Tesla Cybertruck Will Be Built At Plant In Texas, Automaker Confirms
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Elon Musk has decided to build the Tesla Cybertruck in Austin, Texas.
The entrepreneur and engineer announced this week that Tesla intends to build a new, 4 million sq. ft. plant in Texas’ Travis County just outside of Austin. The plant will be the main production site for the futuristic-looking Tesla Cybertruck and will also serve as a second plant for the new Model Y crossover.
Tesla will invest $1.1 billion in the new plant and hopes to have it up and operational by late next year. Musk has said previously that he intends to deliver the first Tesla Cybertruck examples to customers in late 2021. Tesla will receive $60 million in county tax breaks for the plant and may also be eligible to receive state incentives later on.
The Tesla Cybertruck plant will be the automaker’s second vehicle production facility, with its Fremont factory in California currently the only other site it operates. It also has a battery plant in Reno, Nevada, however this facility does not produce any vehicles. The Fremont factory was formerly owned through a General Motors and Toyota Joint Venture before the two companies sold the facility in 2010.
While the new Austin site will be Tesla’s biggest production facility, it may not employ as many people as Fremont. Around 10,000 people work at Fremont, with another 6,500 at the Reno battery plant.
The Tesla Cybertruck will serve as a direct competitor to the upcoming new GMC Hummer EV pickup. The Cybertruck debuted during a special event late last year and will be offered with either a one, two or three-motor powertrain setup and will have a maximum range of over 500 miles, Tesla claims. Prices will start at $39,900 for the single motor model and extend to $69,900 for the tri-motor version.
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So the 3 motor version with the most power and range is about the same price as most sites are saying the Hummer EV will start at.
On the other hand, Tesla historically tends to way over promise on pricing.
I guess we’ll have to wait and see, but it looks to me like GM will sell a few of their Hummer EVs, and Tesla will sell a ton of these things.
The truck will be over priced, late and the styling will age like the Falcon doors.
Musk will see a bunch of these the first year or so and then the oddity factor will stand out.
Let’s be honest this is not a thing of beauty. Also you can only get one color. If you paint it then why do stainless? At the much higher cost and weight?
Those truck will be more a novelty for the rich.
The Hummer will also be a Toy for the wealthy but it will also reduce the cost and raise the range for the Chevy and GMC trucks that follow and will be priced to where you don’t need a government kick back to buy one,
The Hummer will be the see me vehicle of the future just as the last one was. I expect GM to leverage the Hummer brand into a line of vehicles at GMC again and who knows we may get a small Hummer Wrangler killer with a 2.7 Turbo that is around $29K starting.
The Tesla will age horribly if the styling changes little from what we have been show, Shock factor fades fast once a vehicle hit the streets. That is when lasting styling takes root and builds.
Except the Tesla isn’t all that expensive. It’s more of a novelty that most people could afford, If they can actually launch it at $40k.
The truth is it will be well over the price they suggest. Tesla has never hit the base price of any of their vehicles.
Even the t3 was set to start at a claimed $35K but even Musk stated shortly after that was not going to be true, N ow by the time you get all the things you want you are north of $50,000 with the better interior and the larger battery that you really need for a car the size of a Civic.
The truth is much of pre Teslas news is mostly hype that often is not true mixed with some truth to at least make them appear creditable. It is an old trick politicians have used for year. You don’t lie you just don’t give all the truth.
Wrong, see where Tesla has it right is the service pricing. Yes Tesla May charge $8k for autopilot but that’s the main selling point of the brand. Guess what else you have to shell out when you get autopilot? An additional monthly subscription fee north of $100.
The starting price of the Cybertruck May be substantially lower, but Musk knows that truck owners don’t just get a new truck every 1-3 years. They get a new truck every 6-11 years based on numerous studies. Add the $8k+ tag plus that over the air update fee.
Hummer May very well be $15-$20k more but all things aside, when ownership cost are calculated, the Hummer will win pending GM’s decision to make supercruise a $2k feature no expensive subscription needed.
What monthly subscription are you talking about that Tesla charges $100 per month?
Where is the $35,000 3 model? Lol!
I think you will be surprised at what GM has and will do in the next few years.
This was not a race to be first, this was about finally getting it right and making money.
The EV car is like an endurance race not a sprint race.
It exists.
I mean Edmunds purchased one. They made Multiple You Tube videos with it.
I am very hopeful Cadillac EV’s will bring me back. I do love my Tesla though and as of right now no Auto Maker is even close. I mean they are “Apple” in the segment when they announced the iPhone and the rest of the field went scrambling. Almost no young person today knows who Nokia is. I only know it because I sold phones at Verizon for a Short Period of time.
