Tesla's polarizing Cybertruck was preordered 200,000 times within 3 days

Dalvin Brown | USA TODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption Tesla's Cybertruck is like nothing you've seen before Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the company's long awaited electric pickup truck. But all of the demonstrations didn't go as planned.

Just days after hosting a bumpy reveal event, Tesla secured 200,000 preorders of its new electric pickup truck, CEO Elon Musk tweeted Sunday. A day earlier, the Palo Alto-based automaker hit 146,000 preorders within the truck's first 48 hours.

In order to preorder the much-buzzed-about Cybertruck, customers had to drop a $100 refundable deposit, according to the company's website. In the tweet, Musk seems to have conflated preorders with "orders."

"146k Cybertruck orders so far, with 42% choosing dual, 41% tri & 17% single motor," Musk tweeted Saturday. He later tweeted updates saying "187k" and "200k."

On Thursday, Musk took the stage at a showy event in Los Angeles to showcase the car's so-called bulletproof windows. During a demonstration, the company's design head hurled a metal ball at the armored windows.

The windows cracked – twice.

146k Cybertruck orders so far, with 42% choosing dual, 41% tri & 17% single motor — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2019

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The polarizing, angular truck will come in three configurations with range estimates between 250 and 500 miles, depending on the model. The most affordable truck is priced at $39,900. The all-wheel-drive version with 300 miles of range costs $49,900 while the highest tier rings in at $69,900.

Musk tweeted that the dual-motor midtier version with all-wheel drive is the most popular choice, so far. The demand comes despite the futuristic truck receiving "no advertising & no paid endorsement," Musk tweeted.

The Cybertruck appears to be less popular than some of Tesla's other models. The automaker hasn't revealed how many people put down money for the Model Y crossover announced this year. The Model 3 sedan, however, secured 276,000 preorders within days after it was announced in 2016.

276k Model 3 orders by end of Sat — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 3, 2016

The electric truck is Tesla's sixth vehicle model to date. Tesla's stock plunged 6.1% following the truck's rocky unveiling.

Motorists wishing to drive the Cybertruck will have to wait longer than a year before it arrives. Production starts on the cheaper versions in late 2021. Production is expected to begin on the $69,900 tri-motor option in late 2022.

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