After lengthy delays, Tesla is about to start delivering new Cybertrucks to customers – but there still seem to be unresolved problems to work through.
Just weeks before customer deliveries are due to begin, a pre-production Tesla Cybertruck has broken down at a charging station in the US.
According to a report from US website Jalopnik, a Tesla owner spotted the electric Cybertruck parked at a charger in Mojave, California – only to discover the electric vehicle was inoperable.
The man, who goes by the screenname ‘CHC’ on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, owns both a Tesla Model X and a Ford F-150 Raptor, and decided to pull into the car park to get a glimpse of the Cybertruck up close.
But after striking up a conversation with the Tesla engineer, he discovered the Cybertruck wasn’t taking a charge from the plug, forcing the pick-up to be towed back to Tesla’s headquarters.
“[The engineer] said that he honestly didn’t know the range, as all [prototypes] only display battery percentages, but said something along the lines of ‘[it’s] as good as or better than a Model X’,” the man wrote online.
“He also said he didn’t know the price, and even suggested that Tesla was still figuring that out.”
While no longer sold in Australia, the Model X is still on sale in the US, where it comes with a range of 560 kilometres on a single charge.
According to the report, it’s the third Cybertruck to have been caught needing a tow in as many months. It is not uncommon for test vehicles to break down, and systems in their prototype stages to fail – though the Cybertruck is only weeks away from the first deliveries.
Despite deliveries being set to begin next month, Tesla has yet to release details such as the car’s power output, range, features, or pricing.
We do, however, know the Tesla Cybertruck can withstand a 50-round magazine being emptied into the side of it from a Tommy gun.
We also know the weight, thanks to information revealed through government documents earlier this week.
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