Elon Musk announced that the final design of the Tesla Cybertruck has been "finally locked in" and the timeline for its production has been pushed back to mid-2023.
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Tesla first unveiled the Cybertruck in 2019, saying the electric truck would be on the market by the end of 2021. However, as that deadline approached, the automaker confirmed that production had been pushed back to 2022.
The company's CEO, Elon Musk, later said that Tesla was aiming to start production of its electric truck in "late 2022" at the Gigafactory Texas . With the focus clearly on Model Y production at the factory also delayed, it seemed likely that the Cybertruck production schedule could change again.
In March 2022, it was confirmed that Tesla intends to complete development of the Cybertruck this year, for production in 2023.
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A significant part of this delay is due to Tesla's decision to update the Cybertruck design several times, and until now it was unknown whether the automaker had finally settled on the final design.
During a new interview with the Tesla Owners Club of Silicon Valley, Musk confirmed that the Cybertruck design is now "locked in":
«We need to move forward with production of the Cybertruck. At least the design is finally locked in. We got carried away with the design updates.»
Musk previously revealed that Tesla added rear-wheel steering to the Cybertruck and made several minor design changes .
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However, the CEO added that regardless of the design revisions, Tesla would not be able to bring the electric truck to production even with the previous design due to a shortage of chips. During the interview, Musk updated the Cybertruck production timeline to “mid-2023.”
Earlier this year, new Cybertruck prototypes were spotted being tested by Tesla as well as being used for promotion at events.
