Preorder interest probably made it not worth it financially.
Comment on Tesla confirms it has given up on its Cybertruck range extender to achieve promised range
mle86@feddit.org 1 week ago
How hard can it be to produce a simple battery pack, for a company that is in the business of designing and producing battery packs no less…
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 week ago
JordanZ@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Think the end of the article pretty much nails it.
But I think it could also be as simple as it’s not worth producing due to demand – both due to insufficient people reserving it and not enough Cybertruck buyers to create a market for the range extender.
Therefore, the range extender is dead for the same reason that the Cybertruck RWD now has the same battery pack as the AWD instead of a smaller pack for less money: the Cybertruck is a commercial flop, and it’s not a high-volume program enough to justify making several battery pack sizes, including a removable one.
gradual@lemmings.world 1 week ago
I see, he took the “Games as a Service” approach but with electric trucks.
Nice.