Tesla Pickup Will Have Standard AWD and 'Crazy Torque'
Elon Musk has shared some details on the forthcoming Tesla pickup truck via Twitter.
The American electric automaker first announced its plans to produce a Ford F-150 rivaling pickup last year, with Musk promising that such a product would arrive after the Model Y crossover. At the time, Musk said he has had the core design and engineering for the truck in his mind for about 5 years and that he was “dying to build it.”
The truck is still on Musk’s mind, it seems, with the outspoken CEO letting some more details drop today. On his Twitter, Musk said the Tesla pickup will have dual motor all-wheel drive as standard and will also come with “a suspension that dynamically adjusts for load.” He proclaimed it would have “crazy torque” as well, which should prove to be useful when towing and hauling, in addition to self parallel parking and 360-degree cameras.
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Musk seems determined to deliver a product that will square with pickup truck buyers’ needs, asking his Twitter followers what they’d like to see from the Tesla pickup in regards to its capabilities and features. One feature Musk mentioned was a tailgate that could lower to the ground in order to help with loading and unloading the bed, although he stopped short of saying the truck would have such a system. He also said it would have a 240V outlets for running power tools.
Pickup truck will have power outlets allowing use of heavy duty 240V, high power tools in field all day. No generator needed.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 26, 2018
The Tesla Model Y is set to go into production sometime in 2020, which means the Tesla pickup probably won’t arrive until 2022 at the earliest. That leaves lots of time for Musk’s Twitter followers to tell him what features they want to see in it, at least.
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Sam McEachern holds a diploma in journalism from St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, and has been covering the automotive industry for over 5 years. He conducts reviews and writes AutoGuide's news content. He's a die-hard motorsports fan with a passion for performance cars of all sorts.
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If this is what they build, it would be unbelievable. Unfortunately ,manufactures constantly bring out cars at shows that look great, but when they build it to sell it looks like everything else. GM is the biggest offender.
I don't see why they can't use existing architecture to build a truck. Yes, they are having plant/assembly line issues, insider threats and money problems, but they have 2 working chassis right now which can underpin a light duty truck. Yes, suspension, frame and "trick gizmos" would need worked out, but I don't see why they can't bring a truck to market sooner than 2022 if they use a lot of items from the S and X and the 3. It would still be very pricey option in a market that operates in the $35k - $60k range. I think Tesla would have a tough time getting in around the $70-75k mark which is really pricey for a truck; at least in my book it is.