Tesla is about to launch Cybertruck in China? Electric car giant files regulatory filings after refuting rumors – Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA )

Tesla Inc. Tesla According to reports, Cybertruck has submitted an application to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) to measure the energy consumption of stainless steel trucks, triggering speculation about the introduction of Cybertruck into China.

What happened: According to CnEVPost, Tesla received a vehicle energy consumption label on Wednesday. The vehicle is classified as an M1 passenger car in the MIIT database and has a range of 618 kilometers (384 miles).

The document has reignited speculation about the stainless steel truck’s sale in the country. However, the report notes that vehicle energy consumption labels are just one of many compliance requirements for selling vehicles in China.

Tesla will begin delivering Cybertruck to U.S. customers on November 30, 2023.

The company toured China with its Cybertruck earlier this year, but has not yet started selling it there. Although Tesla’s Chinese website lists the Cybertruck as one of the company’s several electric vehicle products, customers in China cannot order it.

Why it’s important: Tesla CEO says getting approval for stainless steel cars to hit the road in China will be difficult Musk January said it, but didn’t explain why.

The Cybertruck is currently only produced at the company’s Gigafactory in Texas, which means if Tesla chooses to sell it in China, it would have to be like the company’s other pricier electric vehicle offerings, the Model S and Model S X is also imported into China.

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai only produces the company’s lower-priced mass-market products, the Model 3 and Model Y.

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