I am Glad that GM is jumping in. Hopefully it is not a halfhearted attempt like GM typically does things Lol
@2021 Escalade is pretty much XT6 XL nah bruh your information is trash i dont take any news from someone who thinks the new Escalade is nothing but a xt6✌🏾
With just one upgrade, the article did say that the cost will be $69,000+ plus tax and license. The Jeep, Bronco and a couple of GM and FCA vehicles all wold be better buys than this Tesla. Do we remember when the Volkswagen “Thing,” was the ugliest car for the American market? I believe there is a new design up for bragging rights as, “ugliest,” and it is not the VW. AF (PS: And talk about overpriced? Tesla nailed it in that regard. AF
Every time i see this thing i think, it cant actually look like this right?
Just in time for the vehicle of choice for Jonestown 2 um Marstown for the mission in 24′ .
Given some of the reports made by General Motors’ CEO Mary Barra, GM’s pricing of EV like Cadillac’s Lyriq may exceed $100K; but if this is the situation then General Motors could potentially face bankruptcy given that their competition both foreign and domestic will be pricing EV that are much more affordable.. GM needs to have a price advantage over the Tesla to compete.
The reports are not true!
Personally, After looking at some Tesla paint issues and fitment issues as well as their very cheap carpeting with no floor mats included with the sale of the car, I think GM is it put in a top effort cold create a better quality e-car than Tesla, especially in the Cadillac versions. AF
I told everyone here that Tesla would sell as many as they can make of these Cybertrucks.
Most here laughed at me. I personally know of 5 very close friends that have pre ordered them. And many more acquaintances. Four of the five ARE and have NEVER been a Pickup Truck owner.
Three of my friends got the Tri Motor and two got the Dual Motor but all of them got the Full Self Driving (FSD)
Everyone here can make fun of the Cybertruck all you want but it will be Elon that will be laughing the most. Most people have no clue that a vehicle like that is about to hit the streets in a year. It will literally sell itself. I can only imagine as I said the minute I saw this revealed just how many Business owners will get one to wrap them up to advertise. Everyone will remember the first time they will see the Cybertruck in the Wild. Good or Bad
Trust Me!!!
Ther lies the problem they were not truck owners. These are more a novelty vehicle they will tire of in time when something new comes along.
They also don’t have these trucks. Heck there still is no plant. We are still at few years out based on the time it takes for Tesla to get it into production.
In theme the styling will wear off and they will be like the falcon doors something they wish they had not done. They will not age well.
If this butt ugly truck does make it into production, the aftermarket will be rife with new panels that will make it look like something that is not left over from a moon or Mars mission. How can people get excited about a design that was drawn with a ruler? Don’t plan to put anything in the back that is too large!
Steve – If you are saying what I think you are saying, you are saying that this Tesla is a piece of refuse. People who buy into the, “Emperor’s new clothes will convince themselves that Elon Musk can do no wrong and they will actually buy the car. Meantime with proper fitment and materials and a better and more imaginative interior, Caddy could readily kick some Tesla butt. But no fooling around on fit and finish. Bring it in at the C8 LT3 interior level. It might cost more than GM wanted its price point to be, but if done like some of the Caddy interiors of the past, Tesla would have a very serious competitor.
Alex, I agree with what you say. I have no idea what the interior of the Tesla truck will look like, but I, for one, would be willing to pay that little bit extra for a truly first class interior. Cadillac has been in the dumpers for years with exterior design and interior class. Just look at the CT6 abomination. When I first sat in one at the auto show, I could not believe the absolutely awful interior. So many different designs in one place!! Tesla does some stupid things in their interiors also though. Witness the fixed second row pedestal seats in the Model X! And the glove box release button buried in the large screen menus in the Model 3! German cars are not necessarily better. Look at BMW. Very drab! One can only hope that GM will take hints form consumers. I don’t know how many times I have talked with the General Manager of my Buick/GMC dealer and asked her how I could become a consumer advisor to GM on a local level!
Steve – Thanks for that. One thing I enjoy in my ’12 Porsche is that there are a number of analog switches and buttons that handle functions that Porsche had no mostly put into the touch screen. But there are still a few switches in the new 911. I haven’t really examined the Taycon as of yet. Meantime, I’m enjoying the C8 with its combination of touch screen tech and switches. As good as it is, there are a couple of things about the infotainment that puzzle me. It’s easy to select from AM, FM, Sirius Satellite, etc. I’m not sharp at computers and modern teck at all. I see that to select favorites one taps the blank star and it gets filled in. There’s a touch up and down bar. I don’t see how to change its sensitivity, but for me it is currently difficult to touch that left-hand side vertical bar to nudge the channels up or down. Even my ’12 Porsche has aspects of the infotainment screen that are a bit vague to me. But, back to the subject. Riding in some of the early Caddies with the space age interior looks (Buicks too) and great exterior styling, I wonder what happened to people who at one time appeared to know how to design a vehicle. Obviously what I’m saying is that I agree with your assessment. Maybe the type of people who design Corvette, should be considered as part of the design team at Cadillac? Your thoughts?
It’s a DeLorean truck.