TESLA is expected to release the Cybertruck by the middle of this year. This according to company CEO Elon Musk in a Tweet yesterday where he also mentioned that the vehicle will be made with a stainless-steel alloy. Musk first unveiled the electric pickup prototype in November 2019 in Los Angeles.
The pick-up’s final look was revealed in a video shared last February 23 by Musk which confirmed the latest prototypes. Last year, the company invested $3.6B to expand manufacturing operations in Reno, Nevada. Ramping up operations in Giga Berlin, where the company recently celebrated its 4,000 unit production and expanding Giga Texas which is tooled to build the Cybertruck.
The Cybertruck is a very controversial model, which apart from its love-it-or-hate-it looks was the subject of ridicule by netizens and automobile pundits after a failed demonstration of its unbreakable glass windows during which the windows actually broke when Musk hit it with a hammer.
Tesla says the Cybertruck is on track to begin initial production. However, full volume production will not be until 2024. The company reported a record fourth-quarter profit of nearly $3.7 billion. Tesla expects to build 1.8 million vehicles this year, 500 thousand more than in 2022.
