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Tesla has officially canceled plans to release the Cybertruck in Australia and New Zealand, ending years of waiting for local buyers. The automaker notified reservation holders by email that their pre-orders are void and promised full refunds within 30 days. Australian customers had placed deposits of A$150 starting in November 2019, but Tesla now says it will not manufacture the electric pickup for either market. [1][2]
The primary roadblock is vehicle configuration. The Cybertruck is built solely in left-hand drive at Tesla's Texas factory, making it ineligible for road use in right-hand-drive nations without a substantial redesign and separate local certification. To cushion the blow, Tesla is offering reservation holders a free one-year subscription to its supervised Full Self-Driving system if they switch their purchase to a new Model 3 or Model Y. [1][2]
The decision underscores the challenges facing the Cybertruck outside North America. While Tesla has expanded deliveries into left-hand-drive markets across the Middle East and South Korea, European regulatory hurdles around pedestrian safety and stiff body panels continue to block the vehicle in the European Union and the United Kingdom. [1][2]
Tesla has officially cancelled the Cybertruck for Australia and New Zealand. Reservation holders are getting emails today telling them their orders are void and their deposits will be refunded. Australians started putting down A$150 to reserve the electric pickup in November 2019. That’s almost seven years of waiting for a truck Tesla now says it won’t build for them.
via Electrek
People who reserved the Cybertruck in Australia and New Zealand will soon get a refund, because Tesla now won't release it there.
via Engadget