Tesla’s Cybertruck is out today. Here’s what to know

Tesla’s Cybertruck is nearly right here.

The electrical carmaker’s long-awaited entry into the pickup truck market is about to roll out of the corporate’s Austin manufacturing facility Thursday — a historic second, analysts say, for a automobile that has seen its share of false begins.

The Cybertruck’s public profile has been marred by its inauspicious debut in a 2019 product demonstration, when Tesla CEO Elon Musk invited a buyer to check the “unbreakable” glass by hurling a bowling ball at it, solely to mutter a curse because the window shattered. Within the 4 years since, the automobile has seen repeated delays because of varied provide chain pressures. Competitors has additionally heated up, with Ford and Rivian beating Tesla to market with electrical pickups of their very own.