The Cybetruck’s extra battery option is no longer available at Tesla’s configurator
April 9, 2025 at 09:14
- Tesla removed the Range Extender from its Cybertruck configurator without public explanation.
- Customers placed $2,000 non-refundable deposits for the now-missing $16,000 battery upgrade.
- The brand promised the Range Extender would significantly boost dual and tri-motor driving ranges.
Tesla’s Cybertruck rollout has been full of surprises, most of them frustrating. Among the more puzzling was the $16,000 Range Extender, which was supposed to significantly boost the truck’s underwhelming driving range. To reserve it, customers had to put down a $2,000 non-refundable deposit. That’s a lot of money for a product that may no longer exist as the option appears to have now vanished from Tesla’s online configurator.
While there’s been no official statement about the option being scrapped for good, Tesla has a long history of quietly dropping features and adjusting pricing with little to no warning. For anyone who put money down expecting that extra range, this isn’t great news.
Read: Tesla Delays Cybertruck Range Extender Battery To “Mid-2025”
The Range Extender always seemed a little odd. For $16,000, Cybertruck owners could get an auxiliary battery pack that would take up nearly half the truck bed. It was intended for those who found the stock range too limiting, never mind the compromise in utility.
Tesla never publicized the battery capacity of this pack, only promising it would boost the dual motor’s range from 340 miles (547 km) to 445+ miles. It was also going to increase the tri-motor Cybertruck’s range from 320 miles (515 km) to 440 miles (708 km). The company even opened reservations, asking buyers for a $2,000 non-refundable deposit.
Big And Heavy
Some estimates suggested the Range Extender pack would need a capacity of around 47 kWh to bump up the truck’s range so significantly. That’s a similar-sized battery to some small EVs on the market, and the pack may have weighed upwards of 600 lbs (272 kg). If that were the case, it would need to be professionally installed by a Tesla center, and would not be something that owners could easily fit and remove if they were planning any long road trips.
Tesla initially planned to launch the battery in early 2025, but in October last year, it pushed back that launch until mid-2025. That time is now fast approaching, and the Range Extender is nowhere to be seen.
