- Elon Musk responded to X users pushing for a Tesla minivan
- Model X successor could be on the cards
- But Tesla has been teasing an electric van or bus for decades.
During a recent interaction with Tesla fans at
Speaking of the Cybertruck, particularly how it can fit three child seats side by side in the back, one X user asked the company to “make a minivan.” The Tesla CEO then hinted that something even better is on the horizon.
What form this vehicle would take is entirely speculative, although Tesla has recently announced the discontinuation of its flagship model, the Model S, and its large, unconventional SUV, the Model X.
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Not a Tesla App believes that a CyberSUV, based on the same platform as the Cybertruck, would solve the problems of the Model
Chief designer Franz von Holzhausen told Tesla fans to “wait and see” as numerous eagle-eyed onlookers pointed out the progress. However, Tesla naysayers say Elon Musk has been hinting at a van, large SUV or minivan for a decade.
The company’s Master Plan Part Deux stated that heavy trucks (now Cybertruck) and transport with high passenger density needed electrification, but so far it has not commented on the latter.
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While the announcement has unsurprisingly sent a large swath of the internet into a frenzy, it’s also entirely possible that Musk was referring to the Robovan or a similar fully autonomous project that could carry multiple passengers.
After all, the company has scaled back its ambitions to produce new vehicle platforms to focus on “transportation as a service,” as well as AI and humanoid robots.
On top of this, the Cybertruck has proven a massive failure in terms of overall sales, while Tesla’s hold on the electric vehicle market is steadily diminishing, as an increasing number of Chinese manufacturers have begun to reduce sales in Europe and beyond.
If the renewed Roadster project is anything to go by, we might have to wait many more months for answers.
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