Tesla has unblocked the view into Gigafactory Texas’ windows – giving us, through drones, a peek into the Cybertruck production line.
The Cybertruck is arguably the most anticipated electric vehicle program to launch this year.
We, along with about 1.5 million reservation holders, have been following it closely to have an idea of when the first deliveries will happen and in what volume.
Tesla’s latest official comment on the timeline is a planned delivery event “around the end of Q3,” which would mean around the end of September 2023.
Electrek recently reported that Tesla told suppliers to be ready for Cybertruck release candidates in late August and production in early October.
There have been many signs of Tesla progressing toward production, including some images of the production in Gigafactory Texas. We were also recently encouraged by Tesla bringing Cybertruck to New Zealand for final cold weather testing.
Now Tesla is also letting drones peek into the factory windows, which were previously blocked:
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Joe also shared some images of a CT frame in the 'Body in White' assembly area. So "things are happening" at Gigafactory Texas! 😍👍
And there are a bunch of talking heads criticizing why it has taken so long. They failed to understand that you can't build another line of products when all the batteries and chips you could obtain are already being used by your existing products. So it's not a matter of broken promises! It's the inability of the supply chain to deliver enough raw materials, mainly batteries. And these pundits completely ignore the couple years of a pandemic we went thru where there was a shortage of chips, causing manufacturers to be unable to build any cars, and also appliances. Shame on those cynical critics!
The main things visible are Tesla’s massive 9,000 tons Giga presses, which are the biggest casting presses in the world. The automaker has two of them and both are believed to be for Cybertruck production.
They appear to be running as several large Cybertruck casting parts have been spotted over the last few weeks.
Electrek recently reported that Tesla has told suppliers to get ready for the production of 375,000 Cybertrucks per year.
Those Giga presses should help the automaker get there, but that shouldn’t happen until late next year at the earliest.
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