Tesla Cybertruck needs separate battery pack in the bed to get promised range

[adoxyz]

A separate battery pack that costs an extra $16k, and still doesn't get the promised range. Cybertruck has missed the mark big time.

[DoesntMatter22]

This affects almost nobody. It's not gonna matter.

[pram]

How am I going to fit my Cyberquad now?

[Nition]

They've made it smaller: https://shop.tesla.com/product/cyberquad-for-kids

[refulgentis]

Lol I forgot about that! It looked pretty sweet, I wonder if it's still whispered about...anyone know?

[frankus]

If these could be rented it could be interesting for occasional road trips instead of e.g. renting a whole car.

It could also see something like this but using one of the very high energy density but non (in-situ) rechargable battery chemistries.

[buffington]

Am I missing something?

The advertised range of the announced vehicles are in the 250 to 340 mile range. When I read "promised range", those are the numbers I'm thinking of.

The battery pack referred to in the article title adds to that promised range. Instead of the "promised range" of 250 to 340, it increases range to 440 to 470.

[unusualmonkey]

The top trim was originally announced with 500 mile range. That's changed as if yesterday with no real announcement AFAIK.

[turtlebits]

Headline is a bit clickbaity-

It also needs an additional $30,000 to get promised price (triple motor originally announced at $69,900).

[sonicanatidae]

lol...of course it does..