In the days and weeks after Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the cybertruck a post-apocalyptic inspired vehicle made of cold-rolled steel there was a lot of speculation about whether it would be smaller once it actually made it to market.<\/p>\n
Production of the Cybertruck is still a long ways off. There isnt even a factory to build the all-electric truck yet. However, Musk did provide some clarification Saturday on its size. In a tweet, Musk wrote Reviewed design with Franz last night. Even 3% smaller is too small. Will be pretty much the same size. Well probably do a smaller, tight world truck at some point. (Musk was referring to Teslas head of design Franz von Holzhausen. And we assume Musk meant to write light not tight truck.)<\/p>\n
The change is important to note since he told Jay Leno that the vehicle is actually 5% too big, according to a teaser video promoting an upcoming episode of Jay Lenos Garage that will air Wednesday on CNBC. If we just take all of the proportions and drop them by 5%, he told Leno, later adding it has to fit into a normal garage.<\/p>\n
Musk had previously said the company could probably reduce the width of the cybertruck by an inch and maybe reduce length by 6-plus inches without losing on utility or esthetics.<\/p>\n
Tesla hasnt shared the dimensions of the vehicle. And TechCrunch failed to bring a measuring tape at the launch. (Lesson learned).<\/p>\n
In the past two months, Musk has provided a few other updates around the cybertruck via Twitter, noting that the company is increasing dynamic air suspension travel for better off-roading and that it will float for awhile, a claim he didnt explain further.<\/p>\n
Tesla said it will offer three variants of the cybertruck. The cheapest version, a single motor and rear-wheel drive model, will cost $39,900, have a towing capacity of 7,500 pounds and more than 250 miles of range, according to specs on its website. The middle version will be a dual-motor all-wheel drive, have a towing capacity of more than 10,000 pounds and be able to travel more than 300 miles on a single charge. The dual motor AWD model is priced at $49,900.<\/p>\n
The third version will have three electric motors and all-wheel drive, a towing capacity of 14,000 pounds and battery range of more than 500 miles. This version, known as tri motor, is priced at $69,900.<\/p>\n
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