Tesla will not launch the Cybertruck vary extender

Tesla has scrapped its plans to promote a variety extender for the Cybertruck, the automaker has notified prospects who’ve beforehand paid a $2,000 reservation payment for the $16,000 add-on. Based mostly on copies of the e-mail folks have been posting on social networks and boards, Tesla will probably be refunding their deposits in full. It did not say why it is not planning to promote the accent, however the emails come a month after the corporate quietly pulled the choice so as to add it to the automobile from its web site configurator.

The vary extender is a battery pack that was imagined to be put in on the mattress of the Cybertruck. It was Tesla’s reply to releasing automobiles that had shorter ranges than it initially promised. When the corporate first unveiled the mannequin, it mentioned completely different variations would have completely different ranges, together with one which has a 500-mile vary. As an alternative, the long-range Cybertruck, which has the longest vary, can solely final for 350 miles on a single cost. As Electrek famous late final 12 months, the battery pack was supposed to start out delivery in early 2025, however Tesla pushed again its launch to mid-2025 and in addition lowered its promised vary from 470 miles to 445 miles.

Elon Musk beforehand mentioned that he expects Tesla to promote between 250,000 to 500,000 Cybertrucks a 12 months. Nonetheless, a current recall confirmed that the automaker bought fewer than 50,000 models over a 15-month interval. It is unclear whether or not the corporate determined to drag the plug on the vary extender as a result of it is not value manufacturing a brand new product for a mannequin that is performing far beneath expectations, or if it has another excuse altogether. Both method, the Cybertruck’s battery add-on has been cancelled and will not be seeing the sunshine of day.

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