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The Drive
08-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Drive
Tesla Cybertruck $16K Range Extender and Original Promised Range Is Officially Not Happening
Last October, Tesla announced it was adding a range extender option to the Cybertruck. It was mostly an attempt to finally give its controversial truck the range Elon Musk promised when it launched, but ultimately failed to deliver. Unfortunately, those promises seem like they'll remain unkept, as Tesla has reportedly squashed the range extender option without ever delivering a single one. According to a Cybertruck customer email seen by Electrek , Tesla confirmed that the range extender option is dead for good. The customer put a deposit down on the range extender, as an add-on for their truck, but will get their $2,000 back. 'Thank you for being a Cybertruck owner,' the email read, according to the outlet. 'We are no longer planning to sell the Range Extender for Cybertruck. As a result, we will be refunding your deposit in full. The amount will be returned to the original payment method used for the transaction.' Tesla This is the end of a seven-month saga, but it's worth remembering how we got here. When Tesla first announced the Cybertruck, its top-end, tri-motor Cyberbeast model was supposed to have a range of 500 miles. It ultimately rolled out with 320 miles. To rectify that, Tesla announced a range extender way back in 2023, and priced it at $16,000 last fall, which left customers scratching their heads. Unlike most EV range extenders, Tesla's wasn't a small gas-powered engine. Instead, it was just an additional battery pack that ate up space in the already compromised bed. However, it only bumped range to an initially claimed 440 miles (470 miles for the dual-motor version), which was still lower than the truck's original 500-mile claim. Its added range figures were then quietly updated to 445 miles for the dual-motor truck, and 415 miles for the Cyberbeast. Tesla initially said the range extender was coming in early 2025, and it was taking reservations along with a $2,000 deposit. Unsurprisingly, it was delayed. In late 2024, Tesla pushed the delivery date goal post back to 'mid-2025' but kept taking reservations. Last month, we reported that the range extender option for new Cybertrucks disappeared from Tesla's website entirely. Despite no official announcement from the automaker, its disappearance led customers to believe that their long-range dreams were dead. Based on today's news, those expectations appear to be true. Got tips? Send 'em to tips@ Nico DeMattia is a staff writer at The Drive. He started writing about cars on his own blog to express his opinions when no one else would publish them back in 2015, and eventually turned it into a full-time career.
Engadget
08-05-2025
- Automotive
- Engadget
Tesla will no longer release the Cybertruck range extender
Tesla has scrapped its plans to sell a range extender for the Cybertruck, the automaker has notified customers who have previously paid a $2,000 reservation fee for the $16,000 add-on. Based on copies of the email people have been posting on social networks and forums, Tesla will be refunding their deposits in full. It didn't say why it's no longer planning to sell the accessory, but the emails come a month after the company quietly pulled the option to add it to the vehicle from its website configurator. The range extender is a battery pack that was supposed to be installed on the bed of the Cybertruck. It was Tesla's answer to releasing vehicles that had shorter ranges than it originally promised. When the company first unveiled the model, it said different versions would have different ranges, including one that has a 500-mile range. Instead, the long-range Cybertruck, which has the longest range, can only last for 350 miles on a single charge. As Electrek noted late last year, the battery pack was supposed to start shipping in early 2025, but Tesla pushed back its release to mid-2025 and also reduced its promised range from 470 miles to 445 miles. Elon Musk previously said that he expects Tesla to sell between 250,000 to 500,000 Cybertrucks a year. However, a recent recall showed that the automaker sold fewer than 50,000 units over a 15-month period. It's unclear whether the company decided to pull the plug on the range extender because it's not worth manufacturing a new product for a model that's performing far below expectations, or if it has another reason altogether. Either way, the Cybertruck's battery add-on has been cancelled and won't be seeing the light of day. To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so. BREAKING: Tesla has cancelled the Cybertruck Range Extender. 'We are no longer planning to sell the Range Extender for Cybertruck. As a result, we will be refunding your deposit in full' — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) May 7, 2025 fff
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Tesla Kills Cybertruck Range Extender As The Sky Continues To Fall
The Tesla Cybertruck represents a place where promises go to die. Promises about durability, safety, price, power and even range fell apart as soon as the thing went on sale at the end of 2023. Years ago, we were promised that the tri-motor version of the Cybertruck would have over 500 miles of range, but when it hit the market, it only got around 320 miles (the dual motor gets about 325 miles). To make up for this screw-up, Tesla offered a $16,000 range extender that takes up about a third of the CT's entire bed. However, it never got into the hands of any customers, and now it seems to be gone from Tesla's configurator completely, according to Electrek, Like most other Tesla products, the range extender has been delayed repeatedly. The "445+ mile" battery pack was initially pushed to "early 2025" and then at the end of 2024, Tesla said it would actually show up sometime in "mid-2025," we've reported. Well, it doesn't look like that's going to happen. The option has been removed from the Cybertruck's configurator. It's not totally clear if Tesla is planning to launch a modified version of the product, or if it has just scrapped it altogether. If I were a betting man, I'd say the automaker gave up on it. Previously, the Austin, Texas-based automaker would happily take your $2,000 non-refundable deposit" for the piece of equipment. There's no word on if the suckers who opted for the pack will actually see any of that money ever again. Read more: These Are The Best Tires For Your Car, Truck Or SUV, According To Consumer Reports Back in early 2024, InsideEVs reported on an unofficial survey that showed that about 25 percent of Tesla Cybertruck owners put down a deposit for the Range Extender. At the time though, it only cost a $500 deposit. Still, who knows if anyone will ever actually get that money back? In theory, the truck will soon get a big battery upgrade because of Tesla's 4680-cell program, according to InsideEVs. It remains unclear as to whether the new battery pack will improve performance, range, both or neither. However, it's expected to be a pretty big cost savings for Tesl — a company that could really use a win as its CEO, Elon Musk, attempts to destroy every last bit of goodwill it has. If Tesla's first quarter sales report is any indication, Musk's company is in for a very long year as more and more folks refuse to buy them. Perhaps Elon should have thought about that before he got all strange and weird with Trump, but here we are. In just the past few days, we've told you about how Cybertruck values are cratering, how body panels are flying off as people drive down the road, the fact it can't really tow and we've shown you The Worst Cybertruck. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
