Tesla Cybertruck spotted in action on Colorado roads ahead of delivery event

Tesla teased a delivery event for the Cybertruck on Nov. 30 in Texas

The Tesla Cybertruck has landed in Colorado.

Several members of the Colorado car community spotted the vehicle over the weekend, posting photos and videos of an operational Cybertruck making its way through Denver traffic.

It was also spotted on its way to Boulder on U.S. Highway 36.

It’s unconfirmed whether the Cybertrucks spotted around the Denver metro area were pre-production models or actual deliveries being received by customers in Colorado. The Denver Gazette reached out to the local Tesla dealership in Littleton, Colo., but a representative there could not provide information regarding the latest model in the company’s automotive lineup.

Last month, Tesla teased a delivery event for the Cybertruck which will take place on Nov. 30 at the company’s “Gigafactory” in Texas.

The Cybertruck features an angular, futuristic design and features an exoskeleton made of “ultra hard 30x cold-rolled stainless steel”. Because of its avant-garde design language, it drew some joking comparisons from some as the offspring of the Denver Art Museum.

Other features, as highlighted by Tesla’s official website, include 3,500 pounds of payload capacity and a locking tonneau cover that you can stand on. The bed features over 100 cubic feet of storage when locked. Tesla also lists the towing capacity of the vehicle at 14,000 pounds (for the top-of-the-line tri-motor version). The top-of-the-line model is also anticipated to have 500 miles of electric range, however an entry-level rear wheel drive version is expected to have only 250 miles of range.

In a recent interview with Joe Rogan, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the delivered vehicles will weigh in at 6,000 or 7,000 pounds depending on the version people buy. This is comparable to the Ford Lightning truck which weighs over 6,000 pounds and the Rivian R1T, which weighs in at over 8,000 pounds. Musk also confirmed that the Cybertruck will have bulletproof steel panels and there will even be an option for people to purchase bulletproof glass for the vehicle.

A demonstration of Tesla’s armor glass back in 2019 went comically awry for Musk, but apparently those issues have been worked out since then.

However, without any real-world data from consumers, it’s hard to tell whether the Cybertruck can become Colorado’s most popular vehicle or supplant Subarus or Toyota 4Runners as the state’s unofficial preferred vehicle for ski trips.

Tesla says its tri-motor Cybertruck can manage 500 miles between charges. (Press images courtesy of Tesla Motors)
Tesla says its tri-motor Cybertruck can manage 500 miles between charges. (Press images courtesy of Tesla Motors)
The bed on the Tesla Cybertruck is lockable with a purported 3,500 pounds of payload capacity and 100 cubic feet of storage room. (Press images courtesy of Tesla Motors)
The bed on the Tesla Cybertruck is lockable with a purported 3,500 pounds of payload capacity and 100 cubic feet of storage room. (Press images courtesy of Tesla Motors)
A Tesla Cybertruck configured for camping. (Press images courtesy of Tesla Motors)
A Tesla Cybertruck configured for camping. (Press images courtesy of Tesla Motors)

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