Tesla Cancels the Cybertruck Range Extender and Refunds 2,000 Dollar Deposits

Tesla has officially scrapped the range extender accessory it was making for Cybertrucks. In emails seen by Electrek, Tesla confirmed to Cybertruck owners that it is no longer planning to sell the 16,000 dollar battery pack, and that it would be issuing full refunds for the 2,000 dollar deposit put down by customers.

The range extender would have taken up around half of the Cybertruck rear bed space, and Tesla initially promised that it would give the dual-motor Cybertruck an estimated total range of 470 miles. That estimate was downgraded to 445 miles in 2024, alongside the original release date of early 2025 being bumped back to mid-2025.

Official confirmation of the cancellation follows Tesla quietly removing the range extender from the Cybertruck online configurator last month, preventing interested consumers from putting down a deposit for the unreleased accessory. The cancellation lands in the same week Musk extended Cybertruck production through summer 2027, a reprieve for the truck itself but not for its longest-range option.