Tesla Cybertruck Is an All-Electric Alternative to Popular Pickup Trucks

• Tesla has revealed its all-electric pickup truck, which it's calling Cybertruck, via a livestream.

• It has similar dimensions to the best-selling Ford F-150 pickup truck, with room for six people and a 6.5-foot bed.

• Unlike traditional body-on-frame trucks, the Cybertruck has a unibody made of thick stainless steel.

Tesla has pulled the wraps off its hotly anticipated all-electric pickup truck that the company has named Cybertruck. And at least in its appearance, it's certainly unlike any other truck—or EV, for that matter—that's currently on the market. Assuming this is really the electric pickup Tesla is going to build and not an elaborate prank, it is utterly unlike any of the upcoming electric-truck competition from Ford, General Motors, or even Lordstown or Rivian.

The Tesla Cybertruck looks like something out of a sci-fi film, or something roving around Mars, with its angular body that's covered in stainless steel. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says it has similar dimensions to the best-selling Ford F-150 pickup truck.

The Cybertruck measures 231.7 inches long, 79.9 inches wide, and 75.0 inches tall. It features a 6.5-foot cargo bed that has 100 cubic feet of volume. Musk says that bed can hold up to 3500 pounds of payload on every version, and the strongest model can tow 14,000 pounds.

Every Cybertruck will have an adaptive suspension that will provide the pickup with up to 16 inches of ground clearance and the ability to change the ride height on the fly by four inches in either direction. Those looking to take the lifted Tesla off-roading will have a 39-degree approach angle up front and a 28-degree departure angle out back.

The Cybertruck will also come in three different versions that range from just under $40,000 to nearly $70,000. These are a single-motor rear-wheel-drive version, a dual-motor all-wheel-drive version, and the top-end tri-motor model with all-wheel drive.

According to the Tesla website order page, the cheapest model starts at $39,900 for the single-motor Cybertruck. It has an estimated driving range of 250-plus miles and can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in a claimed 6.5 seconds. It also has a top speed of 110 mph and a max tow rating of 7500 pounds—which is almost as much as the burliest mid-size pickup trucks.