Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the Cybertruck's unique design means the company faces immense challenges in scaling production.
He also said that it will be some time before the Cybertruck is cash flow positive. Elon Musk said that Tesla"dug its own grave" with the Cybertruck, as he warned that it would take years for the company to ramp up production of the electric pickup.
He warned that the challenges of scaling up production meant that it would likely be around 18 months before the Cybertruck is cash flow positive. "I do want to emphasize that there will be enormous challenges in reaching volume production with the Cybertruck and then making the Cybertruck cashflow positive — this is simply normal," he said.program, especially one that is as different and advanced as the Cybertruck, you will have problems proportionate to how many new things you're trying to solve at scale," he added.
The launch of the Cybertruck comes at a crucial time for Tesla. Although the company dominates the EV market, itsin August saying that the Cybertruck should be as precisely designed as a Lego brick, with measurements that could not vary by more than 10 microns. A micron is equivalent to one-thousandth of a millimeter.
Despite this, demand for the Cybertruck is through the roof, according to Musk, who said on Wednesday that over one million people have reserved the truck.
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