According to Tesla’s document submitted to government regulators, the Cybertruck will probably not be offered in an inexpensive two-wheel-drive version in its first model year.

Also revealed in the document is that the Cybertruck, like other electric trucks, will be heavy.

A Vehicle Identification Number decoder, posted online by the federal National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, was uncovered recently on a Cybertruck message board. In America, every passenger vehicle sold must have a VIN, which is a string of 14 digits and letters that identifies the particular vehicle and certain details about its construction. The plate is permanently attached to the vehicle, but it’s hard to see without getting close up. The vehicle displays it on several places, including a stamped metal plaque visible through the lower portion of the windshield and on the inside of the driver’s door frame.

In the last part of a VIN, there are a series of random digits identifying that specific car, truck, or SUV from others that appear similar. However, the first long portion provides information about the vehicle’s manufacturer, model, where it was made, and other details. With a VIN decoder, automakers can tell regulators and others what the digits and letters in roughly the first two-thirds of the VIN actually mean.

Through what’s listed – and what’s not – in a VIN decorator, you can learn a lot about an automaker’s plans for a specific model. It seems Tesla does not plan to offer a two-wheel-drive version of the Cybertruck in its first model year, according to the VIN decoder document for model year 2024. The cost of a two-wheel-drive Cybertruck would be lower than that of a four-wheel-drive Cybertruck. One of the models would be offered as an entry-level model, according to Tesla.