Tesla plans on unveiling its
long-awaited all-electric pickup truck in November, Elon Musk has confirmed. In late July, Musk said the
pickup would be unveiled in two to three months and by early September, the
company gave itself a little extra wiggle room stating the car’s release had
been most likely pushed back until November. Taking to Twitter, Musk has
confirmed that November is still being targeted for the pickup’s premiere.
Tesla’s first electric pickup truck will sport a
design radically different than any other offering from the electric car
manufacturer. Additionally, Tesla says the vehicle will be priced at under US$ 50,000 and handle like a Porsche 911. What’s more, the pickup will apparently
have no less than six seats, offer up to 300,000 lbs (136,077 kg) of towing
capacity and more than 645 – 800 km of range.
Car manufacturers including Rivian, Ford, and
General Motors have all thrown their hats into the electric pickup truck market
over the past 12 months or so, meaning Tesla could face some serious
competition when its offering does hit the market.
As for when production and deliveries of the Tesla
pickup will commence, well, that remains a mystery. Tesla has a habit of
unveiling its future products years before they actually hit the market. After
all, it has been almost two years since the next-gen Roadster and Tesla Semi
were shown to the world and neither have hit the production line and won’t
until late next year at the earliest. Meanwhile, Tesla also needs to put
the Model Y into production before the pickup
