Tech and automotive creator Marques Brownlee, better known as MKBHD, bet his hair that Tesla couldn’t sell a sub-$30,000 Cybercab to regular people by the end of this year. Now, he’s ordered one himself.
The bet goes back to the Cybercab’s reveal in October 2024, when Musk said Tesla would sell it for under $30,000 before 2027. “There’s no way they’re actually going to be able to do that. If they do, I will shave my head on camera,” MKBHD said in a video at the time.
In a more recent video, he spelled out the terms. He’d shave his head if Tesla’s “golden Robotaxi with two seats, no driver, no steering wheel, and no pedals” shipped “to regular people like you and me for $30,000 before the end of 2026.” Musk confirmed he was accepting the bet in February.
MKBHD isn’t conceding yet. He pointed out that no Cybercabs have been delivered, orders are invite-only, and the car is limited to personal use inside Tesla’s existing Robotaxi geofences. “It’s a paperweight if I take this thing home,” he wrote, though he admitted that last point wasn’t part of the original bet.
Talking about MKBHD’s reaction to Tesla opening Cybercab orders, Musk said, “He’s a chicken.” MKBHD then shared a screenshot of his confirmed Cybercab order, writing, “I’m tryna see something.”
It’s not clear where his Cybercab will go. Orders can currently only be delivered to Tesla’s Texas Robotaxi markets of Austin, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio, and MKBHD is based in New Jersey. Musk has said the Cybercab will eventually be available nationwide as regulators allow, and that the $299 subscription will go down in price.
Will Tesla Deliver in Time?
For Musk to win, Tesla needs to deliver at least one Cybercab to a customer before the end of the year. Building enough cars shouldn’t be a problem. During Munro Live’s recent tour of Giga Texas, Tesla said Cybercab production is already outpacing Robotaxi deployments, so the line doesn’t even run every day.
If the first deliveries happen in December as planned, MKBHD may find himself hosting his next video from a barbershop chair.
Tesla’s cheapest Model Y can now go further on a charge. According to Tesla’s website, the Model Y RWD’s EPA-estimated range has increased from 321 miles to 348 miles, a jump of about 8.5%. The price stays the same at $39,990.
Besides the new range rating, the specs haven’t changed. It still does 0-60 mph in 6.8 seconds, has a top speed of 125 mph, and uses a 69 kWh battery. Tesla hasn’t said what’s behind the extra range.
Not a Tesla App
To stay under $40,000, it skips a lot of what you get on the Premium trims, which start at $45,990. Inside, it has textile and vegan leather seats, no rear screen, an open center console, and a 7-speaker sound system without a subwoofer, and only the front seats get heating. Seat adjustments are done on the touchscreen, and the glass roof is covered by a fabric headliner. On the outside, it doesn’t have light bars or matrix LED headlights, and the mirrors fold manually. It does get the same heat pump and FSD hardware as its pricier siblings, though.
Model Y AWD Is Gone
The range bump comes right after Tesla stopped taking orders for the Model Y AWD, which was rated at 294 miles and was the cheapest all-wheel drive Model Y you could get. Tesla hasn’t said why it was pulled or whether it will return.
That leaves the Model Y RWD as the only entry-level Model Y you can order. All-wheel drive now requires a Premium trim, and new Premium orders won’t be delivered until early 2027. For buyers who don’t want to wait or spend more, the base Model Y RWD now offers even more range.
