The Cybertruck is one of those vehicles you don't see every day -- Tesla made sure of that. When the company unveiled it in November last year, it clearly made a lot of people excited, prompting thousands of preorders. But digging deeper on the internet, you'll find that the figure is even more outrageous.
What started off as a casual comment by Elon Musk eight years ago about wanting to build a truck has evolved into Tesla's first production pickup truck, which looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. The Cybertruck is built to achieve the tasks of a regular pickup truck, but beyond that is anything but regular.
Musk said that the Cybertruck's stainless steel alloy body is so strong, which appears to be more than true. He and his team hit the body of the pickup with a sledgehammer and not one dent or scratch appeared.
The Cybertruck successfully got a lot of people interested, which is why there is now a Cybertruck Owners Club and kudos to these guys, they keep tabs of preorders. According to the club's crowdsourced list, Tesla's electric pickup has amassed a whopping 622,000 preorders as of March 31.
Data from the list surpasses Musk's figures from his last update, which he said was 372,000. When asked if the Cybertruck Owners Club's tally was correct, Tesla, unfortunately, did not respond for comment.
The club's forum also offers info from where these orders are coming from. The United States, unsurprisingly, is the largest market, making up 76% of all preorders. Canada ranks second at 10% and Australia comes third with 3%. The rest of the world make up for the remaining 11%, which is a split between several countries like Norway, Germany, and the UK.
So far, most preorders are for the dual-motor and tri-motor models. Only 8% preordered the cheapest version, which is the single-motor pickup. The tri-motor Cybertruck accounts for 42% and the dual-motor at 49%.
Again, these figures aren't official but Tesla did say previously that those who have preordered the more expensive models will get their Cybertruck first, as they will go into production first. Both single- and dual-motor models will enter production in 2022, but the tri-motor pickup will be ahead of the pack, entering production in late 2021.
The Tesla Cybertruck starts at $39,900 and can go all the way to $70,000 for the most expensive model.
