Just over a fortnight ago, Tesla delivered its first 10 Cybertrucks to some very lucky customers. These were carefully selected owners who were invited to the delivery event in Austin, Texas, that had thousands of fans glued to their screens.
Now, Joe Tegtmeyer, a professional drone pilot and Tesla enthusiast, has discovered a large group of recently produced Cybertrucks, parked ahead of upcoming customer deliveries.
In the most recent sighting over 20 Cybertrucks are seen parked at part of Teslaās GigaTexas factory, where these were produced.Ā
These also appear to have stickers in the window which generally denote vehicles destined for customers. Most of the spotted Cybertrucks are also likely to be part of the āfoundation seriesā production run.Ā
Getting ready to fly at a rainy Giga Texas and I see this! š¤ pic.twitter.com/hW89Pwy3nJ
— Joe Tegtmeyer š š¤ šøš (@JoeTegtmeyer) December 13, 2023
Earlier this month, Tesla started to contact customers via email with reservations to consider a foundation series Cybertruck. This series is limited to 1,000 vehicles and has a starting price of $US119,990.Ā
Iām one of the lucky ones to get Foundation Edition. Here is proof. Does it still stand with wrapping for free? pic.twitter.com/MZ14mv9yt9
— Roberto Aguilar (@Rob_ing_yo_mny) December 6, 2023
The email read: āAs an early reservation holder, you are invited to order your Foundation Series Cybertruck, which is fully optioned and includes limited-edition laser-etched badging, premium accessories, charging equipment with Powershare home backup hardware, all-terrain tires, Full-Self Driving capability, and more.ā
The Cybertruck is available in 3 variants. The first variant being delivered is the tri-motor Cyberbeast version which can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 2.7 seconds. It also is capable of towing up to 5 tonnes, giving it one of the top EV tow ratings in the market.
Other variants have slightly slower acceleration times with the dual-motor achieving 0-100 km/h in 4.3 seconds, meanwhile, the single-motor variant gets there in a respectable 6.7 seconds. Both of these variants are pencilled in for production in 2024 and 2025 respectively.
When the Cybertruck was finally delivered, four years after it was first unveiled to the world, Teslaās CEO Elon Musk went through key highlights that made this vehicle unlike anything else on the road.Ā
The very utilitarian-looking truck uses extremely tough glass and the hard outer stainless steel body offers additional protection, giving it the slightly unconventional ābulletproofā status.
These features are quite clear when a large number of Cybertrucks are spotted in one location, such as those production vehicles spotted in the latest drone footage.
This is positive for over a million reservation holders who are eager to see production ramp up in the coming months so many can finally get behind the wheel of whatās dubbed a vehicle from the āfutureā.
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.