The tri-motor Tesla Cybertruck has three electric motors. Its tri-motor all-wheel-drive layout places one permanent-magnet motor on the front axle and two induction motors on the rear axle.
This arrangement is the top-performance configuration associated with the Cybertruck, often marketed as the Cyberbeast. Independent motors can drive the axles with precise electronic control, helping the truck deliver strong acceleration while retaining all-wheel-drive traction. The other major Cybertruck configurations use one motor for rear-wheel drive or two motors for all-wheel drive.
Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck as a radically styled electric pickup in 2019, but customer deliveries began in 2023. Its stainless-steel body, angular design and large windshield wiper made it visually unlike conventional pickups. A common mix-up is confusing the number of motors with the number of driven wheels: the truck has four wheels, but its tri-motor version uses three motors. Tesla had also discussed a possible quad-motor version during development, but that does not change the specification of the tri-motor model.