Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Elon Musk revealed on Tuesday that his Tesla, Inc. has plans in the works to build an electric-powered pickup truck that would rival the Ford F-150 in size.
During a question and answer session on Twitter, a user wrote to Musk: "Need an electric pickup truck please."
Musk responded by saying Tesla has plans to roll out a pickup truck as soon as the company unveils its Model Y, which has been slated for a 2018 date.
"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 replied.
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.
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2017
When asked if the pickup truck would be similar in size to the F-150, Musk replied: "Similar total size. Maybe slightly bigger to account for a really game-changing (I think) feature I'd like to add."
Musk has had a pickup truck in the works since at least 2016.
In a blog post from July 20, 2016, Musk wrote about his plans to build more types of electric-powered vehicles.
"In addition to consumer vehicles, there are two other types of electric vehicle needed: heavy-duty trucks and high passenger-density urban transport," Musk wrote, adding that they were "in the early stages of development."
Last month, Tesla unveiled its plans for an electric-powered semi truck, which is already on pre-order in North America and Europe.
