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Tesla Starts Cybertruck Production Two Years Behind Schedule

  • Elon Musk first showed the electric pickup in November 2019
  • The CEO has cautioned that output will ramp up slowly
Tesla Builds Its First Cybertruck
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Almost four years after Elon Musk first unveiled Tesla Inc.’s debut pickup, the automaker has built its first Cybertruck.

Tesla shared the development on Twitter, posting a photo of workers in safety vests and helmets obscuring much of the vehicle. When Musk first showed a prototype of the wedge-shaped truck in November 2019, the plan was for production to start two years later.