind one of GigaTexas factoryās roller doors. The large castings are being manufactured as part of a pilot production line that is set up at the factory.
14 May 2023 Giga Texas! Happy Mothers Day! Rare Sunday flight due to upcoming Shareholders Day activities. Check out these interesting images of castings … located in the south Stamping section! These do look different to me, but what do you think? Check out my YouTube videoā¦ pic.twitter.com/gB6L1TkvhX
— Joe Tegtmeyer š š¤ š (@JoeTegtmeyer) May 14, 2023
The castings look to be much larger and more angular compared to the Model Y castings and appear to be manufactured using the large 9,000 Tonne Gigapress that Tesla started taking deliveries in December.
For comparison, Tesla uses a 6,000 tonne gigapress for the Model Y.Ā
At that time, Joe also captured the Gigapress arrive in pieces.
11 Jan 2023 Giga Texas! Fog cleared and we get to see a lot of activity, including even more IDRA Giga Press deliveries … in this case, the largest deliveries so far! Here are a few images after the fog cleared, but check out my YouTube video for more later today! pic.twitter.com/UNiT4qW1HZ
— Joe Tegtmeyer š š¤ š (@JoeTegtmeyer) January 11, 2023
Last month, Elon Musk on the Q1 earnings call noted that the Cybertruck’s first delivery event is expected to be later in Q3 this year:
āWell I think we will save that for the Cybetruck handover which will hopefully be at the end of Q3 this yearā
This was further confirmed with sightings of Cybertruck with a massive wiper being wind tunnel tested outside GigaTexas latter half of April.
The sightings of the Cybertruck in recent months have increased rapidly as more real-world testing is being done and with a vehicle this size and design, itād be pointless to try and camouflage it.
This in itself is creating a high level of anticipation amongst order holders and the Tesla community for whatās to come when the production actually starts in the coming months.
With Teslaās shareholder meeting later this week, itās likely that we will receive an update on how the Cybertruck production line is shaping and whether Q3 deliveries are still on track for US customers.
RizĀ is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.