Tesla supplied an replace on plans for its Cybertruck pickup truck throughout an earnings name on Wednesday.

CEO Elon Musk mentioned the primary Cybertruck not too long ago constructed on the firm’s plant in Austin, Texas, a photograph of which was posted to Twitter on July 15, was solely a pre-production instance for use for ultimate testing and certification. Nevertheless, he additionally mentioned he anticipates buyer deliveries beginning later in 2023.

Musk hinted that manufacturing volumes could also be low initially however will enhance in 2024. He emphasised that lots of new applied sciences and distinctive elements and processes are going into the Cybertruck.

“We’ll be making them in excessive quantity subsequent 12 months, and we will likely be delivering the automotive this 12 months,” he mentioned.

Cybertruck manufacturing was initially deliberate to begin in late 2021. A number of delays put manufacturing delayed.

One of many new applied sciences destined for the electrical truck is a battery cell that is extra vitality dense than what the corporate at present makes use of. Drew Baglino, Tesla’s senior VP for powertrain and vitality engineering, mentioned throughout the name the brand new cell has a ten% greater vitality density than what Tesla is at present utilizing in its autos.

It is not clear whether or not the brand new cell will enable Tesla to ship extra vary than what the corporate has already introduced. On the Cybertruck’s reveal in 2019, Tesla mentioned the truck would provide battery choices for greater than 250 miles, 300 miles, and 500 miles.

Tesla additionally introduced a beginning worth of $39,900 throughout the 2019 reveal however this data was pulled from Tesla’s web site in 2021, suggesting that the Cybertruck could have a special beginning worth as soon as it’s truly on sale.

After Ford lower the beginning worth of its rival F-150 Lightning to $51,990 earlier this week, Musk commented on Twitter that the Ford is a “good car” however “considerably costly.”

Throughout Wednesday’s earnings name, Tesla mentioned the full-size Cybertruck will likely be 19 toes lengthy, enabling it to slot in extra non-public garages than comparable rivals which might be usually longer than 20 toes. Tesla claimed that so far as it is aware of, the Cybertruck would be the first truck that’s lower than 19 toes lengthy with 4 doorways and a mattress greater than six toes lengthy.