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The Petersen Automotive Museum late last night held an auction for an early VIN Cybertruck. The Cybertruck sold for an eye-watering $400,000. The auction predicts there will be very high Cybertruck demand for years to come.

A new drone flyover of Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory shows what appears to be 400 to 500 Cybertruck giga castings. The parts were produced as part of a sub-system test Tesla is carrying out ahead of Cybertruck volume production.

Late last night Tesla cut the price of the Model 3 & Y by as much as $2,250. The new price cuts mark the lowest starting price for some Tesla variants and have reignited questions about demand for Tesla vehicles.

A release candidate Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted driving around with a new sprayed-on graffiti paint job. The truck is also outfitted with a Starlink satellite internet receiver hinting at Tesla possibly offering a SpaceX package for the truck.

A new video of a release candidate Cybertruck shows the vehicle utilizing 4-wheel steering to perform an incredibly tight turn. The video supports Elon Musk’s assertion that the Cybertruck will have better turing radius than a Model Y.

Tesla’s VP of Investor Relations, Martin Viecha shares Wall Street’s decreased quarterly vehicle delivery expectations. In an email sent to institutional investors, Viecha highlights the consensus that Tesla’s Q3 delivery will decline to 455,000 vehicles.

A new release candidate Cybertruck has been spotted close to Tesla’s engineering headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Tesla appears to be using LiDAR to calibrate the FSD cameras ahead of the Cybertruck's release.

Currently, the UAW is holding strikes that have shut down vehicle production at Ford, GM, & Stellantis. And now, in support of the UAW strikes, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) says she’ll replace her Model 3 with a union-built EV.

Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla is working on a Performance Cybertruck posting on X “I just drove the performance Cybertruck today and it kicks ass next-level”. Earlier leaks suggest the vehicle will have quad motors and a 1.9 sec 0 to 60 time.

Tesla's director of manufacturing at Giga Texas, Jason Shawhan, has revealed that once Cybertruck production is fully ramped at Giga Texas, the employee count will increase to 60,000. That’s 40,000 more workers than the plant currently employs.

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Oracle CEO, Tesla investor, former Tesla board member, and Elon Musk’s close personal friend, Larry Ellison unveils the Cybertruck as Oracle’s next-generation police vehicle. Ellison also says there are yet unknown incredible Cybertruck specs.

Israeli Priminister Benjamin Netanyahu recently visited Tesla’s Fremont plant where Elon Musk gave him a ride in a Cybertruck. And, thanks to the accompanying news crew, we’ve received our clearest look into the final design of the Cybertruck’s interior.

A Tesla employee has confirmed that Tesla is internally targeting this October to hold what is expected to be a first-of-its-kind delivery event for the Cybertruck.

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A report quoting a Tesla supplier suggests that Tesla has pushed back Giga Mexico's start of production to late 2026 or early 2027. This suggests Tesla has postponed Giga Mexico plans by a full 2 years.

A leaked video of the Cybertruck’s interior, which was taken during an official Tesla Cybertruck video shoot, shows a second screen for rear passengers similar to the 8-inch screen Tesla recently introduced with the refreshed Model 3.

Several sightings of truckloads of refreshed Model 3s out in the wild suggest Tesla is in the final steps before delivering the new Model 3 in Asia and Europe. However, insider leaks also point to the vehicle not arriving in the US until 2024.

Recently, Tesla cut Model S & X prices by as much as $30,000. Although great news for people looking to buy new vehicles, it has been received negatively by current Model S & X owners who are now demanding a list of compensations from Tesla.

Late last night, Tesla once again massively cut Model S & X prices. Model X now starts at $79,990 which makes it qualify for the $7,500 federal EV tax incentive. And even more surprisingly, Tesla has also cut the price of FSD by 25%.

A new up close Project Highland Model 3 picture confirms the upgrade will not give the all-electric sedan a hatchback. However, for those disappointed, Tesla has implemented yet another price cut bringing the starting price of a Model 3 even lower.

The Biden administration has once again opened an investigation into Elon Musk & his companies. The new SEC & DOJ investigation claims Musk used millions of dollars from Tesla to build himself a glass house. Musk has categorically denied all allegations.

Tesla’s battery research partnership with Dr. Jeff Dahn of Dalhousie University has announced 4 breakthrough batteries. One of these breakthroughs is a 4 million-mile battery, however, 2 of the remaining cell prototypes are even more impressive.

Elon Musk a couple of days back said that Tesa vehicles with HW4 computers will not get FSD for at least 6 months. However, late last night, in a surprising move, Tesla released FSD Beta 11.4.4 to HW4 vehicles in North America – here is what’s going on.

Tesla reached an important milestone producing 1st 100 Cybertrucks at Giga Texas. Tesla is shipping these vehicles to service centers across the US. The EV maker plans to simultaneously deliver the trucks at multiple locations during the delivery event.

Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla will not start work on enabling FSD on HW4 vehicles until the EV maker solves level 5 autonomy on HW3 vehicles globally. Although great for HW3 vehicle owners, this could push FSD access on HW4 until 2025.

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Late last night, Tesla officially sent out Cybertruck Delivery Event invites. Although it costs 30,000 credits (≈$4,000) to attend the event, the 1st attendees have already started taking their place. Tesla has also confirmed the delivery event location.

In a new leaked internal email, Elon Musk rallies Tesla employees to achieve the same build precision with the Cybertruck as that of LEGO and soda cans. Musk’s comments come after he reviewed a “production candidate” Cybertruck with fit & finish issues.