Tesla Inc will build a pickup truck soon after producing electric crossover vehicle Model Y, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday. "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," Musk wrote in a Twitter post.
Tesla logo. Reuters.
The Model Y, to be built on the same platform as the Model 3 sedan, was tentatively scheduled to begin production in mid-2019, Reuters reported in June.
The electric vehicle maker first announced plans for a pickup truck last July, alongside a “master plan” to develop a commercial truck, a public transport bus and a compact sports utility vehicle. Musk had said in April that the pickup truck would be unveiled within 18 to 24 months.
Published Date: Dec 27, 2017 12:44 pm
| Updated Date: Dec 27, 2017 12:44 pm