Elon Musk reveals plans for Tesla pickup truck on Twitter
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Tesla boss Elon Musk went on Twitter to take suggestions for ways to improve his fleet of electric vehicles — and ended up revealing plans for a Tesla pickup.
The tech tycoon had initially taken to the social network on Tuesday to send a message of “deep gratitude” to Tesla owners, thanking them for “taking a chance on a new company” that experts and investors have repeatedly predicted would fail.
“So much blood, sweat & tears from the Tesla team went into creating cars that you’d truly love. I hope you do,” Musk tweeted. “How can we improve further?”
Most replies centered around software updates to make Tesla’s high-tech cars easier to use, and the CEO replied to a number of them. But when one user requested a pickup truck, Musk let the cat out of the bag.
“I promise that we will make a pickup truck right after Model Y,” Musk tweeted Tuesday. “Have had the core design/engineering elements in my mind for almost 5 years. Am dying to build it.”
In a follow-up tweet, the South African-born CEO added that the truck will be similar in size to the Ford F150, though it might be slightly larger “to account for a really game-changing (I think) feature I’d like to add.”
The Model Y has yet to be unveiled, so it’s not clear when the Tesla pickup tailgate party will happen.