Musk promises to build a pickup after Model Y

Tesla Inc. will build a pickup soon after producing electric crossover vehicle Model Y, CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday.

"I promise that we will make a pickup 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.

When asked if the truck would be in the same size class as the Ford F-150, Musk responded:

"Similar total size. Maybe slightly bigger to account for a really gamechanging [I think] feature I’d like to add."

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 last July, alongside a "master plan" to develop a commercial truck, a public transport bus and a compact SUV.

Musk had said in April that the pickup would be unveiled within 18 to 24 months.

‘Tesla Model Y’ is not an official name yet, but that’s what Tesla officials have been referring to when talking about a crossover all-electric vehicle built on the same third generation platform as the Tesla Model 3. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the vehicle will feature ‘Falcon Wing’ doors like the Model X.

The vehicle is expected to be very similar to the Model 3 and feature similar options as the Model 3, like the Model S is similar to the Model X.

Tesla has yet to unveil the Model Y, but the company is reportedly in advanced stages of the development of the vehicle and it should be unveiled soon. It is expected to hit production shortly after the Model 3 (around 2018).