--- title: "Tesla Is Apparently Delaying the Disastrous Cybertruck Another Year" description: "To the surprise of literally no one, Tesla is delaying the release of its Cybertruck until at least 2023." date: "2022-01-14" modified: "2022-01-14" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-cybertruck-delay-2023" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "cybertruck" - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Tesla Is Apparently Delaying the Disastrous Cybertruck Another Year ![To the surprise of literally no one, Tesla is delaying the release of its Cybertruck until at least 2023.]() *\Image: Tesla\* ## Expect Delays To the surprise of literally no one, Tesla is delaying the release of its Cybertruck until at least 2023. An anonymous whistleblower [has told *Reuters*]() that production has been pushed until early 2023, because Tesla is still trying to trick out the Cybertruck enough to make it more competitive. This latest production pushback on the electric truck, [first announced at the end of 2019](), comes after the planned 2022 launch date was [removed from Tesla's website]() this month. *Reuters* noted that is hasn't yet heard back from the company for comment about the claim, and Futurism has also not yet heard back — neither of which is surprising given that [Tesla sacked its whole PR team]() in October 2020. In the meantime, the company's shares dropped [seven percent in value]() after the news. https://twitter.com/clnbrns/status/1481782010498764801 ## Car Wars As the whistleblower told *Reuters*, news of this pushback comes amid ample electric pickup competition from Ford, Toyota, General Motors and Rivian. Tesla differs from the aforementioned is not only its cult-like fanbase but also in its giant preorder backlog, which, according to the crowdsourced [Tesla Reservation Tracker]() website, has anywhere between one and three million potential customers with units locked down. Although people only paid a refundable $100 deposit to reserve a Cybertruck, that still represents a nine-figure profit for the company if they pull through — not to mention the billions it will gross once those trucks are actually produced and purchased. While it may not be surprising that there's going to be at least three years between announcement and completion of Tesla's Cybertruck, it's still an L for fans who've spent money, and waited years, for an EV truck that currently seems only to be receding into the distant horizon. **READ MORE:** [Exclusive: Tesla delays initial production of Cybertruck to early 2023 - source]() \[*Reuters*\] **More on Cybertrucks... sort of:** [*Tesla Finally Releases Cybertruck ATV… But For Some Reason It’s Child-Sized*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()