New orders for Tesla’s newly launched $59,990 Cybertruck are now expected to be delivered in “September-October,” the company’s website shows — a few days after CEO Elon Musk hinted at a price increase planned for early March.
Tesla has faced weaker-than-expected sales for the model since deliveries began in late 2023. Last year, US sales stood below 20,300 units.
The $59,990 trim is priced $20,000 below the next variant.
CEO Elon Musk said last Friday that the price would remain at that level for only 10 days, without specifying by how much the price would rise after March 2.
The CEO later said the upcoming increase “depends on how much demand we see at this price level.”
The company’s online configurator shows that new orders for the $59,990 trim are expected to be delivered between September and October 2026, a six- to seven-month wait.
Deliveries of the new variant are expected to begin in June, according to Tesla‘s configurator page when the cheaper trim was announced last week.
In comparison, the Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive (AWD) variant, priced from $79,990, has a delivery window of 10–12 weeks, while the high-end Cyberbeast model is available in 3–4 weeks in Texas and 5–7 weeks in New York and California.
Key Differences
With the introduction of the new Dual-Motor AWD model, Tesla has revised the Cybertruck’s naming structure.
The previously available AWD version, which started at $79,990, has been renamed the Premium AWD. The tri-motor Cyberbeast retains its existing name.
With an estimated EPA range of 325 miles, the new entry-level Dual-Motor AWD matches the other trims.
Key differences between the two dual-motor variants lie in towing and payload capacity, suspension, and cabin equipment.
Instead of the premium interior, the standard model comes with grey textile upholstery, a simplified center console, and a reduced speaker system with half the number of speakers.
Features available in both the front and second rows of the Premium versions are not included in the standard model, similar to what Tesla did with the ‘Standard’ Model Y and Model 3 late last year.
Demand
Tesla previously launched a more affordable trim of the Cybertruck in the US and Canada, which debuted in early 2025 and was discontinued in September after disappointing demand.
The Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) trim was priced at $69,990 before incentives — including the $7,500 federal tax credit for EV purchases and leasing, terminated on September 30, 2025.
When the Cybertruck model debuted in 2019, Musk projected an annual production rate of 250,000 units “probably sometime in 2025.”
Last year, however, only 20,237 Cybertrucks were sold in the US — representing only 8.1% of that target.
Additionally, the numbers showed an year over year decline of 48%.
Earlier this year, Musk named Cybertruck “the best vehicle Tesla has ever made so far”
Last month, the company said it plans to transition to a fully autonomous Cybertruck line, with the potential to deploy it with delivery fleet customers.
