Tesla Winds Down Cybertruck Production to Make Room for Cybercab
Tesla plans to end Cybertruck manufacturing at its Austin, Texas gigafactory by mid-2027, according to Elon Musk, freeing the space for the Cybercab robotaxi. The move shifts the factory toward autonomous mobility as Tesla pushes to commercialize full self-driving. The company hasn’t said whether the pickup’s assembly tooling will move to another site or be retired for good.
The numbers explain the decision. Kelley Blue Book counted 20,237 domestic deliveries last year, down 48 percent from 38,965 the year before and far below early projections of a 250,000-unit annual run rate. Cumulative builds are near 43,000. The truck’s short life also included 11 NHTSA recalls, among them a brake rotor stud failure on 18-inch wheels in base rear-wheel-drive trucks. Safety researchers and engineers have also pointed to pedestrian-impact compliance and rigid crash-energy absorption as obstacles to certification in international markets.
Cenntro Completes 20 LS450 Truck Deliveries Under NY’s Voucher Program
Cenntro has delivered 20 LS450 electric trucks through the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program (NYTVIP), bringing in more than $2.44 million in revenue. These are completed deliveries, not projected orders, which makes them a concrete data point for medium-duty battery-electric adoption in regional logistics. Cenntro plans to expand in the region by filling pending orders under the New York City Clean Trucks Program.
The LS450 has also qualified for point-of-sale subsidies under the California Clean Fuel Reward and the New Jersey Zero-Emission Incentive Program. With eligibility in all three states, fleet operators on both coasts have a clearer, cheaper path to zero-emission vehicles.
Ballard FCmove-SC Fuel Cell for Solaris Urbino 12
Ballard Power Systems says its FCmove-SC fuel cell engine is entering series production in the next-generation Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen bus. The bus is built on Solaris’ unified low-floor platform and drops the traditional rear engine tower, which adds passenger seating and moves components to the roof for easier servicing. The fuel cell is the main power source for a centrally mounted traction motor, with a buffer battery handling peak acceleration and capturing braking energy.
The FCmove-SC is rated at up to 80 kW with 57 percent peak efficiency and a design life beyond 25,000 hours. An integrated DC/DC converter and power controller raise volumetric power density by 57 percent and cut part count by 40 percent. Raising the maximum radiator outlet temperature from 60°C to 75°C reduces cooling demand and makes it easier to reuse waste heat for cabin climate control. The system starts in temperatures down to -30°C and includes passive safety enclosures and Ballard’s Fleet360 remote diagnostics.
ZF’s High Revolution Drive Halves Magnet Mass
ZF Friedrichshafen has unveiled the High Revolution Drive, a 3-in-1 electric axle whose rotor spins at up to 30,000 rpm. It evolves ZF’s modular SELECT architecture. Compared with conventional 18,000 rpm drives, it is nearly 25 percent smaller and lighter and uses half as much permanent magnet material. The logic is that higher rotational speed lowers the torque the motor needs for a given power rating, so the rotor can shrink. That reduces dependence on rare-earth supply chains without sacrificing range.
An integrated two-stage spur gearbox with roughly an 18:1 reduction converts that speed into wheel torque. The unit delivers up to 200 kW and 3,500 Nm of axle torque at nearly 93 percent efficiency. ZF tackled the noise and vibration problems of such high speeds by designing the bearings, tooth micro-geometry and casing acoustics together as one sub-assembly. The platform scales from 150 to 200 kW for both 400V and 800V systems and targets volume passenger cars, with series production projected by 2030.
Forum Mobility Megawatt Chargers at the Port of Long Beach
Forum Mobility has switched on two v4 Megawatt Charging Standard (MCS) dispensers at its FM Harbor heavy-duty charging depot in the Port of Long Beach. The dispensers are compatible with the production Tesla Semi and delivered their first charging sessions at a ribbon-cutting demonstration. They can restore up to 60 percent of a Class 8 truck battery in 30 minutes, which matters to drayage operators for whom idle time costs money.
The two dispensers are the first part of 30 MW of planned MCS capacity along key drayage and freight corridors. Four more depots are under construction, including sites in Rancho Dominguez, Ontario and Oakland, and the company is designing hubs across the Inland Empire and Central Valley and in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas, Seattle-Tacoma and Chicago. Forum serves 25 contracted carriers with reservations for more than 330 Tesla Semis and has over 40 MW of combined CCS and MCS capacity active or in development. Fleet partners such as IMC Logistics are using the chargers to take advantage of faster charging and lower per-mile fuel costs than diesel tractors.
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