Tesla Cybercab specs: what the EPA filing actually revealed

For a year and a half, Cybercab specs were vibes — a stage reveal, renders, and a price target. That changed in June 2026, when EPA paperwork surfaced with actual numbers (first reported by Electrek, Jun 15, 2026). Here's the dated spec sheet — and, because this is a depot company's blog, what each number means when the car works for a living.

The spec sheet, sourced

Reading the specs like a fleet owner

The battery is small on purpose

47.6 kWh looks modest next to a long-range consumer EV — and that's the tell that this car was engineered around a different job. A robotaxi doesn't road-trip; it loops a metro and returns to a depot with charging in its schedule. A smaller pack means less cost, less weight (3,113 lbs — lighter than a Model 3), and less battery bought that the duty cycle never uses. Pair it with ~5.5 mi/kWh — among the most efficient figures ever filed — and the range still lands near 293 miles.

The range covers a full service day without a midday charge

The duty cycles we model run 180–250 miles a day (the worked P&L). Against ~293 miles of rated range, a standard day fits on one overnight-style charge with margin; a heavy day needs one topping session that slots into an idle valley — the full charging math, including the wireless-pad timings and the depot power story, is in how do robotaxis charge? At ~5.5 mi/kWh, a 180-mile day is about 33 kWh — roughly $4–6 of electricity at commercial rates.

219 horsepower is plenty when nobody's showing off

A single 163 kW front motor moving 3,113 lbs is brisk by normal-car standards and entirely beside the point here: a robotaxi's driving profile is smooth, geofenced, and optimized for ride comfort and consumables. One motor also means fewer parts to maintain across a couple hundred thousand fleet miles — the metric this car will actually be judged on.

Two seats is a bet on ride data

Most ride-hail trips carry one or two riders; the Cybercab's cabin takes that pattern literally and spends the rest of the footprint on cargo space and simplicity. The fleet-owner readout: it's a vehicle for the high-frequency urban trip — airport corridors, commutes, errands — not the family-hauler segment, which Tesla serves with robotaxi Model Ys today.

No steering wheel is a legal fact, not just a design one

The missing controls are why the Cybercab can't simply be sold to you tomorrow: federal safety standards still assume a driver's station, and a control-free car needs an exemption or new standards — the full map, including the Zoox precedent, is in is the Cybercab street legal?

What the filing still doesn't tell you

• Price. Under $30,000 is a target Musk reaffirmed in February 2026 — no configurator, no confirmed number.
• When you can order one. There's still no order book; employee rides at Giga Texas were the 2026 milestone, and the volume-production target moved — the dated timeline is in the deliveries post.
• The production charging answer. Wireless-only as announced, but validation cars carry a hidden NACS port — production configuration unconfirmed.
• Fleet durability. Interior wear, cleaning cycles, consumables at taxi duty — nobody outside Tesla has data, and we'll believe published numbers when owner cohorts exist.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Cybercab's range?

Roughly 293 miles adjusted EPA (418.2 unadjusted combined) from a 47.6 kWh pack at ~5.5 mi/kWh, per the June 2026 EPA filing. Final window-sticker numbers await production.

How many seats does it have?

Two, side by side, with cargo space behind — no steering wheel, no pedals, butterfly doors.

How much will it cost?

No confirmed price. The stated target is under $30,000, last reaffirmed February 2026. Target, not price.

How does it charge?

Wireless induction as announced (~25 kW teased, ~19 kW observed); 2026 validation cars also carry a hidden NACS port. Full story: how do robotaxis charge?