![]() In a perfect world, you could leave your Tesla Range Extender in your garage, where it would act like a three-pack of 14kWh Tesla Powerwalls, saving you from power outages and maybe earning some grid-shaving money from day to day. So what I’m saying is that the interface might not just be a big DC plug. It will also either need to have its own BMS and cooling system or tap into the Cybertruck’s heating/cooling liquids. It is going to take either a hydraulic jack/forklift type of installation or a more permanent fixture that would be installed at the factory. So now that we can guess the size, specs, and price of the Cybertruck Range Extender, we can think about what it means for the vehicle.Īt close to 700 pounds, this isn’t something that one or two people can just install themselves. It’s meant for very long trips or towing heavy things up mountains.- Elon Musk NovemBigger questions Optional pack that fits in about 1/3 of the truck bed. That price could change and hopefully come down as the scale increases and would probably be a lot more popular with towing Cybertruck owners at under $10K. ![]() Assuming Tesla has hit the $100/kWh on the 4680 cell level, that’s a cost of $4700 and another $11K for packaging, production, and a fat margin. $16,000 seems like a bit of a premium on what an external 47kWh battery would cost. However, in the website source code, the following was found: Since Tesla didn’t talk about it at the event and it doesn’t have a sticker price on the customer-facing website, we can’t be certain. How much does the Tesla Cybertruck Range Extender Cost? It will also affect the performance of the vehicle in the same way that putting four more people in the cab. Remember, Tesla will have to build this 700 pound high-density/inertia object to not come flying through the cabin in a front-facing collision. As an estimate, we can take the 454kg, approximately 75kWh 4680 battery pack weight of the Model Y battery and figure that at about two-thirds the size the Range Extender will come in at 300kg or 660 pounds, or more likely around 700 pounds, if you consider the interface, packing challenges, safety, ruggedness, and efficiencies of a smaller pack. We’re talking on the order of 1000 pounds. How much does the Cybertruck Range Extender weigh?Ĥ7kWh is a huge and heavy battery, one bigger than some medium-range BEV batteries. But the prospect of being able to add more range at a later time might allow some potential buyers to make the purchase and “see how it goes” with just 300 miles of range. That allows it to qualify most owners for the $7500 tax credit, which is a significant savings and could be put toward the rest of the 500-mile battery on Uncle Sam’s dime.Īlso, being frank here, most owners will not need a 500-mile battery, even if it makes them feel a lot safer. Range Extender or Federal Tax Credit Extender?īy making 1/3 of the 500-mile battery an external accessory, Tesla was able to keep the price just under $80,000. That’s an additional 130+ miles, and if the 123kWh battery pack takes the Cybertruck 340 miles (2.7 miles/kWh), the range extender would need to be an approximately additional 47kWh. ![]() Tesla’s website says the Range Extender brings the midlevel Cybertruck to “470+” miles of range. For one, it would get the Cybertruck acceptably close to Tesla’s originally promised 500-mile range. It is hard to tell if Tesla and CEO Elon Musk were supposed to have mentioned the range extender during the admittedly haphazard and cringey presentation, but it would seem like a really big deal. Range Extender omitted during the presentation And its interface to the Cybertruck even presents opportunities for other energy sources, from solar to hydrogen to even petroleum generators. But we already know answers to some questions, like how Cybertruck owners expect to tow or travel long distances, especially in the cold, without charging as often.īut the 130-mile add-on battery also presents some opportunities that hearken back to when Tesla demonstrated battery swap stations. One piece of the Tesla Cybertruck launch we didn’t see coming (nor did Tesla event planners or CEO, apparently) was the Range Extender, which we are still learning more about now.
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