Tesla cancels $16,000 Cybertruck range extender

What just happened? Bad news for any Cybertruck owners who hoped to purchase a range extender for the EV: Tesla has abandoned its plans to sell the $16,000 add-on battery pack, and is refunding customers who have paid the $2,000 reservation fee. Tesla and Elon Musk faced plenty of criticism when the Cybertruck officially went on sale in 2023, mostly due to it having a higher price and lower range than what Musk promised in 2019. Tesla had previously said that its tri-motor Cybertruck would have a 500-mile range and start at $70,000. Today, the highest-range Cybertruck is the $79,990 dual-motor AWD model that can reach 325 miles. There's also the $99,990 tri-motor "Cyberbeast" that can reach 301 miles. However, Tesla also offered an optional range extender battery pack for the Cybertruck that increases the distance it can travel on a single charge. It cost $16,000 and takes up about a third of the truck bed. Tesla initially said the range extender would increase the dual-motor Cyber ... Read full article.