Overview

• Tesla has officially cancelled the Cybertruck range extender and will refund the $2,000 deposits customers paid to reserve the $16,000 accessory.
• The range extender, designed to increase the Cybertruck’s range by 120 miles, was quietly removed from Tesla’s online configurator in April 2025 before its cancellation was confirmed.
• Originally slated for early 2025, the range extender’s launch was delayed to mid-2025 and its promised range boost reduced from 470 to 445 miles.
• Production Cybertruck models have consistently fallen short of Tesla’s initial range and price promises, with the tri-motor version achieving only 320 miles of range instead of the promised 500 miles.
• Cybertruck sales have significantly underperformed, with fewer than 50,000 units sold in 15 months—far below Elon Musk’s projection of 250,000 to 500,000 units annually.