Musk extends Cybertruck production to clear backlog as owners react
Elon Musk said Cybertruck production has been extended to work through an order backlog, citing room for "sentimentality." Other reporting describes the pickup as discontinued, with owners who built identities around it expressing dismay at Musk.
Tesla's Cybertruck is at the center of conflicting accounts about its production status, after Elon Musk said output has been extended to work through an order backlog.
According to one account, Musk said production would continue so pending orders could be filled, and that there must be room for "sentimentality" in the decision.
Other reporting describes the pickup as being discontinued, and says owners who built online identities around the vehicle are feeling bereft. Those fans, who usually tread lightly around Musk's polarizing statements, have turned on him over the move, that reporting says.
The accounts differ on whether production is ending or continuing: some reports say the Cybertruck is being wound down, while others say Musk has extended production to clear orders. No figures on the size of the backlog, and no timeline for future production, were given in either account.
What happens to pending orders and to the vehicle's longer-term future has not been specified.
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