Tesla is providing a $1,000 low cost to Cybertruck reservation holders who place an order or lease for one more mannequin. The brand new low cost does elevate a number of questions within the wake of the Cybertruck Supply Occasion. Why would somebody buying a Cybertruck wish to purchase one other car instantly? How lengthy are reservation holders going to attend earlier than receiving their post-apocalyptic pickups?
This low cost is being supplied to clients who made a reservation earlier than the live-streamed supply occasion. To benefit from the $1,000, an order have to be made for a brand new Mannequin 3, Mannequin Y, Mannequin S or Mannequin X earlier than the tip of this 12 months.
It’s nonetheless clear that there’s a prolonged await a Cybertruck. The rear-wheel drive model of Tesla’s pickup gained’t be hitting the highway till at the very least 2025, in response to the automaker. The RWD Cybertruck can also be essentially the most reasonably priced trim, beginning at $60,990, and certain has essentially the most reservations.
As a consequence of blended messaging, Tesla’s claimed manufacturing capability for the Cybertruck is basically unknown. The corporate instructed Reuters that it’s aiming to construct 125,000 pickups per 12 months. Nonetheless, Elon Musk instructed eccentric podcast dude-bro Joe Rogan that Tesla is aiming to pump out 200,000 Cybertrucks yearly. To date, the corporate has delivered 12.
It makes monetary sense from Tesla’s viewpoint to push tried and true merchandise to the automaker’s most zealous supporters. These holding reservations may not care about numbers on spreadsheets and the corporate’s backside line. Tesla followers might develop pissed off by being inspired to spend much more cash whereas ready for the transformational electrical pickup they had been promised.
