We really shouldn't be in the least bit surprised by this news. As Tesla continues to expand production of its Model S sedan and with the upcoming launch of the Model X crossover, it's becoming quite clear that the EV automaker has every intention to offer a complete model lineup. We already know an entry-level model is in the works, due in around 2016, but now Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to build a full-size pickup to compete head-on with the likes of the Ford F-150.

If you're trying to replace the most gasoline miles driven, you have to look at what people are buying. That's the best-selling car in America. If people are voting that's their car, then that's the car we have to deliver," Musk recently stated in reference to the F-150. In the first nine months of this year, Ford sold some 560,000 F series pickups in the US. By comparison, Tesla moved 14,000 Model S sedans. Musk did add that a Tesla pickup would be at least five years away, but we're not sure whether that'll be enough time to convince devout truck owners to make the switch to a battery pack.