Tesla cancels $16,000 Cybertruck range extender after delays

RIP, Cybertruck range extender.

Cybertruck owners no longer have the option to pay $16,000 more for an accessory to extend their vehicle’s range.

A Tesla customer service representative confirmed to Business Insider on Thursday that Tesla was no longer selling the Cybertruck range extender, and customers who had previously deposited $2,000 to reserve the accessory were refunded. Elektrek previously reported the news.

The add-on battery pack was initially marketed as arriving in mid-2025. The battery would have taken up a third of the Cybertruck’s bed.

With the battery pack, Tesla said the dual-motor variant would achieve about 445 miles of range, with the range of the tri-motor “Cyberbeast” top-of-the-line variant would be extended over 415 miles. The cancellation comes after Tesla delayed the Cybertruck range extender in October and reduced its initial range estimate by 25 miles. Speculation about further delays began last month when the automaker removed the battery pack from the Cybertruck online configurator.

The battery pack would have helped the EV pickup truck deliver specs closer to what Tesla and Elon Musk initially advertised to customers. When the automaker announced the electric pickup truck in 2019, it said the highest-end model would deliver over 500 miles of range and cost $77,000, with cheaper versions priced at $39,900 and $49,900.

That didn’t happen. The Cybertruck went on to launch with a lower advertised range between 301 and 318 miles and at prices tens of thousands of dollars more, with the $120,000 Foundation Series shipping first in 2023 and the lowest-cost version starting at $60,990.

Musk also previously said that the Cybertruck could temporarily function as a boat with the ability to “cross rivers, lakes, & even seas that aren’t too choppy.” While the vehicle can drive through roughly 30 inches of water for a limited time, the boat functionality didn’t materialize. Musk has since said Tesla would release an update that allows it to “traverse at least 100m of water as a boat,” and said in a post on X in April on a video of a Tesla crossing through a lake and said “With a little work, it should be able to cross some open water.”

The range extender’s cancellation is the latest setback for the vehicle. As some owners grapple with anti-Tesla vandalism and harassment on the road amid protests critical of Musk, the vehicle has struggled with sales. A March 20 recall filing disclosed that Tesla delivered fewer than 50,000 Cybertrucks, and workers have also told BI that the automaker scaled back production of the pickup truck.

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