The Cybertruck Vary Extender was introduced on the automobile’s supply occasion as a $16,000 add-on that seems to take up about half of the truck’s usable rear mattress area. Tesla initially promised in 2019 that the tri-motor Cybertruck would go greater than 500 miles on a cost for about $70,000 — and that’s with none point out of an add-on battery.
Now, the very best vary Cybertruck obtainable for order is the 325-mile dual-motor AWD mannequin for $79,990, and the tri-motor “Cyberbeast” goes 301 miles for $99,990. Beforehand, Tesla promised the battery would stretch the Cybertruck’s vary to 470 miles, however the estimation was downgraded in 2024.
As of this writing, the battery extender continues to be talked about within the Cybertruck specs part of the location, and there’s no indication that it has been cancelled altogether. But it surely’s not trying good for the accent, because it was initially alleged to change into obtainable in “early 2025,” after which was delayed to “mid 2025,” and now appears to be lacking in motion.
Tesla has been amassing a $2,000 non-refundable charge from prospects to order the battery extender, and it’s unclear what Tesla will do with the cash if the battery doesn’t come to market.