Tesla Cybertruck: First Production Delays, Now Restricted RegionsThe Tesla Cybertruck garnered global attention upon its unveiling in 2019, but it has been in delayed production ever since. Now, the company is limiting reservations to North America.
Back in 2019, Tesla'sunveilingof its new vehicle, the "cybertruck," caught the world's attention with its innovative, eco-friendly functionality and suave model — with Tesla CEOElon Muskcalling it "something out of a sci-fi movie."
Muskpromisedthe vehicle could go from zero to 60 in 2.9 seconds, tow 14,000 poundsandhelp the world be a little greener by using sustainable energy with three battery ranges.
如果这听起来不可能,它不是。然而,它是late in production — launch dates have been pushed backtwice, and nowTeslahas limited reservations to fewer regions globally than originally promised.
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Muskcommentedearlier this year on the prolonged cybertruck launch,blamingongoing supply chain constraints, and said production would begin in the first quarter of 2023 (the original date was 2021, then 2022).
"We have more orders of the firstCybertrucksthan we could possibly fulfill for three years after the start of production," Musksaidlast week at the FT Future of the Car 2022 conference.
Now, if you go to the company site, reservations are only accessible in the U.S., Canada and Mexico — giving Asia and Europe the boot.
Tesla hasdeclined评论的改变,也没有麝香推abo血型ut it as of Tuesday morning.
In the meantime, the company has started takingreservationsfor its Semi truck — at a steep deposit of $20,000.
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