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Tesla is now producing the Cybertruck at a much faster rate, as the outbound lot at Giga Texas appears a lot busier. The Cybertrucks were spotted as far as Arkansas on a back of a trailer, supposedly going to the IIHS crash-testing facility in Virginia. One of them had a marker writing on a window, indicating that it was either crash-tested or going to.
Tesla is speeding up Cybertruck activities in preparation for the first customer deliveries. On Sunday, Tesla enthusiasts flying drones around Giga Texas noticed several covered Cybertruck pickups in the gigafactory's outbound lot. This was a novel development, considering the Cybertruck has been mostly spotted testing on public roads or at the SHPG testing facility in New Zealand. The electric pickups were not stored on the lot because a subsequent flyover revealed that some of them disappeared.
The cover was even more intriguing, considering the Cybertruck no longer has anything to hide. The best reason why they were covered was for protection during storage or transportation. Since we haven't seen any covered Cybertrucks on a trailer, it's more likely that they are stored somewhere out of sight. Still, that doesn't mean the Cybertrucks are not being hauled outside Giga Texas at this stage. On Wednesday, two trailers carrying several Cybertruck pickups were spotted leaving the Austin gigafactory, destination unknown.
Several Tesla Cybertrucks may have embarked on their first cross-country trip, albeit on the back of a trailer. They were spotted further east, in Arkansas, where the driver spent the night at a motel in Lonoke. It was enough time for Tesla enthusiasts to jump in their cars and drive for hours just to get the chance to see the Cybertruck in the metal. Some dared to come close and record pictures and videos, revealing intriguing information.
For once, the front bumper was covered in thick white plastic, while one of the trucks had the words "completed crash ready" written with a black marker on the driver's window. It's still unclear whether this means the truck was "completed and crash ready" or it "completed crash" and it's ready for something else, as the writing includes several other words that were less readable.
Lonoke is about eight hours of drive from Giga Austin and 13 hours from the IIHS facility in Ruckersville, Virginia. This means the Cybertrucks could be either heading to be tested by the IIHS or on its way back to Giga Texas. I'd place my bet on the former assumption, considering that both Cybertrucks on the trailer look almost pristine.
The white plastic could be there just to protect the front bumper from stone chips while in transit. We'll undoubtedly find out more about these pickups in the following days as enthusiasts closely watch them along their way.
The cover was even more intriguing, considering the Cybertruck no longer has anything to hide. The best reason why they were covered was for protection during storage or transportation. Since we haven't seen any covered Cybertrucks on a trailer, it's more likely that they are stored somewhere out of sight. Still, that doesn't mean the Cybertrucks are not being hauled outside Giga Texas at this stage. On Wednesday, two trailers carrying several Cybertruck pickups were spotted leaving the Austin gigafactory, destination unknown.
Several Tesla Cybertrucks may have embarked on their first cross-country trip, albeit on the back of a trailer. They were spotted further east, in Arkansas, where the driver spent the night at a motel in Lonoke. It was enough time for Tesla enthusiasts to jump in their cars and drive for hours just to get the chance to see the Cybertruck in the metal. Some dared to come close and record pictures and videos, revealing intriguing information.
For once, the front bumper was covered in thick white plastic, while one of the trucks had the words "completed crash ready" written with a black marker on the driver's window. It's still unclear whether this means the truck was "completed and crash ready" or it "completed crash" and it's ready for something else, as the writing includes several other words that were less readable.
Lonoke is about eight hours of drive from Giga Austin and 13 hours from the IIHS facility in Ruckersville, Virginia. This means the Cybertrucks could be either heading to be tested by the IIHS or on its way back to Giga Texas. I'd place my bet on the former assumption, considering that both Cybertrucks on the trailer look almost pristine.
The white plastic could be there just to protect the front bumper from stone chips while in transit. We'll undoubtedly find out more about these pickups in the following days as enthusiasts closely watch them along their way.
NEW: Two truckloads of @Tesla Cybertrucks!!! Giga Texas?!$TSLA @elonmusk
— S.E. Robinson, Jr. (@SERobinsonJr) August 15, 2023
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