Cybertruck Costs $7,500 More on Its Way Out. Here's the Electric Pickup to Buy Instead

Tesla says the Cybertruck line in Austin winds down around the middle of 2027, and three days after that announcement the company raised the truck's price by up to $7,500 and stopped taking orders for the cheapest version. If you were shopping for an electric pickup this fall, the field just changed shape. Our report on the Cybertruck wind-down covers what Musk said and didn't say; this guide is about what to do with the money instead.

The short version: four full-size electric pickups are still on sale new in the U.S., and they are not the four most people expect. Ford ended F-150 Lightning production in December 2025 and the last new ones left dealer lots months ago, so the Lightning is now a used-truck question. That leaves the Rivian R1T, the Chevrolet Silverado EV, the GMC Sierra EV, and, for as long as Tesla keeps building it, the Cybertruck. Below is how they compare on the numbers that matter to a truck buyer, which one fits which job, and whether a used Cybertruck is a bargain or a trap.

Every electric pickup you can buy new, compared

Prices include destination. GM's range figures are GM estimates, not EPA ratings; Rivian's and Tesla's are the makers' EPA-based estimates. Used-market figures are from iSeeCars' September 2026 study, which lists only the GM trucks among the slowest sellers.

Sources: rivian.com (2027 R1 announcement and offers page), chevrolet.com and gmc.com (2027 pricing and GM-estimated range), gmc.com destination schedule, Tesla configurator via Electrek (Nov. 6, 2026), Ford MSRPs via our used Lightning guide, iSeeCars September 2026 study and electric-truck resale listings, Recurrent Q3 2026 report, Rivian towing and warranty support pages, MotorTrend (R1T payload). The GMC Hummer EV Pickup is also on sale from $99,895 with destination, but at that price and 9,000-plus pounds it is a different purchase; our GMC EV lineup guide covers it.

What changed this week, and what it means for the Cybertruck

Elon Musk wrote on X on Thursday night that Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas ends around mid-2027 to make room for the Cybercab, according to Fox Business and Reuters. He did not say the truck is discontinued, and Tesla has not issued a statement on a successor, a second plant, or a final production run. Then, on November 6, Tesla's U.S. configurator moved the Dual Motor AWD from $74,990 to $82,490 and grayed out the order button, moved the Premium AWD from $84,990 to $92,490, and raised the Cyberbeast $2,500 to $102,490, as Electrek documented. The cheapest Cybertruck you can actually order today costs $94,485 with destination. In February it was $59,990 before destination.

What that means for a buyer is simpler than the headlines. A new Cybertruck now costs $12,600 more than a Rivian R1T Premium and about $30,000 more than a Silverado EV LT, for a truck whose maker has put an end date on the line that builds it. Tesla has said nothing about parts supply, service, or software support beyond mid-2027, so we can't tell you what those will look like. What we can say is that the standard 8-year, 150,000-mile battery warranty is a Tesla obligation that does not expire when a production line does.

Volume is the other thing to know. Kelley Blue Book estimated 20,237 Cybertruck sales in 2025, down 48% from 2024, and 11,586 through September of this year. Roughly 71,000 have been sold in total, per Car and Driver's tally cited by Motor1. That is a small fleet by pickup standards, and it is the pool a used buyer will be shopping from.

Should you buy a used Cybertruck?

Only if you want the truck itself, and only at the right price. The case for it: used Cybertrucks are the one way to get this vehicle without paying the November price, and the trucks already on the road share the same warranty and the same Supercharger access as a new one. The iSeeCars electric-truck resale page shows used listings roughly between $70,600 and $96,120, which is below the new price but not by the margin you might expect given how the new price has moved.

The case against it is the part nobody can quantify yet. We are not going to predict what a Cybertruck will be worth in 2028, because no one knows how Tesla will handle the wind-down, and resale on an out-of-production vehicle depends almost entirely on that. Our Cybertruck price and trim guide has the full price history, which tells you how volatile this model's value has been even while it was in production. If you buy used, pay for the truck, not for the expectation that it becomes a collectible.

Two practical checks: NHTSA lists 11 Cybertruck recalls since 2023, so pull the VIN through the agency's recall lookup and confirm the shop-visit items were done. And verify that the truck's Powershare hardware and any Full Self-Driving purchase transfer with the vehicle; Tesla's software entitlements do not always follow a used sale.

