Tesla has told Australians and New Zealanders holding Cybertruck reservations that the right-hand-drive version of its electric pickup won’t be coming after all.
The email landed in inboxes on Friday morning in both countries, with a number of customers sharing the email on social media.
“After careful consideration, plans to produce Cybertruck for Australia and New Zealand have been discontinued. As a result, we’re unable to fulfill your reservation and it will be cancelled,” Tesla wrote.
Customers were told a separate message with refund details would follow, and that any money they paid would be returned within 30 days. Because both countries drive on the left, the truck would have needed a dedicated right-hand-drive build, and that is the version Tesla has now decided not to make.
RHD markets are only for selling 3 and Y. A few FSD updates now and again. RHD markets in Tesla’s world is otherwise as good as non existent. I made a video about it when Model S and X was cancelled and the X clan came after me with rhetoric and bullying. Now we get this. Don’t think we should hold our breath for Semi or RoboTaxi either.
— Tesla in the Gong 🇦🇺🦘🤖🚕 (@TeslaGong) October 22, 2026
As an apology for “any inconvenience caused,” Tesla is offering affected customers 12 months of FSD (Supervised) at no charge, but it only applies to buyers who place an order for a Model 3 or Model Y. With the subscription running AU$149 (C$147) a month in that market, the offer works out to roughly AU$1,788 (C$1,759) for the year, but it does nothing for buyers who had their hearts set on the truck itself.
For many, the email closes out a wait that began when the Cybertruck was unveiled in 2019. Australians put down AU$150 (C$148) to hold a spot, and the warning signs had been there for a while, with Tesla quietly pulling its Australian reservation page back in 2022.
Canadian buyers are in a very different position. The left-hand-drive Cybertruck remains on Tesla’s Canadian site, with the Premium All-Wheel Drive starting at $139,990 and the Cyberbeast at $167,990, both inflated due to the current tariff situation with the U.S.
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