John from Cleanerwatt - "The initial pricing of the CyberTruck will be $90,000 - $120,000"

[Cyberman]

No chickens were harmed in production of CT.

(Well, aside from the rumored choking/BDSM test chickens)

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[CyberGus]

 

[HaulingAss]

It's fake moose.

-Crissa

I think the problem with the moose population is the need for cars to score well on the "Moose Test". If you have driven many legacy vehicles, you can understand why the moose test is so bad for healthy moose populations. Tesla can claim no moose were harmed in the design, engineering or testing of all their vehicles, the other manufacturers? Not so much. /s

 

[CyberGus]

the thing I don't get is how ANYONE can be disappointed at this time by anything other than
1> it being reduced in size by 10%
2> it needing a windshield wiper
3> it having side view mirrors.
These are the ONLY confirmed changes to the car. everything else from price to range to tire type is a guess by someone based on assumptions made from hints someone heard...

jnever be unhappy or disappointed by anything other than facts!

 

[HaulingAss]

At that price point I would be deeply disappointed. Not that I would not bite but a Tundra Capstone or Platinum doesn't look so bad once CT hits the 6 figures. But I also understand that business is business. Can't blame Tesla for keeping the production a little lower to create more demand and higher prices. That's good business.

Huh? WTH are you talking about? Tesla keeping production low to maintain high prices? You must be talking about some other company - it's not in Tesla's DNA to limit production to keep prices high! Their very business plan, the same one they had when they founded the company, was to start with a high-priced luxury car and move on to more and more affordable models while using technology and innovation to constantly lower the biggest barrier to electrification (high costs) and building the cars in ever-increasing volumes to further lwer costs and increase sales.

It's legacy auto that limits production run size of some flagship models to maintain high prices. Tesla's goal is to reach production of 20 million vehicles per year which will make them the largest volume auto producer in the world.

It's obvious you are not speaking from a position of clarity or knowledge with your expectation of Tesla Cybertruck to sell Cybertruck for over $100K. Where did that idea even come from?

 

[ED_SFO]

I think he will release a $100k "First Edition" CT with all the bells and whistles. I think he can sell 5000+ of these for the first 6 months np. Get them out in the wild and ppl will see them more and hopefully have a cheaper $70-75k truck out by middle of next year that qualifies for $7500 tax credit at point of sale.

 

[rudedawg78]

I think he will release a $100k "First Edition" CT with all the bells and whistles. I think he can sell 5000+ of these for the first 6 months np. Get them out in the wild and ppl will see them more and hopefully have a cheaper $70-75k truck out by middle of next year that qualifies for $7500 tax credit at point of sale.

I don't think the public, especially CT reservation holders, would take that news very well the night of the Cybertruck delivery event (which will be live streamed to the world). If your theory is correct and Elon only releases a $100K truck on the delivery day event (and then "eventually" releases a cheaper version), then many people will be quite pissed.

 

[cvalue13]

I don't think the public, especially CT reservation holders, would take that news very well the night of the Cybertruck delivery night (which will be live streamed to the world). If your theory is correct and Elon only releases a $100K truck on the delivery day event (and then "eventually" releases a cheaper version), then many people will be quite pissed.

to first caveat that I take no position on how Tesla is going to roll out models or pricing:

that said, *if* Tesla were to initially focus on a higher-cost trim, I agree that releasing only that higher cost trim would be a PR challenge

at worst, I’d think maybe Tesla would have to instead release both a higher cost trim and a medium cost trim, but quietly and carefully plan to just not produce/ship very many of the medium cost trim.

sort of a version of the Ford Lightning Pro (apparent) strategy. (That said, I think Ford has actually produced and sold quite a number of pros, but fed most of them to the fleet business within Ford - it’s the retail Pros that are hard to come by.)

but I’m just gabbin’ because at this point I personally have zero bearings as to what Tesla’s initial production strategy is going to look like

 

[Flaskman]

Huh? WTH are you talking about? Tesla keeping production low to maintain high prices? You must be talking about some other company - it's not in Tesla's DNA to limit production to keep prices high! There very business plan, the same one they had when they founded the company, was to start with a high-priced luxury car and move on to more and more affordable models while using technology and innovation to constantly lower the biggest barrier to electrification (high costs) and building the cars in ever-increasing volumes to further lwer costs and increase sales.

