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Elon Musk Confirms Tesla Pickup Truck Coming 'After Model Y' (electrek.co)

Posted by BeauHD on from the next-in-line dept.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that a Tesla pickup truck is coming "right after Model Y." He said that he already has "the core design/engineering elements" in his mind and wants to bring it to market right after Model Y. Musk later added that the Tesla pickup will be "similar in size" or "slightly bigger" than a Ford F150 "to account for a really gamechanging (I think) feature I'd like to add." Electrek reports: Musk had previously confirmed that Model Y, a small SUV or crossover built on the Model 3 platform, would be Tesla's priority once Model 3 production is ramped up. That's why it was surprising for Tesla to unveil the next generation Roadster at the Tesla Semi event since the vehicle was expected to come out after Model Y, which has yet to be unveiled. At the same event, Musk also released the first image of a Tesla electric pickup truck, but some people still think it's a joke. He claimed that it was a smaller version of Tesla Semi and "a pickup truck that can carry a pickup truck." While it sounded like a joke, Musk had previously mentioned his intention to leverage work on the Tesla Semi to create a Tesla pickup truck.

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  1. Not really by eclectro · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They need to meet production goals for the model 3 before they can move on to other things, really.

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    1. Re:Not really by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 2, Insightful

      If they can get pre-payments for the pickups, they can use them to fullfil orders for the model-3 or Y? /s

      You make Tesla sound like a pyramid scheme... and maybe you have a point.

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    2. Re: Not really by c6gunner · · Score: 3, Insightful

      By that definition, every company which started off by getting venture capital is a pyramid scheme.

      The difference between a pyramid scheme and a legitimate venture is that the former creates nothing of value and must inevitably collapse when it runs out of new suckers, while the latter uses borrowed money to develop legitimate products, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.

  2. Seems too early to care by Actually,+I+do+RTFA · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Can we wait on the Tesla news until it's less than 2 years out?

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  3. /. "news"; what musk is thinkng about by sittingnut · · Score: 1, Insightful

    must say this is becoming ridiculous. that musk, who has a record of under delivering, thinks about doing something is not tech news, i my opinion. but it is obviously /.'s.

  4. Re:Because lots of TRUCK buyers want electric... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Huh? Electric vehicles are torque monsters which is *exactly* what you'd want in a pickup truck.

  5. I'm seeing a theme here... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    We'll have Tesla models S 3 X Y...

  6. Re:Will never replace F150 or Silverado by CohibaVancouver · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Pickup trucks are about American steel and brawn, tugging a boat and your gun rack into the woods.

    First of, Anonymous Coward, if you're talking about "buy American" then a Tesla is way wicked more American-made than a Ford F150.

    ...and as for "tugging a boat and your gun rack into the woods" you're probably describing about 5% of pickup truck owners. The only thing most pickups 'tug' is their owners' fat asses down to the Dunkin' Donuts.

  7. Re:Because lots of TRUCK buyers want electric... by ceoyoyo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You might not want it to be your only vehicle, but an electric pickup might do quite well as a farm truck and in the construction industry. There are also a LOT of status symbol pickups in the city.