Nebraska Tesla Cybertruck owner reveals 12-hour delivery process that included having to fly to Colorado
Published on Jul 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM (UTC+4)
by Callum Tokody
Last updated on Jul 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
A Nebraska Tesla buyer flew to Colorado for his Tesla Cybertruck delivery and drove it 500 miles home the same day.
Tesla refused to deliver the vehicle locally due to state laws that ban direct car sales.
Instead, he was assigned a delivery center in Colorado based on a financing deal.
For buyers in states like his, that kind of travel has become part of the process.
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Tesla Cybertruck owner says Nebraska law blocked in-state delivery
Andy Rozmiarek, a Nebraska Tesla customer based in Lincoln, shared the details in a Cybertruck Facebook group.
Tesla gave him three pickup options: Denver, Minneapolis, or St. Louis.
He wasn’t allowed to take delivery in Council Bluffs, Iowa, despite it being much closer and home to a newly opened Tesla service center.
Rozmiarek said the restriction was tied to Tesla’s zero percent financing offer.
According to his post, the offer required the vehicle to be collected from a high-volume location.
“My only options were Denver, Minneapolis, and St. Louis,” he wrote.
“I didn’t care. It was a good excuse to spend the whole time playing with the truck.”
He and his father flew to Denver in the morning, picked up the Tesla Cybertruck, and immediately began the drive back to Lincoln.
The trip took about eight hours and was almost entirely highway.
Rozmiarek said the truck’s Full Self-Driving mode handled most of the work.
They only stopped once for a longer break.
The truck needed around 12 minutes to charge, but they stayed 20 minutes to eat lunch.
Cybertruck delivery system reveals ongoing state-level friction
Tesla still cannot deliver directly to customers in several US states due to franchise laws.
That includes Nebraska, where Cybertruck delivery must be completed across state lines.
As a result, Nebraska Tesla buyers are being sent to major delivery centers hundreds of miles away, with little flexibility to change locations.
Other Cybertruck owners in the Facebook group said they ran into similar issues.
Some pointed to what appeared to be Tesla’s strategy of routing buyers through larger stores to move inventory tied to financing.
Others flagged inconsistencies in which locations were offered and which were not, even for nearby buyers.
International customers also shared frustrations. One user from Denmark said the Cybertruck cannot be sold there at all due to local import rules and emissions restrictions.
Several others noted that vehicle availability still varies widely depending on region.
But for Rozmiarek, the journey gave him a chance to explore the truck’s systems in detail.
Most buyers drive home from a dealership and call it a day. His first experience with the Tesla Cybertruck involved a full interstate run across multiple states.
And if that doesn’t say commitment, we don’t know what does.
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Callum Tokody is a content writer at Supercar Blondie, where he covers the latest in the automotive world with a focus on design and performance. Callum has a background in automotive journalism and has contributed to a range of publications in Australia and the UK. Outside of work, he’s a design enthusiast with a soft spot for anything with a V8 and a good story.
