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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 apoc.famine · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Well fuck, I tried to mod this overrated, and hit underrated instead, So here's my comment to undo that mod.

      Who cares?

      I mean really, who cares?

      Musk has over-promised by about 40% on everything. Everything. But what was his promise? Disrupt everything. Change the world.

      Yeah, he doesn't nail it every time. But he gets so close to world-shaking that I'm not worried at all. My current car does 0-60 in about 12 seconds. For $40k I can buy a number of cars that can cut that down to 6s. All sucking down a ton of fuel. But the Model 3? 4 seconds. Maybe less. For the same money or less.

      Yes, production is lagging, but so what? Your world-changing technology is delayed 6 months. Are you really going to throw a fit about that?

      If Musk never produced anything he claimed to have made, I'd throw him in the bin of scammers and charlatans. But he fucking does what he says! On schedule? Nope. But not that far later, and not that much less.

      There aren't many futurists who have a record anything near what Musk has for delivering world-changing technology.

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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Re:Because lots of TRUCK buyers want electric... by Known+Nutter · · Score: 4, Funny

    Never mind that Elon probably did 0 market research here and is going against all empirical evidence; make an announcement, and sell more stock!

    How is he going against all empirical evidence if he did 0 market research to develop empirical evidence?

    Your statement doesn't make a whole lot of fucking sense.

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  5. 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.

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

    Did you RTFA, Anonymous Coward?

    When Tesla begins using its new 2170 battery cell, which for Model 3 is expected to happen in the second quarter of this year, its vehicles will be 95% made in the US, making them the "most American" cars available.

    Panasonic continues to produce battery cells in Japan and elsewhere, but will be steadily expanding production at the Gigafactory in Nevada. Tesla also plans to source much of the raw materials in those cells from the US. The company is believed to be developing a source of lithium at Silver Peak, not far from the Gigafactory, and Nevada lawmakers have proposed new tax incentives aimed at increasing lithium production in the state.