In the midwest, trucks are very commonplace. Mostly full F-150 sized. Those with smaller trucks are generally only driving smaller trucks because they couldn't afford the bigger ones. Just FYI.
The problem with trucks is aerodynamics. That, and hauling stuff. The battery cost needs to come down more before Tesla builds a truck, because a truck will need a very big battery. Hopefully the Gigafactory will deliver on that.
Crossover/CUV is definitely big -- probably why Tesla decided to build the X before the 3 -- but trucks are definitely up there in popularity too.
Is that a chart of sales growth? Or is it sales by type rather than individual top sellers? I think that the X was a grab for luxury CUV sales, and they may have blown it with the Falcon wing doors... they can only be used in areas where it never snows or you have protected parking at work and where you do your shopping. Opening that thing up covered in snow or ice would be a no go. Before it actually hit market when I dreamed about future car purchases it was a toss up between a Model S and a Model X with the X having a lead due to its tow rating... after it hit market with those stupid doors it was S all the way.
As far as pickup trucks go, I see an Electric truck as direct competition with the Diesel pickup. The Diesel pickup is usually the top of the line pushing into the 60K+ price range, and the through line on advertising is "unparalleled torque blah blah blah..." What has torque that rivals a V8 Turbo Diesel? An electric motor
I know the expense of the battery pack is a huge issue now, but I hope the gigafactory brings prices down enough to make this viable. The nice thing about a pickup is you have plenty of space and weight hauling capacity to put a 200kWh battery or more... if you could afford it!
Just like cars, most pickups never haul anything other than sailboat fuel, and are driven back and forth to work like a commuter car... the other category is a "farm truck" that actually gets used to haul things in the bed or via the receiver hitch / fifth wheel setup. Even for that most use is "local" not hauling stuff cross country.
Even as a "like it, don't need it" person where pickups are concerned, no way in hell would I want to do a cross country trip hauling something like a large camper behind an electric pickup... the already "challenged" aerodynamics would be even worse, and the weight would be a range suck as well.
Anyway, I figure we will know more about the "Y" when we learn something about the "3"... the specs are not set in stone on the Model 3, so we are just being silly speculating about the "Y". I hope for a new Roadster myself. I would be looking for a used roadster if they were Supercharger capable.
Keith
