Tesla Quietly Hikes Cybertruck Prices by $5,000 USD With No Changes to Specs or Performance
Around 3,000 unsold Cybertrucks are currently sitting in lots across the United States ahead of the price hike.
Summary
Tesla raised the price of two Cybertruck trims by $5,000 USD on August 24, pushing the Dual Motor AWD to $74,990 USD and the Premium AWD to $84,990 USD while the Cyberbeast remains unchanged at $99,990 USD
Production at Gigafactory Texas is currently operating at roughly 10 percent of its 250,000-unit annual capacity amid rising US inventory levels
Recent registration data indicates Elon Musk-affiliated companies accounted for nearly 20 percent of domestic Cybertruck deliveries in late 2025
Tesla executed a quiet update to its online configurator on Monday night. Tesla increased prices for two Cybertruck trims by $5,000 USD without altering a single vehicle specification. The Dual Motor AWD version now commands a $74,990 USD price tag and the Premium AWD trim starts at $84,990 USD. Buyers looking at the flagship Cyberbeast model will see its cost held firm at $99,990 USD. The move narrows the pricing gap between the Premium tier and the top-end truck to $15,000 USD. None of the performance metrics shifted during this adjustment. The base all-wheel-drive platform still promises 325 miles of range alongside 7,500 pounds of towing capacity and a zero to 60 mph sprint of 4.1 seconds.
Demand for the angular electric pickup continues to lag far behind initial projections. Gigafactory Texas was originally engineered to pump out up to 250,000 units annually. Current metrics show the facility pushing out fewer than 20,000 vehicles a year to prevent a massive inventory backlog. Roughly 3,000 unsold trucks are already sitting in lots across the United States. Internal corporate purchases have historically propped up these delivery figures. Musk-controlled entities took 1,339 of the 7,071 units registered domestically during the fourth quarter of 2025. SpaceX alone acquired 1,279 of those trucks. Removing these internal acquisitions reveals a 51 percent year-over-year plunge in organic registrations.
The broader electric truck market is experiencing identical headwinds. Ford notably pulled the plug on the F-150 Lightning due to insufficient sales volume even after that model outsold the Cybertruck. The current pricing strategy at Tesla contradicts traditional automotive retail logic where weak demand typically triggers deep discounts. Bouncing price tags have defined the rollout of this specific vehicle over the past calendar year. A brief promotional window in February saw the company offer a dual-motor AWD variant for just $59,990 USD before abruptly yanking the deal. This latest $5,000 USD hike represents a $15,000 USD swing on essentially the identical truck within just a few months.
Finding sustainable market equilibrium remains a glaring issue for the brand. Selling a highly polarizing niche product requires establishing a clear value proposition for the consumer. Raising the entry point by 7.1 percent signals that executives might view remaining demand as completely inelastic. Enthusiasts willing to adopt the futuristic design are likely buying regardless of marginal cost increases. Pushing the sticker price higher guarantees elevated margins on low volume rather than chasing mass-market adoption at a loss.
