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I think that Elon Musk really wanted to make the Cybertruck stand out as looking and being different than any existing pickup truck today. He knew that soon Ford and Chevy would come out with an electric version of their traditional pickup trucks, and that they would probably make them look exactly like their gas/diesel trucks so that they could access the huge pool of traditional pickup truck buyers, not of which have ever owned, or even thought of owning an electric pickup. Tesla wanted their pickup to redefine the segment, and stand apart, but still compete on capability. Elon understands that the Cybertruck is too big for many European and Asian roads, and too big as personal (not commercial) transportation. So he already said that Tesla would most likely produce a smaller pickup for those markets. But my guess is that Tesla will carry over the Cybertruck styling and build techniques and materials, and just build a 2/3rds sized version. Just as the Model Y is a scaled down Model X, and the Model 3 is a scaled down Model S. In fact the smaller Cybertruck may actually be a second Generation Model Y under the sharply folded skin (if/when it does get built).