According to Electrek's website, Tesla Pickup truck is Musk's favorite company product. Considering that the pickup model will become an increasingly important tool to promote the popularity of electric vehicles in the United States, Musk is considering accelerating the launch of the product.
The Tesla CEO recently sought advice from the public on what features should be added to the Tesla truck being developed. He revealed some of the planned features, such as 400 to 500 miles, full-wheel drive systems with dynamic suspensions, and'300,000 pounds'of traction.
Earlier this month, Musk said of Tesla's upcoming product plan: "Maybe my personal favorite next product is a pickup truck, and we're going to make a fantastic pickup truck."
Now Musk says he may speed up the pickup plan because trucks are still rising despite emission reduction targets.
There is no clear timetable for the launch of Tesla Pickup, but it sounds like Tesla's priority after Model Y, which will be unveiled next year and put into production by 2020.
In an interview last week, Musk said Tesla was now trying to figure out how to lead multiple development plans at the same time.
At present, many automobile companies have noticed the lack of pickup trucks in the field of electric vehicles, are rushing to introduce their own electric pickup trucks. Rivian, which started in 2009, plans to launch two pure electric models, one of which is a pickup truck code A1T. South Korea's auto brand Shuanglong automobile is currently dominated by SUV or pickup models. Sungchin Park, Ssangyong's product planning director, recently revealed that Ssangyong plans to launch a new pure electric pickup truck model, which could dominate the U.S. market in the future.
Electrek's point of view
In a previous column, Musk said Tesla had no plans to launch its electric pickup by 2020. However, analysts at the time thought that Tesla should make the plan public and open reservations, taking into account the interests of the U.S. auto industry.
The idea is that pickup is the profit center of all American car manufacturers. If the booking process for the Tesla Model 3 is as hot as it is, the demand for electric versions of trucks will be known, and this will prompt other automakers to plan electrification for their truck products.
Tesla's mission is to accelerate the emergence of electric vehicles (now a renewable energy vehicle).
I believe that the electric pickup launched by Tesla will have a major impact on achieving this goal in the United States.
To be fair, other companies are also developing electric pickups, but analysts believe that Tesla's historic achievements in Models S, Model X and Model 3 could have a better impact on the push.
One can see that it has a very important role to play in driving automakers to improve the performance of high-fuel trucks, and in trying to upgrade the technology to protect their huge profits from trucks. This will eventually affect the emission level of the transport sector.