Tesla’s Cybertruck shipment event has finally come to an end. Missed all the excitement? Get caught up with our live coverage here or check out our comprehensive story summarizing all the major news. If you want to watch, there’s a replay available on X
The Cybertruck Is Here
Thanks for following WIRED’s live coverage of the Cybertruck delivery event. It was light on details at times but there was no shortage of footage of the Tesla’s latest EV tearing across epic landscapes. And plenty of Elon Musk being Elon Musk.
You can catch up on all news from the event right here.
And keep an eye out for more Cybertruck coverage as we continue to explore the implications of the vehicle’s unique design.
It’s Finally Here
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For the record, the pricing Tesla revealed today is indeed not quite what many early reservation holders were hoping for. The $60,990 rear wheel drive version sure sounds a lot like the $39,000 base model Musk promised back in 2019.
Musk was eager to stress three big things about the Cybertruck: it’s tough, it’s not all for show, and it’s fast. He also made the obvious point that nothing out there today looks like the Cybertruck.
As my colleague Aarian Marshall noted yesterday, it may be two years late but the Cybertruck is still, in a word, insane.
The Specs
Those prices are before state and federal EV incentives. Tesla notes the two more affordable versions (RWD and AWD, not “Cyberbeast”) are eligible for “up to $7,500″ in federal tax credits from the United States Inflation Reduction Act. The Cyberbeast is too expensive to qualify.
The rear-wheel drive Cybertruck will be “available” in 2025, according to Tesla’s website. It’s 2024 for delivery of the four-wheel drive and the Cyberbeast. Musk has wrapped up the event. He said he’s looking forward to seeing more of these on the roads and to have the future “finally look like the future.” This entire event is a visual one–fulfilling some sort of sci-fi fantasy around what the future should look like without a satisfying explanation for how the future might actually be better or who this is supposed to be for. It’s really armor against the problems of now.
The Price
Musk forgot to tell everyone the price. Well,