Several individuals, who reserved a Cybertruck as late as July 2024 were surprised to get an invitation from Tesla to take delivery of their $79,990 Cybertruck. Tesla has run through the entire 1 million Cybertruck reservation list in 9 days.
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Tesla is struggling to convert Cybertruck reservations into orders. This problem started with the Foundation Series Cybertruck; however, the trend appears to be getting worse with the cheaper $79,990 Cybertruck.
After ten months and 20,000 plus Cybertrucks sold, on October 4th, Tesla finally started inviting the remaining 1 million Cybertruck reservation holders to take delivery of their non-Foundation Series Cybertrucks.
So, how is the demand so far? Sadly, it appears that Tesla is struggling to sell even the cheaper Cybertruck variant.
BayouCityBob is a Cybertruck Owners Club member from Texas, and he says, “The original US Cybertruck reservation list is exhausted.”
In support of his claim, BayouCityBob shares his own experience trying to buy a Cybertruck.
Here is what he wrote…
“I created a Cybertruck reservation in mid-July of this year (RN 12222XXXX). Just two weeks later (August 2nd), we were invited to configure a Foundation Series Cybertruck. Today, we received an invitation to configure a non-foundation series. I went to the configurator and built a dual-motor Cybertruck, which showed October-November delivery (presumably out of inventory). Same for CyberBeast. So I am calling it: original (US) reservation list is basically finished.”
Below his post, BayouCityBob shared three screenshots of communication he received from Tesla. The first picture shows his original Cybertruck reservation on July 17, 2024.
The second picture shows an email he received from Tesla inviting him to take delivery of his $79,990 Cybertruck.
Finally, the third picture shows his dual-motor Cybertruck configuration with a delivery date between October and November.
This is frankly surprising. Tesla only began selling the $79,990 Cybertruck on October 4. The EV maker started out by offering first day, November 2019, reservation holders to take delivery of their non-Foundation Series Cybertruck.
However, fast-forward nine days, and Tesla has run through the entire 2019 to July 2024 reservation list.
What’s even more surprising is that delivery is stated for October to November. This means the overwhelming majority of people who were given the chance to take delivery of their Cybertruck did not choose to convert their reservation to a binding order.
I don’t know about you, but I think this causes concern about Cybertruck demand going forward.
At this point, rightfully, you might be thinking BayouCityBob’s Cybertruck order process is just a single account, and he could be an outlier.
This is a fair point; however, if you are a Tesla fan, unfortunately, several people on various platforms have confirmed the same $79,990 Cybertruck demand problem.
Nathan James is a member of the Tesla Cybertruck group on Facebook and he also attests to the Cybertruck reservation list evaporating in just a few days.
Here is what Nathan wrote…
“I'm confused. Please advise. I reserved a Cybertruck in June 2022, which was estimated to be 750,000th in line, est. Delivery October, 2027. Last night, I received this invitation to configure. What gives? If I ignore it, do I lose my place in line? I'm not ready to buy right now.”
Still not convinced? Another Cybertruck reservation holder, MC1987, says he reserved a Cybertruck in June 2024 and that Tesla has already invited him to take delivery of the $79,990 Cybertruck.
MC1987’s account was reposted on Reddit, and here is what he wrote…
“I bought my Cyberbeast in the first week of June. I drove it for a couple of months and sold it due to some build quality issues. I made another reservation on the day of the delivery event. I just got an email to configure my non-Foundation Series Cybertruck. I thought I would have to wait a couple of years before my time came. This is so wild.”
There are many more examples; however, I think we have enough firsthand accounts to show that Tesla has gone through the entire Cybertruck reservation list in just a few days.
As I said, this is concerning for Cybertruck sales going forward. However, please let me know what you think in the comments. Share your ideas by clicking the red “Add new comment” button below. Also, visit our site, torquenews.com/Tesla, regularly for the latest updates.
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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.
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