Tesla’s unpredictable CEO is ready to move on from the company’s most controversial vehicle, but owners aren’t about to let him off the hook for what they see as a poor decision.
Eccentric and overhyped, Tesla’s Cybertruck became a stand-in for Elon Musk during his ascent in the Republican party
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Usually, Tesla diehards defend Elon Musk’s every move. Not this time.
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Production of the controversial EV was supposed to wind down spring 2027, but Elon Musk is now extending the deadline through the end of summer. Musk admits this is “not the smartest move from a profit-maximizing standpoint,” adding “there must be some room in this world for sentimentality or what’s the point?” Musk muses. Some Tesla fans have been unusually critical of the decision, while others have predictably fallen in line. [Media: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2120565056429814073]
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Safety campaigners have condemned it and owners have complained about it. Goodbye to a steel monstrosity seemingly designed by a five-year-old, writes Arwa Mahdawi
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because Elon Musk said production of the unloved, unwanted,
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Elon Musk defended the company's decision to stop making the Cybertruck, which will go out of production in around 8 months.
Elon Musk said the Cybertruck order rate “far exceeds” Tesla’s capacity to produce them before the pickup is retired next year, and that the company will “have to return deposits for a lot of people.” Musk once expected to deliver 250,000 of them every year, but now says Tesla can make more money by increasing robotaxi production. [Image: Musk didn’t specify how many orders are expected to be impacted in his X post. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Elon-Musk-tesla-cybertruck-production.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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Tesla has just announced the death of its angular, norm-shattering pickup, a sci-fi stainless-steel origami shark on wheels laden with tons of cultural baggage.
Elon Musk says Tesla will refund many Cybertruck deposits because orders exceed what it can build before the Texas line closes in mid-2027.
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The tech mogul’s pet project, which he insisted was Tesla’s best product, meets an unceremonious end as the electric vehicle maker shifts its focus to building robotaxis.
Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas factory around mid-2027 to build more Cybercab robotaxis, Elon Musk said on X.
Elon Musk says Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production in mid-2027 after years of persistently weak sales for a futuristic model once touted as a rival to legacy pickup trucks.
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Three days after voters rejected Elon Musk’s brand of grievance politics, the Cybertruck is dead.
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Elon Musk said the company will use the factory space to make more Cybercabs.
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Decision made in order for factory in Texas to be used for Cybercab, the carmaker’s self-driving taxi
The tech mogul’s pet project, which he insisted was Tesla’s best product, meets an unceremonious end as the electric vehicle maker shifts its focus to building robotaxis.