Cybertruck Owners Melt Down as Tesla Kills the Truck Next Year

Elon Musk's plan to end the Cybertruck next year landed like a brick on the people who actually bought one. Wired's Miles Klee rounded up the fallout, and it runs from heartbroken to furious. One poster on a Cybertruck owners' forum called it the worst possible news, warning there'd be no chance to buy a newer model later, no more aftermarket mods, no more service and no more parts.

The truck launched in November 2023 and will be gone within four years of that rollout. Industry observers chalked the decision up to weak sales, delayed deliveries, inflated pricing, a pile of recalls and the Cybertruck's ties to Musk's far-right MAGA politics.

Troy Meekhof, who runs the Cybertruck Guy account on X, said he had no words and called it devastating in a post. He blamed Tesla's own unwillingness or incompetence, asking where the price cuts and advertisements were. Speaking to Wired, he said the move is wrong for the brand and a clear symbol of Tesla's aggression toward autonomous vehicles only, which he called far too aggressive.

Michael Goldman, a contractor in Palm Springs, told Wired he was about to buy a second Cybertruck, a Cyberbeast, until the price climbed by about $8,000. That was his sign to walk away. Per Car and Driver, the truck stays in production through some point in 2027, and the only version buyers can get now costs $112,000.

The grief is loudest inside Cybertruck Owners Only, a group with more than 82,000 members. Member Drew Million told Wired he's lost a lot of love for Tesla over this, knocking its very stale consumer options and pointing out the lineup loses its flagship when the truck goes. Owners also balked at the Cybercab, complaining it can't haul an entire family.

Tesla isn't pretending otherwise about where it's headed. Musk laid out the AI and robotics pivot back in 2024, killed off the Model S and Model X in January, and has pushed toward merging Tesla with SpaceX.