After a long silence, the Tesla Cybertruck returns with new updates that could be associated with the start of its production, postponed several times since its launch in 2019 . In recent days, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, assured that this all-electric truck will have four motors to provide four-wheel steering, as reported by Electrek . Up to this point, the most significant change that had taken place around this long-awaited vehicle had been the removal of specifications and their cost on the company’s official website .
Months before, possible dates for the start of production were also handled, which, later, was set for the end of this year. However, supply chain problems, including chip shortages, stemming from the COVID pandemic – 19 ended up making it impossible, adding one more rescheduling to the long history of cancellations associated with this angular and futuristic pickup.
The Tesla’s Cybertruck was locked in the battle to become the first electric truck to roll off a production line in America , but that place was reached by the R1T a few months ago, another electric truck from the emerging company Rivian that, in addition, won this position to another strong opponent, the F – 150 Ford Lightning revealed in May of this year.
With this new update in the technical specifications of the Tesla Cybertruck, the three-engine version that would open the production line is omitted and that it had been advertised as the most expensive . With the implementation of the four motors that will offer independent steering to each wheel, this truck will be able to drive diagonally, a feature that has already been achieved in the GMC Hummer EV and that has been announced in other vehicles that are expected in the coming years. years, like the Silverado EV.
Despite this update, no details were given about the start of production of the Cybertruck, leaving the possibility of it for next year.
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