It took four years from release to delivery, and the birth of the world's first pure electric pickup truck went through ups and downs, even being criticized at one point. However, Tesla CEO Elon Musk still proved that he could. According to Tesla, at 4am Beijing time on December 1st, Musk unveiled the first batch of new vehicles for the highly anticipated Cybertruck pickup truck at Tesla's Texas super factory. In terms of price, the rear wheel drive, all wheel drive, and beast like versions of Cybertruck pickup trucks are currently priced at $49890, $68890, and $96390 on the US official website. According to third-party organizations, the current order volume of Cybertruck Cyberpickup trucks has exceeded 2 million.
"Now there is a car here that was once considered impossible, and experts say it will never be manufactured," Musk said with some self deprecation during delivery. It is reported that Cybertruck represents Tesla's thorough rethinking of vehicle mechanical architecture and production methods, and is also a representative work of comprehensive innovation in vehicle manufacturing processes. Simply put, it is "more practical than a truck and faster than a sports car.". The car adopts a stainless steel exoskeleton body, armored glass, and all terrain tires, which are sturdy and durable, and can adapt to various road conditions; Has a traction force of 4990 kilograms and can pull an African elephant; Can load 1.13 tons of goods; The acceleration from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour only takes 2.7 seconds, surpassing the Porsche 911 and reaching a top speed of 209 kilometers per hour; By using wire controlled steering and rear wheel steering, sports car level handling and a turning radius superior to most sedans can be achieved.
Cybertruck's safety has reached a new height. According to the data, Tesla's new alloy material made it resistant to the violent experiment of Thomson submachine gun strafing, and no bullet entered the passenger compartment; Armored glass can withstand the impact of baseball or level 4 hail (hail with a diameter of 2.5-5cm) with a speed of 112 kilometers per hour; Its ultra-low center of gravity makes it difficult to roll over.
At the same time, the Cybertruck's body also uses integrated die-casting technology, which was first applied by Tesla to the rear floor of the Model Y. At the current Tesla Shanghai super factory, the 6000 ton die-casting machine greatly simplifies the connection process of the Model Y model's rear bottom plate in the welding process, greatly reducing the welding points and adhesive amount of the body. The rear bottom plate, which originally required more than 70 welded parts, is formed by one-time die-casting. While improving production efficiency, this technology also helps to enhance the collision resistance of the vehicle body and enhance vehicle safety.
Few people associate excellent performance with the impression of a simple and bulky pickup truck, and Cybertruck has overturned this concept. At the delivery press conference, there was also a 1/4 mile acceleration race where the Cybertruck directly overturned the Porsche 911.
This cannot be achieved without Tesla's excellent three electric technology. Taking the motor as an example, Tesla uses an inverter with a silicon carbide power module to achieve higher energy conversion efficiency, up to 95.6%, and durability exceeding 1.2 million kilometers. It is precisely thanks to the ultra-high current conversion efficiency brought by the silicon carbide power module that the Tesla Model X Plaid and Model S Plaid performance monsters were born.
Pickups are a very large market, with global pickup truck sales exceeding 5.65 million in 2022, with the North American market (mainly the United States) being the largest pickup truck market, with annual sales exceeding 2.7 million. Gary Blake, co-founder and managing partner of Future Fund, pointed out that due to pickup trucks occupying a 20% share of the US automotive market, Tesla's total sales in 2022 were 2.7 million units. Tesla's future sales will significantly increase with the launch of Cybertruck, a Cybertruck pickup truck - and he expects Tesla's sales to increase by 53% in 2024.