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Elon Musk says Tesla truck to debut November

Styling remains a mystery, though we know the pickup will allegedly cost under $US50,000

Tesla’s upcoming electric pickup truck offering is still on schedule to debut next month, according to CEO Elon Musk, who in the past has said the truck will cost less than US$50,000 and “be better than a Ford F-150.”

Musk said back in July the Pickup was “close” to being ready for its unveil, after having earlier promised we’d see the truck November 2019; when pressed on Twitter early October for a reveal date, he said there was “No change” to that plan.

The exec has parceled out several of the truck’s specs, but the thing that no one has a real clue about is the styling; all we have to go on is a teaser image Musk let slip at the end of the Model Y announcement in March.

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The best we’ve got besides that is a warning the styling will be divisive – Musk called it “not for everyone” – and a hint it will look “really futuristic-like cyberpunk Blade Runner design.”

Musk has so far let us know there will be optional battery packs capable of 400 to 500 miles (645 to 800 km) of range or better; that it will offer seating for six; and that, allegedly, it will boast 300,000 lbs of towing capacity.

Dual Motor All-wheel-drive has been promised, as has dynamic air suspension that will double as an air compressor for tools. Expect built-in locker and, apparently, the ability to float on water.

There’ve been several prospective renderings of the forthcoming truck, including this one from a Canadian artist, but we’ll have to wait until next month to find out if the truck really “may be too futuristic for most people.”

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