It's legacy auto that limits production run size of some flagship models to maintain high prices. Tesla's goal is to reach production of 20 million vehicles per year which will make them the largest volume auto producer in the world.

It's obvious you are not speaking from a position of clarity or knowledge with your expectation of Tesla Cybertruck to sell Cybertruck for over $100K. Where did that idea even come from?

My expectation of the pricing came from this thread and Mr. Musk stating that it may be expensive. No digs intended. Profit is the life blood of a corporation. R&D is expensive and comes right off the top. R&D is what separates Tesla from the rest of the pack IMO. I can't wait for my turn to purchase a CT and am willing to wait a couple of years if needed. I am like the majority of the posters that are hoping that when our turn comes we can justify the expense.

 

[Gurule92]

at least not taking any position

I was about to say lol

 

[Rockvillerich]

My expectation of the pricing came from this thread and Mr. Musk stating that it may be expensive. No digs intended. Profit is the life blood of a corporation. R&D is expensive and comes right off the top. R&D is what separates Tesla from the rest of the pack IMO. I can't wait for my turn to purchase a CT and am willing to wait a couple of years if needed. I am like the majority of the posters that are hoping that when our turn comes we can justify the expense.

From the guy thinking a Tundra is looking good?

 

[Flaskman]

From the guy thinking a Tundra is looking good?

Yes. I would much rather have a CB though.

 

[ED_SFO]

I don't think the public, especially CT reservation holders, would take that news very well the night of the Cybertruck delivery event (which will be live streamed to the world). If your theory is correct and Elon only releases a $100K truck on the delivery day event (and then "eventually" releases a cheaper version), then many people will be quite pissed.

to first caveat that I take no position on how Tesla is going to roll out models or pricing:

that said, *if* Tesla were to initially focus on a higher-cost trim, I agree that releasing only that higher cost trim would be a PR challenge

at worst, I’d think maybe Tesla would have to instead release both a higher cost trim and a medium cost trim, but quietly and carefully plan to just not produce/ship very many of the medium cost trim.

sort of a version of the Ford Lightning Pro (apparent) strategy. (That said, I think Ford has actually produced and sold quite a number of pros, but fed most of them to the fleet business within Ford - it’s the retail Pros that are hard to come by.)

but I’m just gabbin’ because at this point I personally have zero bearings as to what Tesla’s initial production strategy is going to look like

Elon has always said the more expensive version will be released first...and typically this is standard practice.

I don't believe Elon will care too much about negative press about an amazing product that cost more than he predicted back in 2019. He doesn't have a crystal ball and no one could foresee what has happen in our economy and throughout the world.

I don't see him having too much trouble selling 30,000 $80k trucks in the first year. People who want a more affordable truck need to realize you want a $100k truck at first...these purchases will help Tesla fund a cheaper truck for the masses. Keep in mind these will never go below $60k unless subsidized by tax credit maybe.

 

[HaulingAss]

My expectation of the pricing came from this thread and Mr. Musk stating that it may be expensive. No digs intended. Profit is the life blood of a corporation. R&D is expensive and comes right off the top. R&D is what separates Tesla from the rest of the pack IMO. I can't wait for my turn to purchase a CT and am willing to wait a couple of years if needed. I am like the majority of the posters that are hoping that when our turn comes we can justify the expense.

Are you saying the concensus on this thread is that Cybertruck will cost north of $100,000? That's crazy talk. And Elon never said the Cybertruck would be "expensive". Even if he had said exactly that, "expensive" is a relative term. Elon himself said that many people want to buy their Models 3 and Y during the massive inflation of auto prices we saw in 2022, but that they are "too expensive". And they didn't even approach $100,000. So, why do you think "expensive" means six figures? Why don't you man up and take credit for your crazy unsupported beliefs rather than blaming others?

 

[cvalue13]

Elon has always said the more expensive version will be released first...and typically this is standard practice.

I don't believe Elon will care too much about negative press a

Inwas just gabbing more about the hypothetical of release being both the more expensive version AND the price for that having gotten materially more expensive

if he releases only $79K most expensive version, nobody reasonable will bat an eye

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