You’re Going to Desire a Cybertruck

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My neighbor has an early, vibrant pink Tesla Mannequin 3 Efficiency that he bought in 2019. I bought my Mannequin 3 later that yr on October 22. On November 21, 2019, Elon Musk held the massive Cybertruck unveiling occasion. Throughout the occasion, that night, my neighbor went on-line, put down his $100, and positioned his preorder. He speculates that he was within the first 2000 out of probably over one million Cybertruck preorders.

We all know that late final yr Elon held Tesla’s Cybertruck supply occasion, however solely 10 Cybertrucks have been delivered.

Simply now, solely a bit of over 4 years after the disclosing and my neighbor’s preorder, on January 30, 2024, he acquired an e-mail saying he might configure his order. He instantly selected the all-wheel drive Cybertruck. That configuration with supply charges, and so on., prices $80,000. Nonetheless, at this level, solely the Basis Sequence is being delivered. There’s an extra $20,000 payment required for a Basis Sequence truck. He might have chosen the rear-wheel drive choice, however that’s solely accessible in 2025. He additionally might have chosen the CyberBeast for an additional $20,000.

Fortuitously, the Basis Sequence isn’t just a premium for a bit of additional chrome on the again of the truck. The Basis Sequence contains Full Self Driving (usually a $12,000 choice), Lifetime Premium Connectivity (usually $10 monthly), and premium equipment. Premium equipment embrace Powershare. Powershare permits the Cybertruck to energy your home. With this selection, you don’t want to buy a Powerwall.

Tesla gave him a supply window of February to April 2024. Notice: We’re already in February!

My neighbor had put in photo voltaic panels on his home over 9 years in the past. On the time, a battery backup system wasn’t a horny choice for him.

In a while January 30, my neighbor went to the Nice Grove, Utah, showroom and noticed the Cybertruck for the primary time in particular person. Notice: The Nice Grove showroom and repair heart is barely ~4 miles from our homes. On February 10, 2024, he went again to the showroom and acquired to examine the truck in particular person, mess with it, and really sit within the driver’s seat. He’s a giant man and he reported that the left and proper again seats have been large enough for him, however the center seat was tight.

Final evening I made an tour with my spouse from Lindon, Utah (30 miles south of Salt Lake Metropolis) and drove south 80 miles in our Mannequin 3 to Mount Nice, Utah, to the city my nice grandmother immigrated to in 1869. As we returned house, we stopped by the Tesla showroom in Nice Grove, Utah. As a result of it’s solely 4 miles from our home, we nonetheless had sufficient cost to make it house.

The Cybertruck was sitting within the showroom in all its glory. It was additionally being inspected by a handful of different individuals. My impression: anybody who needs to make an announcement goes to leap on it in a minute. It’s attractive!

There was a Tesla man sitting at a desk within the nook, however we have been left to our personal gadgets to mess with the truck. My spouse and I took turns sitting within the driver’s seat.

Earlier than I knew it, she had popped the frunk (see under). There’s fairly a little bit of house in there however nothing to maintain stuff from falling out.

I famous that there’s a heart show much like the one in my Mannequin 3 however nothing straight in entrance of the motive force just like the Mannequin S and X.

Sitting within the again seat, I famous the middle show for again seat occupants.

There’s a button to function the tonneau cowl (see button on the suitable of the partially open tonneau cowl within the image under). We needed to open and shut the tailgate manually as a result of we couldn’t discover a button for that.

The Tesla Mannequin 3 was first delivered in 2017. The the design is kind of conservative and timeless and quite a few software program enhancements have been downloaded routinely since then. Nonetheless, nearly seven years later, one would count on some notable modifications and enhancements. For the final yr, now we have heard about one thing known as the Highland replace to the Mannequin 3, delivered first by the Chinese language manufacturing facility in Shanghai however not accessible till now within the US. Whereas we have been on the Tesla showroom, the Tesla worker instructed us that “Highland” will not be an official Tesla identify. He took us out to a refreshed Tesla Mannequin 3 within the car parking zone as proven within the final two photos under. As you possibly can see, the modifications to the entrance are fairly refined. Nonetheless, the taillights are fairly attractive. They’ve a pointed spike on the highest of the taillight that’s a lot totally different from the earlier model.