Cybertruck to be manufactured in Texas next year

Without braking any windows this time, Elon Musk confirmed that the Cybertruck will enter production at the newly unveiled Texas Gigafactory. During the Cyber Rodeo that celebrated the opening of the new factory, Elon spoke at length about the progress made, about new factories in China and Germany. The Texas Giga is the largest factory by volume and it will produce up to 1,000,000 vehicles when it runs at full capacity.

The new factory is an answer to supply chain issues that all manufacturers are struggling with at the moment. Unlike most factories nowadays, the new Giga Texas is where every component is made, no more “Just In Time” deliveries, everything - including the batteries - is manufactured on site. According to Musk, the factory is big enough to fit 194 billion hamsters.

The crowd at Cyber Rodeo was ecstatic when new, nearly production ready, Cybertruck drove onto the stage. This time there was no window smashing, but there were visible differences between this model and the prototype we’ve seen first back in 2019 - it’s been a while. Musk apologised to the audience for delays and promised this time it will happen in 2023.

Back to the truck - first thing we noticed were new mirrors, more traditional, the front and rear bumpers were much bigger than on the prototype and the wheels were production items. Another detail was pointed out by Musk himself - the new Cybertruck hasn’t got any door handles. As if it wasn’t different enough… Apparently the car “knows” when the driver is near and will open the doors automatically.

Cyber Rodeo was a success, Tesla and Musk know how to put on a good show. The Texas Gigafactory is by far the most advanced automotive factory ever built, it will become the highest volume car factory when it reaches full capacity. But the most important part is that the long awaited Cybertruck is finally coming to the market.

We'll see how many of original preorders actually follow through. The numbers look good for Tesla as their customers are faithful to the brand and they don’t mind long delays, but it depends on how much longer they'll have to wait.

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