Tesla Cybertruck production will be winding down over the next few months as the automaker shifts manufacturing resources from the low-selling electric pickup towards its new Cybercab, but one Cybertruck model appears to have already beeen killed.
The Cybertruck website has deactivated the option for the $84,735 Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive trim, leaving only the $94,735 Premium All-Wheel Drive and $104,735 Cyberbeast available to order.
The Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive was originally introduced in February as a budget model at a $62,235 introductory price with textile upholstery, 325 miles of range, a 7,500-pound towing capacity a 4.1-second 60 mph time.
At the time, Elon had already acknowledged that the Cybertruck wasn’t living up to Tesla’s original expectations that it would sell 125,000 or more annually, and suggested that it would one day be transformed into an autonomous cargo carrier.
Instead, after fewer than 70,000 cumulative sales since 2023, Tesla will be focusing on the two-seat autonomous Cybercab. However, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed on social media that the Cybertruck remains a commercial success.
“The Cybertruck order rate far exceeds our production rate. We will try to make as many as possible before shutting down the line in about 8 months, but will have to return deposits for a lot of people,” he posted.
“This is not a case of Cybertruck being unprofitable, as has been misreported by legacy media, but rather that the opportunity cost of the complexity of Cybertruck is vastly outweighed by the value of incremental Cybercab production.”
When asked in a response why Tesla can’t just add an assembly line, Musk said, “it is insanely fucking hard to build a high-volume factory. That’s why.”
