He cyber truckthe expected pickup electric that Tesla announced in 2019, continues its test phases before it officially reaches the first customers throughout this year. The company has transported one of its models to New Zealand, which has caused many curious people to come to see it in person, and what has caused that they discovered a characteristic that until now was unknown.
The Cybertruck model seen in New Zealand, specifically, has been photographed by an amateur, who has published the images on the portal CybertruckOwnersClub. It claims that the operators were unloading the vehicle at the Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds (SHPG). It is a test field intended for check the durability of vehicles in extreme cold conditions.
He also highlights that before the security personnel evicted all the onlookers, and before they forced some to delete some images, he was able to capture the Cybertruck inside the truck. He pickup It came with a camouflage vinyl and had open front trunk. This compartment is called frunk. It is common in electric vehicles to be able to take advantage of the space where the engine would go in a combustion car. And despite the fact that the images are not of very good quality —probably because of the distance from which they were taken—, everything indicates that given the dimensions of the pickupthis would be a great size.
The Cybertruck will reach the first customers this year
He frunk It is just one of the many Cybertruck innovations that Tesla has kept in the dark. The vehicle, in fact, It has undergone different changes in its design since the time of its release.. Some of them even announced by the Tesla CEO himself. Elon Musk, in fact, stated a few months ago that the pickup Electric would arrive without handles on the doors, despite the fact that the first versions included them. These will open automatically, Musk explained.
Musk himself also explained that the Cybertruck would not suffer any further delays in delivery, and confirmed that the first models will reach customers throughout this 2023.
Recently, the CEO of Ford has also spoken about the pickup Tesla, stating that the vehicle does not meet customer needs and calling it a “cool ornament” for its aesthetics and little functionality.