Lost amid the noise on tariffs was the news from TSLA that its officially canning the Cybertruck range extender battery.
- Tesla confirmed to Cybertruck owners that it’s “no longer planning to sell” the $16,000 battery pack
- Tesla will issue refunds for any deposit put down by customers
The range extender was problematic from the get-go:
- would have taken up around half of the Cybertruck’s rear bed space
- initially estimates extended the range to a total of 470 miles, but was soon trimmed to 445 miles
- original release date was said to be early 2025, later shunted to mid-2025
The C-truck design has been lambasted
