Tesla Cybertruck sells out for the year

Tesla’s  steel-bodied electric ute, the Cybertruck, has sold out for 2024 with still nearly 9 months left in the year. It comes little more than four months after the company began its first Cybertruck deliveries at the end of November 2023.

Tesla Cybertruck enthusiast and owner, Greggertruck, spotted the fact that the vehicle’s design page now points to 2025 deliveries, instead of 2024, and shared the news on X.

This does not come as a surprise to many as it’s been one of the most sought after vehicles in the world with unofficial order trackers estimating over 1 million reservations.

At an investor call in July last year, Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk hinted at the demand for this product.  After one analyst on the call asked about the demand for the Cybertruck, Musk responded: “The demand is so far off the hook, that you can’t even see the hook.”

Production has also been ramping up with recent sightings showing around 500 Cybertrucks ready for customer deliveries.

To further increase demand for the company’s products, Tesla has been doing a roadshow with the Cybertruck which has been towing a Model Y in a glass enclosure. 

This vehicle is expected to be driving around New York this weekend before continuing the roadshow in other parts of the country.

The Cybertruck’s pricing starts at $US57,390 for the Rear-Wheel-Drive variant which is yet to begin deliveries. Deliveries of this variant are pencilled in for 2025. 

This single-motor version is expected to deliver 400 km of EPA range and can get from 0-100 km/h in under 7 seconds.

Those vehicles that have been delivered are the All-Wheel-Drive variant which starts at $US76,390. For this, the owners get a bump in range and acceleration.

Given its dual-motor powertrain and a larger battery pack, it’s expected to sprint from 0-100 km/h in under 4.5 seconds while delivering over 540 km of EPA range. It is also capable of towing 5-tonne which has been tested by a few early owners.

In its top Cyberbeast variant, the Cybertruck gets three motors that boost the acceleration, speed, power and torque. Starting at just under $US100,000, it delivers everything the dual-motor variant does and more.

Even at these price point, the Cybertruck demand is extremely high. With production ramping, Tesla still only expects to produce 250,000 units a year at its Texas factory. 

To hit that level, it’d need to produce 5,000 units a week which from recent sightings of the factory’s holding yards, it’s getting there quite quickly.

Regardless of this ramp, it’s still unlikely that hundreds of Australian order holders will see the Cybertruck delivered locally anytime soon.