Tesla Cancels CyberTruck

[turbopilot]

It had to happen. First the Lightning and now the Cybertruck. Only the Silverado HD/Sierra HV and Rivian R1T remain as EV vehicles that call themselves "pickups" but fail to make the definition compared to ICE, HEV and PHEV pickups. Why did they fail, they simply cannot yet store and quickly replenish the energy needed to do all the things ICE and HEV pickups can do. The major misses are towing efficiency, charging time and poor rural charging infrastructure. With about one third more battery the Silverado HD/Sierra HV comes closer to the versatility of an ICE/HEV pickup, but big batteries take even longer to charge and the infrastructure is not there for a gas/diesel like recharge time.

Here is what it will take for a CyberTruck to rival the capability of a typical 3/4 ton ICE pickup. Bottom line a lightweight 300 kW battery does not yet exist and there is no capability to charge a battery like this in the US at over a 1 megawatt rate. A large, light battery and very fast charging is the only way a BEV pickup can compete with an ICE or HEV pickup. Someday it will happen but not now.

 

[Rosy]

A 2500 lb battery would put a huge dent in your payload capacity. You'd need a 3500 and be left with the same specs as a 1500.

 

[turbopilot]

A 2500 lb battery would put a huge dent in your payload capacity. You'd need a 3500 and be left with the same specs as a 1500.

The problem will be solved by future batteries and faster charging infrastructure. Just not here yet.

Battery Type	Chemistry Status (2026)	Typical Cell Energy Density	Weight of a 75 kWh Pack (Cells Only)
Today's LFP	Mass Market (Standard Range)	~140 – 205 Wh/kg	~800 – 1,180 lbs (365–535 kg)
Today's High-Nickel NMC	Mass Market (Premium/Long Range)	~250 – 300 Wh/kg	~550 – 660 lbs (250–300 kg)
Silicon-Rich / Hybrid	Early Commercialization / Pilot	~350 – 420 Wh/kg	~390 – 470 lbs (178–214 kg)
Solid-State (Lithium-Metal)	Pilot Trials (Est. Production 2027–2028)	~400 – 500 Wh/kg	~330 – 410 lbs (150–187 kg)
Lithium-Sulfur	Aerospace/Drone Niche (EVs post-2030)	~400 – 600 Wh/kg (Projected)	~275 – 410 lbs (125–187 kg)

 

[Underboss]

Ugliest vehicle EVER