Range Extender Battery removed from Cybertruck online configurator

[ModelAZ]

The Range Extender Battery Pack is no longer listed in the Cybertruck online configurator

 

[Mattkalin]

This felt like its always been Vaporware to me.. Especially when we found out how much room for Cells still exist in the current battery pack. I believe Sandy Munroe did a teardown of the battery pack and claimed it was only half full.

 

[CyberT]

This felt like its always been Vaporware to me.. Especially when we found out how much room for Cells still exist in the current battery pack. I believe Sandy Munroe did a teardown of the battery pack and claimed it was only half full.

I heard Lars say the extra void space is on the bottom of the battery pack for two safety features. The first is to protect the battery from a strong impact, such as off-roading or a bad accident. The second is to protect the cells from any water that might find its way into the pack.

 

[TyPope]

The Range Extender Battery Pack is no longer listed in the Cybertruck online configurator

I rarely look at the configurator... just makes me mad. Where are my free supercharging and $9,000 discount...? Anyway, I also noticed the extender is no more.

 

[WheresMyCybertruck]

Dang, I hope we didn't get Elon'd again

 

[Gritted Cybe]

Dang, I hope we didn't get Elon'd again

You'l see it in the store soon!

 

[ABILISK]

I didn’t reserve one. A non-refundable deposit without a firm price didn’t sound like a good time.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

This felt like its always been Vaporware to me.. Especially when we found out how much room for Cells still exist in the current battery pack. I believe Sandy Munroe did a teardown of the battery pack and claimed it was only half full.

Did you actually watch that video, or the video of Tesla saying why that space is there? That space is for safety and will never be filled with cells.

 

[Woodrick]

Did you actually watch that video, or the video of Tesla saying why that space is there? That space is for safety and will never be filled with cells.

But it is so much easier to come up with conspiracy theories than the truth.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

I didn’t reserve one. A non-refundable deposit without a firm price didn’t sound like a good time.

I did reserve one but I agree that there were no details at the time and it felt risky. I wasn’t worried about my $500 but about the final price, specs, etc.

 

[Pulaski]

Why is the cover photo of this thread edited to make the extender look 3X bigger than what was rendered by Tesla?

 

[scottf200]

This felt like its always been Vaporware to me.. Especially when we found out how much room for Cells still exist in the current battery pack. I believe Sandy Munroe did a teardown of the battery pack and claimed it was only half full.

It was talked about and shown in this video teardown before Munroes.
Less than half full and seemingly done for safety and not pack expansion since no room for cooling and another group of cells.

23:45 specifically:
Inside Tesla's Cybertruck Battery Pack - Caresoft Teardown
Autoline Network

 

[Pulaski]

But it is so much easier to come up with conspiracy theories than the truth.

It's not a conspiracy theory. It's a small spec of hope that we'll get a battery swap. Highly unlikely based on the reasons previously listed. BUT it would be sweet . Perpetual optimism.

 

[mongo]

Did you actually watch that video, or the video of Tesla saying why that space is there? That space is for safety and will never be filled with cells.

You can put in longer cells and still have clearance. 110mm cells (30 mm longer) would give the 40% range boost of the extender.

 

[vandytom]

Hoping this was a business decision and not a technical one. Meaning it can be done easily but just currently not the right timing to offer.