Delivered · LateCybertruck volume production in 2022
“If we get lucky, we'll be able to do a few deliveries toward the end of this year, but I expect volume prod…”
goalposts: 2022 → 2023 → late 2023 · moved 2×
“Starting price of $39,900.”
— Elon Musk · Nov 21, 2019 · Cybertruck Unveil, Nov 21 2019 (CNET full announcement, YouTube) ↗
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT — CYBERTRUCK UNVEIL, NOV 21 2019 (CNET FULL ANNOUNCEMENT, YOUTUBE)
What actually happened
Musk promised a $39,900 starting Cybertruck in 2019. At the Nov 30 2023 launch the base price was $60,990 and the cheapest model later rose to ~$100,000; the $39,900 price was never available. Re-graded cancelled (2026-07-05 audit): Musk publicly renounced the price at the Aug 4, 2022 shareholder meeting ('the specs and pricing will be different... a little bit of bad news'), and the truck launched Nov 2023 from $60,990 with the cheapest trim later discontinued. The $39,900 Cybertruck is an abandoned promise, not a pending one. Carscoops — Musk: Cybertruck pricing 'will be different', Aug 2022 ↗
The Progression
Nov 21, 2019
The promise: “Starting price of $39,900.” · Cybertruck Unveil, Nov 21 2019 (CNET full announcement, YouTube) ↗
Dec 31, 2021
Deadline passed. Musk promised a $39,900 starting Cybertruck in 2019. At the Nov 30 2023 launch the base price was $60,990 and the cheapest model later rose to ~$100,000; the $39,900 price was never available. Re-graded cancelled (2026-07-05 audit): Musk publicly renounced the price at the Aug 4, 2022 shareholder meeting ('the specs and pricing will be different... a little bit of bad news'), and the truck launched Nov 2023 from $60,990 with the cheapest trim later discontinued. The $39,900 Cybertruck is an abandoned promise, not a pending one. Carscoops — Musk: Cybertruck pricing 'will be different', Aug 2022 ↗
Today · Jul 16, 2026
Status: Cancelled · shelved. Quietly shelved.
At the Cybertruck unveiling on November 21, 2019, Musk announced a starting price of $39,900 for the electric pickup. That figure stood as the truck's advertised entry price through four years of development. When the Cybertruck reached customers in late 2023, the actual starting price was $60,990 — about $21,000 more than promised.
Receipts
LAST CHECKED 2026-07-05More from the feed
Delivered · Late
MissedCybertruck 250,000 units/year by 2025
“I think we'll end up with roughly 0.25 million Cybertrucks a year, but we're not -- I don't think we're goi…”
Delivered · LateTesla Semi production in 2019
“Production begins 2019. So if you order now, get the truck in two years.”
/// The Daily Verdict
Know the moment a prediction lands — or doesn't.
One email a day, only when something changes: a new promise, a blown deadline, a goalpost move, or a rare on-time delivery. No spam, instant unsubscribe.
Discussion