Tesla Pickup (Render)
As part of Elon Musk's ambitious plan to
have a Tesla badge adorning every single form of transport, the innovator has
confirmed that his brand will launch a pickup truck as part of its second
Master Plan.
All that's known about the vehicle is
that it will be a so-called “new kind of pickup”. We have no idea what that
means, but when the model becomes a reality, it should be the world's first
electric pickup. The question is, what will it look like?
One possibility is something akin to a
Model S or X on stilts with a load bed instead of a rear decklid. Virtuel Car
went for something bolder, imagining the Tesla pickup as a competitor to the
popular Ford F-150 Raptor.
The Raptor is loved for its brutish,
in-your-face looks and this rendering of a Tesla rival, with massive
off-roading tires, an aluminum skid plate at the front and a set of widened
wheel arches, looks the part. So far, though, Tesla's design language is
entirely different, though, so it will be interesting to see which way it will
go.
Given the stupendous amounts of
instantly available torque provided by an electric powertrain, a Tesla pickup
will be ideal for carrying hefty loads and towing. No launch date has been
announced yet, but it will most likely be after the minibus.
