Cybertruck's future past 2026?

[L3it3R]

Another factor is that the CT provides economies of scope in that it uses the same steel as Starship. So we're helping out on that Mars mission thing. More so if you've got a Starlink mini installed.

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[bg002h]

I take it you've never been in a Wrangler with 5 people in it? Even 4 people feels cramped unless they are of small stature.

True. That said, my three daughters don’t like sitting shoulder to shoulder in the back of the CT…so much so that we take a Honda pilot on longer trips instead.

I don’t think Tesla likes back seats in general. They all get really skinny towards the rear, kind of like a boat tail bullet…

 

[pae1andonly]

True. That said, my three daughters don’t like sitting shoulder to shoulder in the back of the CT…so much so that we take a Honda pilot on longer trips instead.

I don’t think Tesla likes back seats in general. They all get really skinny towards the rear, kind of like a boat tail bullet…

I did do a 500 mile trip with 3 in the back ... but all three were small women and they were thrilled to not be in the mini back seat of an extended-cab pickup.

 

[PungoteagueDave]

Agreed. I think Cybertruck sales will go far beyond holding the current numbers. I expect positive growth that is strong enough that people will take notice. Q4 2025 or Q1 2026 (current quarter) will be the bottom, steady growth from here. We are getting past the "early adopter" phase that many new truck buyers are reluctant to be a part of. You know, the old rule of thumb to "never buy the first (or second) model year of a brand-new platform. Sales will only build from here.

I agree in that it is a great truck. Sales may build slowly from here, but still in the MS, MX range, not 100k per year.

The initial MS success in ‘12 & ‘13 was viral, with many of us early adopters handing the fob to acquaintances and family, blowing them away with acceleration, range, basically doing most everything better than any ICE alternative, albeit at a premium price. That was before any real driver assistance tech, the cars just did everything a regular luxury car did, better.

Unfortunately for the CT, the initial specs were missed by a wide margin, and it isn’t a true pickup replacement, albeit a great vehicle with pickup truck utility around town, and for road trips when not towing, but with a big Achilles heel in the pickup world - towing. I simply cannot use it to tow my boat, even to the dealer and back (40 miles each way) - and with the abandoned range extender that would have resolved that issue, am relegated to paying a u-ship contractor for basic towing between my homes.

I hope that Tesla will have a gen-2 CT, am not particularly optimistic given the cost/weight/battery tech tradeoffs that crippled the first version, with no real engineering solutions being evident. It’s way more important for Tesla to focus resources on the high-volume models and self-driving tech. Given the CT’s 48-v architecture, unique stainless over cast structure, I am simply left hoping they deliver the vehicle-to-home bidirectional charging that I already have installed, am skeptical even there.

 

[Caraholic]

Any update on how your liking it? Thinking of making the same switch for my wife’s daily.

 

[SpykeDaddy]

All great points, but I think they are financially motivated to keep CT manufacturing running because of their capital investments. If they cancelled the product before the plant and equipment is fully depreciated, they'd have to write all of it off. That would wreck their P&L. They'll keep this running for a while yet. If sales aren't where they want it, you'll see it more in how they start to dial back investments in the CT line and "harvest" the invested assets vs. a one day hard stop. The S and X lines are a good example of that.

 

[Mini2nut]

The Cybertruck will be Teslas Halo product after the the X/S are discontinued. At least until the Roadster goes into extremely limited production.

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