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Tesla Daily: Tesla News & Analysis

Cybertruck Orders Expanded, Engineering Deep Dive, Ford to Cut F-150 Lightning Production (12.11.23)

Dec 12, 2023
Tesla expands Cybertruck orders, engineering deep dive, Ford cuts F-150 Lightning production. Carwow tests Cybertruck vs. Ford F-150 Raptor R. Updates on Giga Texas, FSD, and unionization efforts. Various topics include label laws, Alex Jones' reinstatement, and upcoming economic events.
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  • Tesla has started sending invitations to configure Cybertruck orders, targeting mainly California and Texas, but the sequence of invitations does not follow a strict chronological order.
  • The engineering deep dive on the Cybertruck revealed the adoption of 48-volt architecture, significant reduction in wiring, use of castings, improved battery density, and other key features that will be implemented in future Tesla vehicles.

Deep dives

Cybertruck orders and progress

Tesla has started sending invitations to configure Cybertruck orders. The invitations are currently for the foundation series, costing $20,000 more than the base price. It seems that a few hundred invitations have been sent out so far, mostly targeted in California and Texas. The sequence of invitation does not seem to follow a strict chronological order.

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