Which electric pickup fits which job

You tow. Buy the Silverado EV or Sierra EV with the Extended Range battery. GM's 12,500-pound rating is the highest in the class, the 800-volt system refills fastest when a trailer has cut your range in half, and GM's own estimates put the Extended Range pack at 412 miles unloaded, which is the buffer you need. The Silverado EV Trail Boss ER at $73,595 and the Sierra EV Denali at $81,295 are the two we'd shop. Rivian's 11,000-pound rating requires the Max pack, which means a Performance trim at $102,885 or more, and a weight-distributing hitch.

You run a job site or want a generator on wheels. This is where the Lightning's absence hurts most. Ford's Pro Power Onboard delivered 9.6 kW including a 240-volt outlet, and the truck could back up a house. The closest new equivalent is GM's 10.2-kW Energy Transfer Pro with the PowerBar accessory, which makes the Silverado EV WT or LT the working-truck pick. If 240-volt power matters more than warranty years, a used Lightning Flash or Lariat ER is the cheaper answer, and the next section explains how to buy one.

You want the best truck to live with. The R1T. It is the smallest and most car-like of the group, its 2025 switch to a native NACS port means it charges at Superchargers without an adapter, and the 2027 Premium Long Range at $88,885 pairs an EPA-estimated 420 miles with the most polished cabin here. Rivian is also the only one of the three makers advertising national financing on these trucks right now: 1.99% APR for 60 months on the 2027 R1T Performance and 2.99% on the Premium with the power upgrade, valid through November 30 with delivery by year-end, as detailed in our Rivian November offers report. The catch is the entry truck: a base Premium gets 300 miles on its standard 20-inch wheels and tows 7,700 pounds, so budget for the Long Range pack if either number matters.

You want the cheapest way in. A used Lightning. Bloomberg reported on October 11 that used Lightnings are trading at 50% to 60% of their original sticker, and Recurrent's third-quarter data put the median listing at $47,590. That buys a truck with 320 miles of range and the best onboard power system any pickup has offered, with roughly six years of battery warranty left on a 2024. We've already written the full buyer's checklist, including which battery and trims to insist on and the recall history, in our used F-150 Lightning guide, so we won't repeat it here.

The used-market twist: GM trucks sit, Lightnings fly

The data points in opposite directions depending on the badge. In iSeeCars' September study, the Sierra EV took 93.2 days to sell and the Silverado EV 89.1, more than twice the 41.9-day used-EV average and the second- and third-slowest of any used EV in the country, as we covered in our slowest-selling used EVs report. The Lightning, by contrast, moves in about 16 to 20 days depending on whose data you use, and owners on Ford forums have been posting trade-in offers in the $46,000 to $48,000 range for 2024 Lariats and Flashes, which Autoblog reported on November 4. Those are individual offers, not averages, and none of the owners disclosed what they paid, so treat them as a signal rather than a price.

The lesson for a shopper is to use each market against itself. A used Silverado EV or Sierra EV that has sat for three months has a seller who will negotiate, and the trucks themselves are mechanically identical to the new ones, so a 2025 Sierra EV Denali can be a way into a 12,500-pound tow rating for far less than $81,295. A used Lightning, meanwhile, is a seller's market; make a decision quickly and don't expect a discount for an orphaned model, because the market has already decided it isn't one.

What's coming, and whether to wait

Ford's replacement for the Lightning is an extended-range EV with a gasoline generator that Ford says will go more than 700 miles; it has no launch date. The compact Ford Fathom, which starts at $29,945 with destination, is due in early 2027 and is the only new electric pickup under $50,000 on the horizon; our Fathom guide has what Ford has confirmed. The Slate truck and the rest of the pipeline are in our ranking of every new pickup coming. None of them tows 12,500 pounds or costs under $60,000 with a full-size bed, so if you need a full-size electric truck in the next 12 months, the choice really is the four above.

What we don't know

• Whether Tesla will build a final Cybertruck batch, announce a special edition, or set a last-order date. Tesla has not commented.
• What the Cybertruck will be worth after production ends. We are not forecasting it, and you should distrust anyone who does.
• Whether Tesla will restore Dual Motor AWD orders or whether the trim is finished at $82,490.
• EPA ratings for the 2027 Silverado EV and Sierra EV. GM publishes only its own estimates; fueleconomy.gov had no 2027 listings when we checked.
• Payload for the 2027 GM trucks, which neither brand site states.
• November incentives on the GM trucks. Chevrolet and GMC list offers by ZIP code only, so we have not quoted them; check the brand sites before you negotiate.

We will update the table when Tesla says anything official about the Cybertruck's final run or when iSeeCars and Cox publish October and November used-EV data.