You’ll must mood your expectations in the event you had been hoping to drive a Cybertruck earlier than 2021 was over. Electrek notes that Tesla has quietly pushed the discharge of the electrical pickup to subsequent yr on its configuration page, telling you that you will get to customise your truck when “production nears in 2022.” This applies no matter mannequin — Tesla had already warned that single-motor vans would arrive later, however that now applies to the dual- and tri-motor machines.

Tesla had already hinted the 2021 goal won’t be real looking. Elon Musk mentioned in January that there would solely be a “few deliveries” of Cybertrucks in 2021, and that quantity manufacturing was set for 2022. While the corporate caught to that declare in its July quarterly report, the corporate solely just lately completed the engineering design for the EV — it could have only a few months to complete improvement and ship these preliminary vans.

That might pose a aggressive problem for Tesla. GMC’s Hummer EV is now poised to beat the Cybertruck to market barring delays. Even with setbacks, Rivian remains to be as a consequence of launch its R1T truck in September. And whereas Ford’s F-150 Lightning is not due till spring 2022, the Cybertruck might have misplaced its first-mover benefit.

The delay would not be shocking, although. The Cybertruck’s cold-rolled metal physique requires distinctive manufacturing methods, and that is not together with broader technical hurdles just like the tri-motor system. Tesla can also be identified for optimistic timetables that conflict with the realities of manufacturing. The automaker can no less than rely on pent-up demand, although. With over 1 million Cybertruck reservations, Tesla might have loads of demand even when lots of these would-be consumers have second ideas.