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It's impossible to deny The premiere of Cybertruck was delayed for a long time It was a sales success for Tesla. The angular behemoth is best selling 6 figure car And now The third best-selling electric car in America. But this impressive streak may be coming to an end as Tesla may have found itself at the bottom of the booking list.
In the third quarter of 2024, Tesla sold over 16,000 Cybertrucks here in the United States. This added over 11,000 Cybertruck shipped Tesla announced it in the first half of this year. That's not bad for a car that starts around $100,000 and has a delivery time of less than a year.
It's no surprise that more than 27,000 Cybertrucks have been sold, but that's slightly less than the lofty ambitions Tesla had for the truck before its launch. Before Cybertruck deliveries finally began, Tesla management argued that: Over a million people have already made reservationsor almost 2 million bookings, depending on who you ask.
It looks like Tesla is nearing the end of the waiting list. According to reports, new buyers may get their hands on the all-new Cybertruck much sooner than expected because According to a report from IInside the EV. Even though it claims to have over 1 million reservations for this truck, the Cybertruck can now be delivered almost instantly, regardless of when the order is placed.
Not only are users seeing pre-orders receiving their trucks earlier than expected, but people currently trying to order the truck are being directed to purchase a non-Foundation series truck that was only available at the time of the launch case.
“What I am saying is that I have confirmed that (Tesla) is making people like me who pre-ordered 8 months after launch/first customer delivery order a regular (non-foundation) Cybertruck within 60 days. We invite you to take delivery of the car,” wrote one of the forum users. “Unless I am a special case (and I am not), everyone on the reservation waiting list of “over 1 million” or “nearly 2 million” (depending on the speaker) who was there in November is invited to participate 2023 in both the Foundation and Non-Foundation series. And they move past that group to people like me who placed an order just a few months ago. “
“The multi-year pre-launch backlog was cleared before the end of the first year,” the user added, with some speculation.
This discussion has become a hot topic Cybertruck owners forumwhere buyers and bookers added their two cents on the matter. One owner who took delivery of a Foundation Series truck earlier this year was immediately offered a second truck, even though he “thought we would have to wait a few years for the second one.”
Some speculate that people making reservations are instead waiting for the “right moment.” Pick up your Cybertruckas added by forum user Igs:
NO. Your reservation will remain valid until Tesla refunds your funds. Hundreds of thousands of reservations go unfilled as bookers wait for the right time or price. People making reservations always have priority over people who do not make reservations. Also, if you book with FSD, the FSD price will be fixed.
Meanwhile, people without reservations have already ordered and received delivery.
If those pre-order customers are waiting for the cheaper Cybertruck model, it may take them some time. Despite the Cybertruck's promised starting price of $39,900, the electric pickup currently costs almost $100,000. Tesla destroyed its RWD Cybertruck baseit was expected to sell for $60,990.
A version of this article originally appeared on Jalopnik.
