Tesla

Tesla Begins Cybertruck Production After Yearslong Wait
The electric pickup rolled off the line nearly four years after prototype was unveiled

Tesla built the first Cybertruck at its factory in Texas, rolling out the futuristic electric pickup nearly four years after the prototype was introduced.

The company celebrated the production kickoff in a Saturday morning tweet that showed a photo of the vehicle surrounded by hundreds of employees in hard hats at Tesla’s plant in the Austin area, where the company is now based.

Tesla, Inc. is an American electric vehicle (EV) and clean energy company based in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 2003 by a group of engineers, including Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, the company's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. Elon Musk, the CEO and one of the most well-known figures associated with Tesla, joined the company in 2004 as an investor and chairman, and later became the CEO in 2008.