The "Cybervan" Spotted: A Tesla Cybertruck Knockoff That’s Actually a Van

by AutoExpert   |  9 January, 2026

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At a quick glance, it looks like a Tesla Cybertruck that took a wrong turn and gave up halfway through the mission. Sharp angles, bare metal, glowing light bar — all familiar. But this isn’t a Tesla, and it definitely isn’t official.

The strange steel van was spotted rolling through snowy U.S. streets, sticking out like a prop from a low-budget sci-fi movie. Someone clearly wanted that Cybertruck look and decided to apply it… to a cargo van.

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The body is wrapped in flat, angular metal panels that try hard to channel Tesla’s edgy design language. There’s a nearly vertical windshield, aggressively shaped windows, black wheels, and that unmistakable full-width light bar up front. From the front, it almost sells the illusion.

Walk around back, though, and reality kicks in. Instead of a sleek tailgate, there’s a bulky roll-up cargo door — the kind you’d expect on a delivery van, not something pretending to be futuristic.

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Underneath all the cosplay, it appears to be based on a small Chinese-built electric cargo van that already borrows heavily from Cybertruck styling. Whoever built this just leaned all the way in, swapping doors and panels to fully commit to the stainless-steel fantasy.

This doesn’t look like a joke build or a fan project. Logos on the side suggest it’s being used as a rolling business ad, which somehow makes it even more charming. Someone saw the most controversial vehicle design of the decade and thought, “Perfect. Let’s make it a van.”

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It’s weird. It’s awkward. And it kind of works — even if it looks like the Cybertruck version that ran out of budget, patience, and sleep before the final draft.

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