Tesla Cybertruck Production Delayed Until Next Year Tesla CEO Elon Musk first unveiled the Cybertruck in 2019, saying they'd be done later this year.

By Emily Rella Aug 9, 2021

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Production on Tesla's Cybertruck has been delayed until 2022, according to a brief update on the company's website.

Interested customers who click "Order Now" on the landing page for the company's first electric pickup see this message under "Due Today": "You will be able to complete your configuration as production nears in 2022."

Tesla CEO Elon Musk first unveiled the Cybertruck in 2019, saying they'd be done later this year.

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He upheld that timeline during Tesla's fourth-quarter earnings call in January, telling investors to expect a "few deliveries of the Cybertruck toward the end of this year," but adding he expected "volume production to be in 2022."

The electric pickup was again addressed during July's second-quarter earnings call, but the signs that production would be delayed were there.

Tesla's vice president of vehicle engineering, Lars Moravy, said the vehicle was "at a stage where we finished basic engineering of the architecture" and the company would be "moving into the beta phases of Cybertruck later this year."

Emily Rella

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Emily Rella is a Senior News Writer at Entrepreneur.com. Previously, she was an editor at Verizon Media. Her coverage spans features, business, lifestyle, tech, entertainment, and lifestyle. She is a 2015 graduate of Boston College and a Ridgefield, CT native. Find her on Twitter at @EmilyKRella.

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