Tesla also says the range extender will be available in mid-2025, which is later than the original window of early 2025, Electrek reports. The estimated cost for the extender will be $16,000 and it must installed at a Tesla service center, according to the Cybertruck website.

The Tesla Cybertruck’s bed-mounted range extender came with a big size and an equally big price when the automaker finally released more details on it. Now after waiting over a year to know how much it’ll cost and how much range it’ll add,

The Tesla Cybertruck's range extender is coming in mid 2025, not early 2025 as initially advertised. The Cybertruck's total range, when accounting for the extender, is also lower than before, according to Tesla's site.

Tesla updated the timeline for the Cybertruck's range extender availability from early 2025 to mid-2025 while also reducing the range expectations

The Cybertruck's range extender, which will essentially be an extra battery pack that'll sit inside the truck's bed and take up a third of its available space, won't be cheap. Tesla is currently advertising it on its website at a whopping $16,000, with a $2,000 down payment.

In the third quarter, Tesla sold 16,692 Cybertrucks in the U.S., giving it almost 50% market share of EV trucks. That’s despite an average transaction price north of $115,000 a truck.