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What Is Tesla's Tight Wolverine Electric Pickup Truck?

At Tesla's Battery Day, founder Elon Musk dropped a typically cryptic reference to a smaller version of the Cybertruck for markets outside of the U.S. This is a truck that Musk has talked about beforemore on that in a minutebut what he called it during the Q&A session is what perked our ears up. Tight Wolverine whats that? --> What Was Musk Talking About? Heres what Musk said, specifically:Well probably make an international version thatll bekind of smaller, kind of like a tight wolverine package. Itll still be cooler, but itll be smaller because you just cant make a truck like [the Cybertruck] for most markets. The statement comes at the 2:45:00 minute mark in the Battery Day video , when asked about Cybertruck sales volume as noticed by Fox News . In the conversation, Musk said he envisions Cybertruck orders will support 250,000 to 300,000 units of the full-size truck per year for the U.S. market. Not that Tesla will end up selling or building that many, mind you, but it is indicative of how many units he thinks overall interest would support. With his taut Mustelidae comment,Musk is indicating a smaller international truck could add to Tesla's total truck volume beyond the big Cybertruck. What Is Wolverine Code For? Thats the part we dont know. Tesla is quite fond of using goofy or nerdy references for various features, components, and vehicles. Ludicrous and Plaid Modes are pulled straight from Spaceballs , a movie parody of Star Wars from 1987. Wolverine could certainly just be a code name for the international truck. Perhaps Musk is fond of Hugh Jackmans recent turns as Wolverine. The Wolverine character is famous for his nearly indestructible skeleton made of fictional adamantium metal and his fearsome claws, so maybe its an oblique reference to the upcoming trucks alloy chassis. Long story short: Its an open question. Is a Small Cybertruck Variant a New Idea? No, actually Musk has discussed a smaller version of the Cybertruck before . As Musk is very clear about in the rest of the Q&A, the Cybertruck weve seen is very much designed only for the U.S. market, being about the size of a Ford F-150. Its much too large to work in most other car markets. If youre wondering what size does work in those markets, look no further than the international version of the Ford Rangera truck considered to be mid-size here. Its extremely similar to its rest-of-world variant. It has competition in the Toyota Hilux , a truck completely distinct from our Tacoma but similarly sized, and a bevy of more unusual trucks that are roughly analagous dimensionally, or even smaller. Wed expect a Cyberwolverinetight or otherwiseto be about the same size as a Ranger or Hilux should it come to fruition. And knowing Musk, an announcement and product demo could happen at just about any time. The post What Is Tesla's Tight Wolverine Electric Pickup Truck? appeared first on MotorTrend .

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