Tesla confirms Cybertruck’s range extender has to be mounted by service

Tesla has confirmed that the Cybertruck’s upcoming vary extender. a battery that sits within the pickup truck’s mattress, must be mounted and eliminated by Tesla’s service.

When Tesla unveiled the manufacturing model of the Cybertruck final 12 months, many had been dissatisfied by the vary and pricing.

Tesla has underdelivered on pricing prior to now, nevertheless it tends to ship on spec – making the numerous vary miss in comparison with the beforehand introduced Cybertruck disappointing to many.

Nevertheless, the automaker argued that it did ship on vary, albeit with a giant caveat.

Tesla announced that it will make a “range extender” available for the Cybertruck. The Cybertruck’s vary extender is an additional battery pack that sits within the truck’s mattress – taking about 33% of the automobile’s mattress.

The automaker disclosed that the battery pack would enhance the vary of the twin motor Cybertruck from 340 miles to over 470 miles and the Cyberbeast from 320 miles to over 440 miles.

Tesla has but to launch the vary extender or affirm the worth, however the code for the configurator on Tesla’s web site briefly confirmed a $16,000 value.

Regardless, folks had been dissatisfied within the truth that you will must pay extra money and lose mattress area to get the vary that Tesla initially introduced.

The one potential upside was the likelihood that the proprietor might set up and take away the vary extender. It will permit Cybertruck homeowners to solely set up it after they want it for long-distance journey or towing and never carry across the further weight after they don’t want the power.

Nevertheless, that was at all times a protracted shot as a result of a battery able to including over 100 miles of vary to a big truck could be extraordinarily heavy and it’s unlikely that it could possibly be simply installable and detachable by a buyer.

Now, Tesla’s Cybertruck lead engineer, Wes Morrill, has confirmed that Tesla must be the one to put in the vary extender for security causes.

He wrote on X:

“Any vary extender provided by Tesla will likely be structurally mounted so it’s protected in a crash.”

Tesla has but to verify the provision of the Cybertruck’s vary extender.

Electrek’s Take

It’s a bummer, nevertheless it’s hardly stunning. I assume it’s not inconceivable to make a detachable battery pack for an electrical pickup, however it might be extremely tough for considered one of that measurement and weight.

You’d principally want a elevate in your storage to place it out and in of the mattress in addition to a really safe mounting system to ensure this factor doesn’t transfer in any respect.

However now Tesla has confirmed that it must be carried out by service, which is smart.