Tesla lineup slide from its 2024 shareholder meeting, with the discontinued Model S, Model X, and Cybertruck crossed out (Electrek edit)

Elon Musk now says Tesla can’t build the Cybertruck and the Cybercab at the same time because there are only so many “smart, dedicated people” to go around. Half the executives he showed off in 2023 as proof of Tesla’s “bench strength” have since left the company.

It’s the most honest explanation yet for how Tesla went from five consumer vehicle programs at the start of 2026 to a single platform, Model 3 and Model Y, by the middle of 2027.

Three explanations in four days

On Friday, Musk said Tesla would wind down Cybertruck production at Giga Texas around the middle of next year “to make room for increased Cybercab production.” As we pointed out at the time , Giga Texas isn’t short on space.…