Tesla appears to finally be ready to start deliveries of the Cybertruck, nearly four years after its reveal event. Despite the delays surrounding the truck and the elusive Roadster, Tesla has a number of side projects going on, including an electric minibus.
Twitter user Jacob Orth uploaded a video of the Tesla prototype, which shows the large, almost completely glass construction and what appears to be 12 seats. Though they’re hard to make out, it appears there are wheels under the prototype, but it’s unclear if they’re for testing like the ugly wheels sometimes spotted on early Cybertruck models.
Tesla started talking about expanding into commercial segments years ago with the introduction of its Master Plan Part 2. This bus prototype appears to be made for use in The Boring Company’s loops, but there’s no confirmation from Tesla and the automaker doesn’t have a PR department to ask.
Electrified transit vehicles are a great way for towns to cut their carbon footprints, though the Tesla buses may never see the light of day (literally). Other automakers, including General Motors with its Cruise autonomous vehicles division, are jumping into transit and commercial vehicles, and we’ll see more as Canoo and others get closer to production-ready vehicles.
[Image: Jacob Orth via Twitter]
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