Buyers and admirers of Tesla’s futuristic pickup model Cybertruck will apparently have to wait longer for the vehicle than previously thought. As the news agency Reuters reports with reference to an insider, Tesla has postponed the start of production at the plant in Texas to the first quarter of 2023. Actually, the electric truck was supposed to go into series production there by the end of 2022, after originally even a start of production in 2021 had been targeted.
The reason for the renewed postponement of production is that Tesla wants to further develop features and functions before the first customers receive their Cybertruck. Competitors such as Ford and Rivian have already left Tesla behind in the race for an electrically powered pickup truck. Tesla CEO Elon Musk had already presented the Cybertruck to the public in 2019. The pickup market segment has traditionally been particularly important in the United States.
In November, Musk had spoken on Twitter of a “supply chain nightmare” in view of the delays in the Cybertruck. (mer)
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