Musk: Tesla's 500-mile version of Semi truck delivered this year, Cybertruck next year

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on social media sites that deliveries of the 500-mile (804.67 km) version of Tesla's Semi truck will begin this year and the Cybertruck, an electric pickup, next year.

Musk also said that the third part of Tesla's master plan is coming soon, which is "about scaling up sustainable energy on a civilizational level for a brighter future for the planet".

Tesla launched the Semi Truck electric semi truck in 2017, and in June this year Tesla reopened the Semi Truck for pre-order in the US, Canada, the Netherlands and other countries for a $20,000 deposit, which means the Semi Truck is now officially commercial. The Semi Truck is powered by a 6×4 drive, with four independent electric motors on two rear axles and 1100 horsepower, and accelerates from 0-100 km in about 20 seconds with a full load of 36 tonnes, about half the time of a conventional truck. The zero-hundred acceleration time with no load is even more impressive, at around five seconds. The short range version has a range of 480km and is priced at $150,000 in the US, while the long range version has a range of 800km and is priced at $180,000 (approximately RMB 1.17 million).

Tesla's Cybertruck electric pickup truck was announced in November 2019 and was originally scheduled for delivery in 2021, but has been delayed time and time again, Musk recently confirmed at Tesla's "Cyber Roundup" shareholders meeting that the vehicle will go into production in mid-2023. The CyberTruck electric pickup is currently available in three versions, a single-motor rear-wheel drive with a range of 250 miles, a towing capacity of 7,500 pounds and 0-60 mph acceleration in 6.5 seconds, priced at $39,900 (about $266,000) on the website, and a dual-motor all-wheel drive version with a range of 300 miles. A two-motor all-wheel drive version with a range of 300 miles, a towing capacity of 10,000 pounds and 0-60 mph acceleration in 4.5 seconds is available for $49,900 (approximately RMB 332,000), and a three-motor all-wheel drive version with a range of 500 miles, a towing capacity of 14,000 pounds and 0-60 mph acceleration in 2.9 seconds is available for $69,900 (approximately RMB 466,000). US$69,900 (approx. RMB 466,000).