a tesla cyber truck prototype with an updated windshield wiper and a new look inside
made a rare new appearance at a tesla mega pack project launch event in moss landing california
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let's begin landing is home to several major energy storage projects including a massive 730
megawatt tesla mega pack project for pg e which is one of the world's largest battery energy
storage projects it was turned on for the first time in april as previously reported while it was
first activated a few months ago the official commissioning ceremony took place yesterday
one of the first things that are noticeable is that this prototype has a much smaller windshield
wiper than the previous prototype seen in the wild tesla ceo elon musk previously stated the massive
wiper will not be included in the production version the new switchblade wiper was on full
display for all to see replacing the truck's giant wiper from the cyber rodeo in texas the wiper is
much smaller than the previous wiper and does not appear to cover the entire windshield surface area
however it is possible that like the rest of the vehicle there is a secret to its operation
a closer inspection reveals a hinge in the center implying that it could unfold like a switchblade
knife tesla ceo elon musk commented on the blade's operation saying the wiper is what
bothers me the most there is no simple solution a deployable wiper that stows in the front trunk
would be ideal but it would be complicated no matter what design the wiper has as long as it
clears the federally specified surface area it will pass production safety standards during the
outing local news station ksbw also managed to capture some rare images of the interior of the
cyber truck prototype the prototype appears to be incomplete with the airbag seemingly removed from
the steering wheel and the front-facing camera enclosure removed however a rare glimpse of the
instrument cluster screen in the center console the cyber truck was first unveiled in 2019
and the electric pickup truck was supposed to be in production already but the automaker delayed
it in order to focus on increasing model y production now the company intends to begin
production of the tesla cyber truck in 2023 and we recently saw some progress toward that goal with
idra preparing to deliver a new giant giga press designed to produce the cyber trucks body the
tesla cyber truck prototype was last seen looking rough and dirty at the company's cyber rodeo event
in texas and a single wiper that reached nearly to the apex of its triangular roof at the time
which was so widely mocked that elon musk himself took to twitter to reassure fans it would never
be produced electric vehicle demand is higher than ever and orders for tesla's evs continue to
pour in according to statements from tesla's ceo even the tesla cyber truck electric pickup which
has yet to begin production as more orders than tesla can possibly produce in a year tesla has
over three years worth of cyber truck orders even if it produces them at a rapid pace according to a
statement from ceo elon musk obtained by cnbc the announcement comes after tesla announced earlier
this month that it would no longer accept cyber truck orders outside of north america
i'm sure there are a lot of orders for the cyber truck and i've met a lot of people in real life
who want to buy one but i'm guessing the order total is also inflated we'll see what happens
to be sure tesla's cyber truck is not yet in production and will not be for at least another
year tesla intends to build the cyber truck at its gigafactory in austin texas where it's currently
ramping up production of its model y suvs we have more orders for the first cyber trucks than
we can possibly fulfill for three years after production begins musk said earlier this month
at the financial times future of the car 2022 conference musk also stated that demand for
some of tesla's vehicles exceeds production to a ridiculous degree which may force the company to
stop accepting orders for other vehicles according to the automaker's website tesla is currently only
accepting cyber truck orders in the united states canada and mexico cyber truck was first unveiled
in 2019 and previous production timelines indicated that the electric truck would enter
production by the end of this year a number of factors could explain the delay but one critical
challenge for tesla's cyber truck according to a tweet from musk in march is affordability our
main issue is affordability creating an expensive truck is relatively simple musk said in response
to a user's question about cyber truck pricing if affordability remains an issue for the cyber
truck part of the solution is likely to come in the form of tesla's next generation 4680 battery
cells which are expected to offer significant cost savings once scaled production begins according to
a bloomberg report earlier this month tesla asked panasonic one of its closest battery suppliers
to accelerate the production of 4680 batteries as ev demand continues to skyrocket if you're
a customer waiting for a cyber truck know that you'll get one eventually once production begins
but not for another three and a half years or so according to market analysts the early 2023 launch
date for the origami style ev pickup has already passed this past weekend tesla surprised the
formula sae competition at michigan international speedway with the surprise appearance of its cyber
truck pickup prototype it was a typical elon musk move to remind ford and general motors both 65 to
75 miles away from the trioval track in brooklyn michigan that tesla still owns the electric
vehicle market and will soon challenge their ford f-150 lightning and chevrolet silverado ev
with its own pickup truck while musk assured the adoring cyber rodeo audience in austin that the
cyber truck on the giant video screen behind him is real and not cgi our source says the ceo has
a long list of changes he wants to be made to the truck before it hits the market a potential excuse
typical of the perfectionist genius madman details of the rivian r1 launch tees as well as other
ev truck competitors in the works must have sent musk's engineers and designers back to the drawing
board while the cybertrucks design a flat sheet metal panels welded or industrially glued together
is reminiscent of the assembly plant friendly corrugated sheet metal 1947-81 citrion type h
van our competitive analyst source says there are some exterior details that make building the
pickup more complicated than its designs suggest tesla's manufacturing strength has traditionally
been based on its ability to efficiently build and update batteries and computer controls while
the company has been on a constant learning curve with its body construction methods and now it's
promising a nearly impenetrable exoskeleton and cold rolled steel with so many legacy automakers
getting into the electric pickup truck business and rivien having learned how to build trucks
before starting to build trucks why not drop the cyber truck from the future product lineup
because pride takes precedence over practicality especially when you have all that market capital
and no credibility for meeting deadlines musk is not about to abandon a difficult project as if
tesla were gm or ford tesla requires the cyber truck explains sam fiorani of auto forecast
solutions bringing it to the market validates the company's ability to develop something
other than a passenger vehicle especially with rival products from ford gm and ram
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