What I find annoying/disturbing about that comment is that I thought the whole point of the radical design was to make it easier to build.
No.
) would prefer he just kept the costs and end price as low as possible.
But alot of this technology makes the truck safer or cheaper in the long run - like the 4680 batteries.Many (@rr6013 being the most vocal
A base Cybertruck without a lot of these bells and whistles would be super popular.
That last bit makes me wonder if they might run with 2 quad motor designs. Big motor, small motor.
If there is a price increase then only after the factory is finished, wouldn’t want to refund 100’s of thousands until then.I’m afraid that making the Cybertruck the Techno King of pickups will come at a high cost. The predicted manufacturing savings with the lack of a body and paint shop will be nixed by the high cost of the cutting edge technology that will be stuffed into the Cybertruck. I think we will see a 4k camera system with crystal clear images, sophisticated adjustable air suspension, etc.
The CT will command a premium price tag simply because it’s a Tesla, a premium brand. I predict the lowest priced CT will be the Dual Motor. It will most likely be priced around $65-$75k. The initial Quad Motor MSRP will probably be in the $85-$95k range. A Quad Motor Plaid MSRP will be $110-$120k.
I predict that 10-20% of reservation holders will drop their pre-order once Tesla announces revised MSRP numbers for the 2023 Cybertruck.
There is zero chance they will move the kind of volume they are building for at those prices and even if you don’t get it, Tesla management understands this.
Probable not going to happen at $60K. Tesla increased prices repeatedly during the pandemic. It was profitable to not have dealers gouging the customer but for Tesla to do it directly. Prices of vehicles will moderate and come down some. BothTesla and OEM dealers will become less profitable as a result once supply goes up significantly. MY and MS at high volume simply won't support current prices unless they have significant improvements. They aren't Cybertrucks.
Hello! Anyone home? Did you forget that Musk was very noncommittal on the Cybertruck even starting production in 2023? Seriously if he had committed to 2023 on the earnings call that would have meant likely in 2024. More likely low volume sales starting 2024 or 2025.
The numbers change every day. So the answer changes every day.
Musk said 2023 “most likely”. Also mentioned that they were working on engineering and tooling for the CT. They are going to wait until the Model Y is done before they get the pieces in place. The big problem is they are still struggling with supply chain issues.
You misunderstood my post. I said they would easily sell that many at $60k, not that it would be easy to manufacture them and hit that price point whilst maintaining 30% auto gross margins.
Sure, I do agree that once supply catches up prices will inevitably have to start coming down. Probably at the end of this year or early next year. That said the CT is different, there's an enormous amount of pent up demand for it.
I think even $60k for the base Cybertruck is pushing it if they want to sell 250k+ vehicles. There are no trucks on the market selling anywhere near that volume for $60k. The Tundra sells around 100k/ year and their $65k truck is their top end model, they sell a lot of trucks in the $50-60k range.
