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also mentioned by Elon https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/852581046625345536 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/852581046625345536 The next gen roadster is

also mentioned by Elon https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/852581046625345536 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/852581046625345536 The next gen roadster is going to be a convertible. > Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company will unveil its semi-truck in September. > The company will also unveil a pick-up truck in 18 to 24 months, Musk said. I can't imagine they are creating a new frame for a semi truck or pick up truck. I've got to imagine they are going to partner with someone like they did with lotus for their first roadster.

ryandamm 10y ago
Elon Musk is not worried about the limits of your imagination. Honestly, the advantages of building a frame around the electric drivetrain are so huge, I can't imagine them reusing one built for internal combustion engines at this point.
pythonaut_16 10y ago
I think I remember reading somewhere that the pick-up truck would be based on one of their existing frames. I would imagine that the new roadster will also share a frame with the Model 3 (assuming it's a different frame from the Model S)
- freehunter 10y ago
  I would be very surprised if this was a pick-up truck ala a Chevy Silverado and not a pick-up truck ala the Honda Ridgeline. As in, it will be a cab with a bed, but will be built with a unibody chassis instead of body-on-frame. Independent suspension all around instead of a solid rear axle. I really can't imagine Telsa trying to compete against the F-150. --edit changed "won't be a cab with a bed" to "will be a cab with a bed"
  - cwyers 10y ago
    He said semi-truck, not pickup truck. Very, very different.
    - freehunter 10y ago
      You must have missed the part where we're talking about a Tesla pickup truck. Because we're talking about a Tesla pickup truck right now.
mtgx 10y ago
Didn't Tesla hire some semi truck people from Mercedes? https://electrek.co/2016/09/22/tesla-semi-hired-engineers-daimlers-supertruck-program/ https://electrek.co/2016/09/22/tesla-semi-hired-engineers-da...

ryandamm 10y ago

Elon Musk is not worried about the limits of your imagination. Honestly, the advantages of building a frame around the electric drivetrain are so huge, I can't imagine them reusing one built for internal combustion engines at this point.

pythonaut_16 10y ago

I think I remember reading somewhere that the pick-up truck would be based on one of their existing frames. I would imagine that the new roadster will also share a frame with the Model 3 (assuming it's a different frame from the Model S)

freehunter 10y ago
I would be very surprised if this was a pick-up truck ala a Chevy Silverado and not a pick-up truck ala the Honda Ridgeline. As in, it will be a cab with a bed, but will be built with a unibody chassis instead of body-on-frame. Independent suspension all around instead of a solid rear axle. I really can't imagine Telsa trying to compete against the F-150. --edit changed "won't be a cab with a bed" to "will be a cab with a bed"
- cwyers 10y ago
  He said semi-truck, not pickup truck. Very, very different.
  - freehunter 10y ago
    You must have missed the part where we're talking about a Tesla pickup truck. Because we're talking about a Tesla pickup truck right now.

mtgx 10y ago

Didn't Tesla hire some semi truck people from Mercedes? https://electrek.co/2016/09/22/tesla-semi-hired-engineers-daimlers-supertruck-program/ https://electrek.co/2016/09/22/tesla-semi-hired-engineers-da...