Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk on Monday reminisced on his tweet from over ten years ago, where he mused about wanting to make a pickup truck.
What Happened: “Would love to do a pickup truck. Something [with ultra-low center of gravity] for sports car handling, dynamic air suspension & mega torque,” Musk wrote on X in May 2013.
“Elon musk big fan but you’re coming off a bit cocky,” a user responded to Musk then.
Musk on Monday recounted the tweet with a snide, “How time flies …”
Only last week, Tesla commenced deliveries of its stainless steel Cybetruck and handed them over to a handful of customers at its gigafactory in Texas. The Cybertruck, Tesla says, has the handling of a sports car and a better turning radius than most sedans with a 2,500-pound payload and 11,000-pound towing capacity equivalent to an average African elephant. The vehicle also has an electronically adaptive air suspension offering 12 inches of travel and 17 inches of clearance.
Cybertruck Pricing And Deliveries: The Cybertruck's pricing starts at $60,990, with its premium version, the Cyberbeast, beginning at $99,990.
During Tesla's third-quarter earnings call in October, CEO Elon Musk revealed that over a million people had reserved the Cybertruck, highlighting unprecedented demand. However, Musk cautioned that achieving the targeted annual delivery of approximately 250,000 Cybertrucks might extend until 2025 due to production scaling challenges.
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