Tesla Australia wants a ‘true’ Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux ute rival – as well as the Cybertruck

Tesla knows the full-size, stainless-steel Cybertruck wouldn’t be to the tastes of all Australian ute buyers – so it wants to launch it here alongside a smaller model to rival the nation’s top sellers.A smaller ute than the Cybertruck – closer in size to the popular Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger – is at the top of the wishlist for Tesla in Australia.But there are no confirmed plans for such a vehicle, five years after Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted at the possibility of