Beerimar
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How exactly did Tesla act "in the past"?You are just tossing out a bunch of speculation here. Only real change to specs officially is adding quad motor config.
Rest of your comment is even deeper into fantasyland with nothing based on the way Tesla has acted in the past.
“I reserved late but it doesn’t matter because… reasons!”
For the Model 3 a lot of day one reservation holders got shafted because: they didn't own a Tesla already, they lived too far from the nearest factory, they wanted a 220 mile SR for $35k, etc.
There were a lot of complaints about Tesla supposedly not following the reservation order when it turns out that build dates and configuration windows were based on: which configuration you wanted and whether you had a Tesla already on your account. They also let both Tesla and Space-X employees order first.
So according to YOU, the "way Tesla has acted in the past" means that they will most likely delay the single motor option until some arbitrary production performance is met, they'll definitely prioritize people who own a Tesla already and they'll definitely prioritize people who live close to Texas where the CT is being built.
So yes, I can say with pretty high confidence, Tesla is probably going to piss off at least 100k to 250k people who reserved a Cybertruck who have never owned a Tesla before or live in places like Illinois or New Jersey or can only afford the $40k version and reserved based on that, only to find out the only configuration available on day one is $90k and your only choice is to build that or wait. Remember, Tesla didn't even let people configure the 220 mile SR, even if they were day one reservation holders. They literally could only choose LR RWD or Performance or Dual Motor AWD.
"I reserved late but it doesn't matter because... reasons!" Yes, you know what those reasons are? Money.
One of the first persons to own a Cybertruck will be a guy who paid $275k to buy one off a Tesla employee on Bring a Trailer. And if you don't believe that guy will get his Cybertruck before you, I've got a bridge to sell you.