It’s Cyber Thursday.
Tesla is delivering the first of its long-awaited Cybertruck pickups to customers at its Austin, Tex., factory.
Official details about the production model are expected to be announced at the private event, which is being livestreamed on X starting at 3 p.m. ET.
You can watch it here and follow our live updates below:
Cybertruck Delivery Event https://t.co/rWd111HvHc
— Tesla (@Tesla) November 29, 2023
— Live blog starts at 3 p.m. ET —
Pricing revealed online is as follows:
$60,990 – Rear-wheel-drive, 250 miles of range, 6.5 seconds to 60 mph
$79,990 – All-wheel-drive, 340 miles of range, 4.1 seconds to 60 mph
$99,990 – Cyberbeast, 320 miles of range, 2.6 seconds to 60 mph
3:50 – The event ends
3:42 – The first trucks are delivered to customers
3:40 – Video shows it beating a Porsche 911 in a drag race while towing another Porsche 911. Times listed at 0-60 mph 2.6 seconds, quarter-mile in less than 11 seconds.
3:39 – Variable steer-by-wire and a smaller turning circle than a Model S
3:38 – Adaptive air suspension and maximum 17 inches of ground clearance. Locking differentials and rear torque vectoring
3:35 – Video shows it winning a 40,000-pound truck pull event versus a Ford F-150 Lighting, Rivian R1T and a Ford F-350 diesel
3:34 – Specifications: 11,000 pounds towing, 2,500 pounds payload, 6×4-foot bed
3:32 – Video is played of the truck’s body being shot by various guns without penetration
3:31 – Tesla designer Franz von Holzhausen lightly tosses a baseball at the window and it doesn’t break. Musk says its rock proof and helps make the cabin quieter.
3:29 – Elon reiterates that it is more utility than a truck, faster than a sports car
3:28 – Musk says it is the most unique thing on the road while standing in the bed
3:26 – Elon Musk drives a Cybertruck onto the stage
3:24 – It’s starting with “The future should look like the future” typed on screen
3:18 – Tick, tock, tick, tock …
3:11 – Still waiting
3:07 – Tesla events typically don’t begin on time, so this is on-brand
3:04 – The event hasn’t started yet
