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SpaceX Leads Cybertruck Sales as Overall Demand Slumps 51%

4/25/2026

Summary

SpaceX Fuels Cybertruck

SpaceX became the largest Cybertruck customer by registering over 1,200 units in Q4 2025.
Excluding internal fleets, the Cybertruck’s year-over-year growth fell 51 percent, while private-owner sales stay near 20,000 units annually, far below the 250,000-unit goal.
Tesla introduced a $60,000 Cybertruck variant and added 225 units to SpaceX’s fleet in early 2026.
Analysts will use Q2 2026 data to gauge the Cybertruck’s commercial viability without SpaceX support.

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Lyft Driver's Cybertruck

Lyft driver logged over 100,000 miles in a 2024 Cybertruck used for rideshare.
At 60,000 miles the Power Conversion System failed, costing $7,200 (14.4% of the $49,890 price) and causing the full-charge range to drop from 340 miles to 299 miles, a 12% loss.
Electricity cost was 4 cents per mile versus 21.7 cents for a gas truck, saving $17,700 before repairs, while owners reported leaking tonneau cover and suspension clunk.

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Tesla Cuts PCS

Tesla opted against a formal recall and will repair PCS failures case-by-case.
It cut out-of-warranty PCS replacement costs from US$7,000 to about US$1,000 as goodwill.
An OTA firmware update now lets affected trucks use Superchargers while AC charging is offline.
Tesla will cover all Supercharging fees for verified PCS-failed vehicles until repair.
2026 Cybertrucks receive a 7-year/70,000-mile powertrain warranty that includes PCS coverage.

History

Historical Context

Tesla’s first major safety action came on June 14 2013, when it voluntarily recalled Model S sedans for a seat-back weld defect, a move overseen by the NHTSA. Subsequent large-scale recalls—such as the February 2021 recall of 135,000 Model S and X vehicles for flash-memory wear—show a pattern of software-related fixes. That history frames today’s Cybertruck service challenges, prompting regulators to consider tighter EV software standards.

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SpaceX Fuels Cybertruck

SpaceX became the largest Cybertruck customer by registering over 1,200 units in Q4 2025.
Excluding internal fleets, the Cybertruck’s year-over-year growth fell 51 percent, while private-owner sales stay near 20,000 units annually, far below the 250,000-unit goal.
Tesla introduced a $60,000 Cybertruck variant and added 225 units to SpaceX’s fleet in early 2026.
Analysts will use Q2 2026 data to gauge the Cybertruck’s commercial viability without SpaceX support.

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