Why is the Cybertruck production so slow?

[Flynn]

It seems to be much higher output now than the weeks leading up to end of June.

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[RobertWarren]

I just assumed it was waiting for the new PCS parts?

 

[mrcarcrazy]

They are only running a single shift on the CT line

 

[AWDMK4]

What makes you think that Tesla is the most secretive? Until Tesla no one ever heard anything from auto makers unless they were marketing a new vehicle. At least, that is what I recall. It is true that Tesla holds news until they are ready to release it but that seems normal.

I wouldn't say "no one". Many decades ago while in college I worked for a Ford dealer in sales. We would frequently discuss Ford's production numbers in meetings. And unlike Tesla, when a customer ordered a F-150, even a cheap one, it didn't take 1 year to produce and deliver. They were put in que like everyone else and generally it was first come, first served.

I love Tesla as a company but they are not the best a customer communication and support, at least based on my limited 2 vehicle, soon to be 3, ownership.

 

[tingmo13]

come on, Cybercab is using all "Steer By Wire"- are you guys under a big rock?

 

[AlDente]

I recall one of the Cybertruck lines was repurposed for Cybercab and that is Tesla's current focus. Also, they are essentially 1 shift building Cybertruck on order but the base model's popularity caught them by surprise. It's a great vehicle and I hope more people begin to realize the comfort, utility and autonomy they provide to we mere humans who can't even begin to GROK AI.

 

[shopaholic]

Maybe it also has to do with $ & c , MY probably more profitable per vehicle or per day of production

 

[REM]

We all hate to admit this but our Cybertruck sales is not even 1% of 3 and Y

This will change in short order; especially once Optimus is ready for deployment.

 

[TECHNOMAGE]

I am a pretty active viewer of Joe Tegtmeyer & Airwave Dynamics on YT/X, and from all of the footage over the past few months Gigatexas has seemed to not ramp up Cybertruck production at all.

Every week I see hundreds of Model 3/Y, with a few Cybertrucks sprinkled in. Heck, I see more Cybercabs than Cybertrucks at this point. Which is crazy because they aren't even for sale yet LOL.

I am currently waiting on my own SAWD Cybertruck, but seeing these videos makes me wonder why production is so slow. They have a backup until 2027, so idk why they wouldn't push through orders more heavily. There's no way they are at the capacity they list as possible.

I am a CT resident and I am starting to have 2nd thoughts about going to the trouble of picking up another Tesla vehicle since Connecticut forbids Tesla sales here, but they tax all new vehicles at about 7.75% and the town tax accessors tax at the mil rate (plenty) and our electric rates are high. Connecticut is a "sanctuary state" but not for Tesla owners! Karl Marx should be proud!

 

[Eka]

Parts! Parts! Parts! The parts pipeline needs to be sped up. Not all parts are made by Tesla. That assembly line can be run in multiple shifts, but you need the parts to supply it.

 

[AlDente]

I'm sure the supply chain was more than a little disappointed that Tesla wasn't ordering Cybertruck parts at the expected levels 250,000/yr. They're doing approximately 5% of that so those contracts must also be worth 5% of the projections. Tough way to run a business when your customer reduces the quantities by 95%. It's a basic business issue that should have been anticipated by both sides. Very hard to recover from that kind of quantity error and Optimus can't fix it ...

 

[YDR37]

I am a CT resident and I am starting to have 2nd thoughts about going to the trouble of picking up another Tesla vehicle since Connecticut forbids Tesla sales here

This is true, but even so, I believe you can legally buy a new Tesla at one place in CT: the Tesla store on the Mohegan Sun reservation in Uncasville. Some state laws don’t apply on tribal lands.

Tesla also uses the tribal lands strategy to bypass restrictive state laws in New Mexico.

 

[Lasttoy]

My cybertruck need new mcu. Took 5 days. He said entire dash had to be removed. Its in now for PCS replacement. 3 days now. And counting. This truck is not actually built by robots. . Labor intensive

 

[Mini2nut]

I would love to see a video of the secretive Cybertruck assembly line process.

The most fascinating CT video I have found to date came from the now retired Sandy Monro (He sold Monro and Associates). It documents how the HFS (Hard Freaking Stainless) is blanked, bent and built. It was filmed during the early days of CT manufacturing. It’s one of the few times I have seen Mr. Monro speechless due to the advanced manufacturing process.

 

[Trbizwiz]

I am a CT resident and I am starting to have 2nd thoughts about going to the trouble of picking up another Tesla vehicle since Connecticut forbids Tesla sales here, but they tax all new vehicles at about 7.75% and the town tax accessors tax at the mil rate (plenty) and our electric rates are high. Connecticut is a "sanctuary state" but not for Tesla owners! Karl Marx should be proud!

If energy costs are a big concern, solar may be an option. I don't know how well solar works up there, or if Terra operates in CT, but I am having Terra solar installed this week in FL, and the deal is fantastic. Ill save about $100 per month off my usual electric bill, and there is no upfront expense. Its only a 3 year required minimum contract, at which point we can end the deal and they'll remove the panels and fix the roof. Included in my price was 40 kWh of batteries. None of this is Tesla stuff, but the deal was too good to pass up. Plus, with hurricane season just about to flare up, it'll be nice knowing we will have power during outages. I am about 14 miles form the coast, so its atypical to get roof damage out here, but it is not atypical to lose power for days or weeks.
Terra owns, maintains, updates, and insures the equipment. They pay all permitting, HOA fees, and other upfront costs. The batteries will allow me to switch my utility plan to time of use, with super off peak. If I ever need utility power it will be during super off peak times. This will drop my effective utility rate from, around $0.16 per kWh, to $0.05.

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