Tesla is continuing its disruptive ways by hyping up the prospect of an electric pickup truck. The company already unveiled the Tesla Semi which suggests that it isn’t too far away from launching an electric vehicle that is bound to shake this $100 Billion market.
According to CEO Elon Musk, the pickup will be made “right after” the Model Y crossover arrives between 2019 and 2020. As with most of Musk’s promises though, this should be taken with a grain of salt however, it does give investors an idea of what the electric automaker is gunning for.
I promise that we will make a pickup truck right after Model Y. Have had the core design/engineering elements in my mind for almost 5 years. Am dying to build it.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2017
The pickup truck market is a big one with the Ford F series of pickup trucks being the biggest selling vehicle of any kind in the world. With most car companies being focused on electrifying sedans, Tesla’s pioneering status could be a massive advantage to the company.
There is currently not a single vehicle with a battery large enough to supply a 200-mile drive range, let alone with a boat or trailer towed behind it. Pickup trucks are not cars, they can go place the average car wouldn’t even dream of, and that means places where there is likely zero charging stations.
The announcement of the Tesla Semi changed all this by revealing that the hauler, along with the Tesla Roadster, may use the new 200kWh battery pack. Given that pickups use more energy than ordinary cars, it…
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