The range of Tesla’s Cybertruck electric pickup truck has been questioned because a video of the Cybertruck prototype showed that its range was only 267 miles (approximately 430 kilometers). Earlier last week, a video of a Cybertruck prototype leaked, showing the vehicle’s charging status and route planning. According to foreign media reports, judging from the permissions of the person who photographed the Cybertruck, the photographer should be the Tesla engineer responsible for testing the car.
In this video, Tesla’s on-board trip planner shows that the Cybertruck will use 6% of its battery to travel 16 miles. If it can run 16 miles on a 6% charge, then this electric pickup truck can travel 267 miles on a full charge.
This is not the EPA range, but the range calculated through the navigation system. The EPA range should be longer, but some reservation holders are also worried about this because Tesla has been talking about a dual-motor version of the Cybertruck. The cruising range exceeds 300 miles, and this version of the model is expected to be launched first.
That said, if that’s an accurate estimate, it’s nowhere near the 350-500 miles (563-805 kilometers) that Tesla and other analysts have been touting. However, be aware that this is a prototype and Tesla may still be refining the software, motor characteristics, and battery readings.
It is reported that Cybertruck was released in the United States in November 2019. Since its launch, the car has been delayed multiple times due to multiple revisions and related supply chain issues. In October this year, Tesla announced that it would deliver the first batch of Cybertruck electric pickup trucks at the Texas Gigafactory on November 30, four years after its official release in November 2019.
While the first Cybertrucks are expected to be delivered to customers later this month, the vehicle isn’t expected to go into mass production until next year. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that it will take 12 to 18 months for Cybertruck to become a contributor to cash flow, and that achieving mass production will face “challenges.”
On October 31 this year, Elon Musk said that Tesla’s goal is to produce 200,000 Cybertruck electric pickup trucks per year, which is lower than the 250,000 target he mentioned during the third quarter earnings call last month.
