Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged Thursday in an change with followers on Twitter that there’s “on a regular basis some probability” his agency’s forthcoming Cybertruck will “flop.” Nonetheless, Musk plans to keep up the Cybertruck “manufacturing design” practically exactly the equivalent as its current automotive — an unlimited metal trapezoid.

Nonetheless he moreover acknowledged he “wouldn’t care” about any hazard that the Cybertruck may flop, on account of he personally loves its design.

He wrote, “To be frank, there could also be on a regular basis some probability that Cybertruck will flop, on account of it is so in distinction to the remainder. I don’t care. I prefer it rather a lot even when others don’t. Completely different vans look like copies of the equivalent issue, nevertheless Cybertruck appears choose it was made by aliens from the long run.”

The Cybertruck’s 2019 launch event precipitated a stir due to the unusual design of the automobile and since Musk requested Tesla design chief Franz von Holzhausen to aim to smash the automobile’s house home windows, which he did. Von Holzhausen threw a metal ball at one among many house home windows, beautiful Musk when the glass shattered, though it stayed in place.

Whatever the launch snafu and the uncertainty about when Tesla can start delivering the Cybertruck, the $100 orders poured forth. Musk boasted the company observed 250,000 inside a few week of the Cybertruck’s debut.

In September at Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting and Battery Day event, Musk disclosed that Tesla had acquired so many Cybertruck orders that the company stopped counting. “The orders are gigantic,” he acknowledged, “… successfully over half a million orders. I really feel maybe 600 thou— it’s tons, primarily. We stopped counting.”

That was sooner than rivals confirmed off their plans for further standard battery-powered vans, such as a result of the Ford F-150 Lightning and GMC Hummer EV.

Musk moreover acknowledged Thursday that Tesla wouldn’t plan to put door handles on the Cybertruck, with out specifying whether or not or not such a automobile may meet Federal Motor Automobile Safety Necessities inside the U.S. He moreover reminded followers that Tesla has decided in order so as to add a four-wheel steering system to the sizable Cybertruck, which ought to permit it to maneuver diagonally in a straight line and get into or out of some tight spots.

He wrote, “In end, we saved manufacturing design practically exactly equivalent as current automotive. Only a few small tweaks proper right here & there to make it barely increased. No door handles. Vehicle acknowledges you & opens door. Having all 4 wheels steer is great for nimble coping with & tight turns!”

The four-wheel steering attribute, if it comes by way of as promised, would make the Cybertruck further straight aggressive with the GMC Hummer EV, which already boasted a “crab mode” attribute.

Musk did not contact upon the Tesla Cyberquad, an ATV product that was meant to accompany the Cybertruck.

Throughout the agency’s first-quarter investor presentation, Tesla labeled the Cybertruck nonetheless “in enchancment.” The company is anticipated to ship a progress change and second-quarter outcomes on July 26.