Delivered · Late
Cybertruck production late 2021
“The company anticipates that production of the lower-priced Cybertrucks should begin in late 2021 with the …”
goalposts: 2021 → 2022 → late 2022 → 2023 · moved 3×
“Finishing engineering this year, production starts next year. Aiming to have release candidate design drivable late summer. Tri-motor drive system & advanced battery work were important precursors.”
— Elon Musk · Jan 28, 2021 · Musk tweet, Jan 28 2021 ↗
The Progression
Jan 28, 2021
The promise: “Finishing engineering this year, production starts next year. Aiming to have release candidate design drivable late summer. Tri-motor drive system & advanced battery work were important precursors.” · Musk tweet, Jan 28 2021 ↗
2021
Timeline pushed to 2021.
Goalpost #1
Goalpost #1
2022
Timeline pushed to 2022.
Goalpost #2
Goalpost #2
Dec 31, 2022
Deadline passed.
Today · Jun 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 1,259 days past due. Never happened.
In a January 2021 tweet, Musk said Roadster engineering would be finished that year with production starting in 2022, and that a drivable release-candidate design was targeted for late summer. It was the second delay for a car first promised for 2020, then mid-2021. Production did not start in 2022.
Receipts
LAST CHECKED 2026-06-11- [TWEET] Musk tweet, Jan 28 2021
- [REPORT] cnbc.com
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