Musk says Tesla will refund some Cybertruck deposits, defends decision to end production
TechCrunch • 11/9/2026
Summary
Elon Musk defended Tesla's decision to stop making the Cybertruck, which will go out of production in around 8 months. The company will refund some Cybertruck deposits.
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