Well you have a lot of bad…
Well you have a lot of bad news about the Cybertruck. First off, the "low" take rate for reservation holders is largely because of the price hikes from the original $40K base price, to the $113K actual price that people needed to pay for the Cybertruck. Considering the huge jump in price from $70K for the top Cybertruck, 30,000 sales is an incredible success. The newly repriced $63K entry Cybertruck is still not available to buy, so we can't really judge how well that will sell in 2025. As for the battery extender, that was another disappointment from the earlier claims of having 500 miles of range for that $70K price of the top model. Realistically, even though everyone would like more range, the truth is that most current Tesla owners only use about 12% of their battery pack's capacity daily. So most owners do not need 500 miles of daily range. But people who do have special long range needs, or who do towing, or who live in ice cold climates (or all of those things) need more range, and that is going to cost them. The $100K base Hummer has a 315 mile range from its HUGE battery, and you can get a bigger built in battery for $8K more that increases range to 384 miles. The EV Silverado offers those same options for less money, providing more range. But we will have to wait until next year to confirm the prices, capability and availability. Tesla definitely fell short of their planned goals, especially on price. But I think once they offer the base model for $63K next year, they will sell all of the Cybertrucks that they can build in 2025, regardless of whether they offer a $16K extended battery pack or not.