Tesla unveils new Semi with a 500 mile range, Roadster that can hit 250 miles per hour
Elon Musk's Tesla has debuted its semi truck that was previously expected with a 500 mile range between charges, and also unveiled a new roadster capable of going 620 miles -- with the ability to go zero to 60 miles per hour in 1.9 seconds.
Tesla unveiled the Tesla Semi at the event, with CEO Elon Musk describing it as "designed like a bullet." The truck has a 500-mile range, and can use one of the company's Megacharger locations to give it a 400-mile charge in 30 minutes.
Other technologies included in the Tesla Semi include Enhanced Autopilot like in the rest of the Tesla line of vehicles. Drivers benefit from a large interior with a centered driver position, as opposed to one offset to the left like the rest of the U.S. trucking industry.
The Tesla Semi has four motors, with only two required to keep the truck on the road. Musk guarantees that the vehicle will not break down for a million miles -- but what exactly that guarantee encompasses is not clear at this point.
Tesla claims that the truck can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in five seconds when empty, and in 20 seconds when loaded with 80,000 pounds of goods.
Pricing and specific availability is not yet known.
The vehicle has four seats for passengers. Pricing for it is not yet available.
Tesla unveiled the Tesla Semi at the event, with CEO Elon Musk describing it as "designed like a bullet." The truck has a 500-mile range, and can use one of the company's Megacharger locations to give it a 400-mile charge in 30 minutes.
Other technologies included in the Tesla Semi include Enhanced Autopilot like in the rest of the Tesla line of vehicles. Drivers benefit from a large interior with a centered driver position, as opposed to one offset to the left like the rest of the U.S. trucking industry.
The Tesla Semi has four motors, with only two required to keep the truck on the road. Musk guarantees that the vehicle will not break down for a million miles -- but what exactly that guarantee encompasses is not clear at this point.
Tesla claims that the truck can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in five seconds when empty, and in 20 seconds when loaded with 80,000 pounds of goods.
Pricing and specific availability is not yet known.
New Tesla Roadster
According to Musk, the new Roadster will be "the fastest production car ever made, period." Little else is known as far as concrete details at this point -- but the car will finish a quarter mile from a stop in 8.9 seconds.The vehicle has four seats for passengers. Pricing for it is not yet available.
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I guess they geared this around Fatigue recommendations.
Apple is rumoured to be building their own car.
1) I fucking care. I like innovation. I like progress. I fucking love technology.
2) Musk will be bankrupt by 16 Nov 2020? I'll take that bet. I'll even take the bet that Tesla will still be in operation on 16 Nov 2020.
The more difficult part will be to get truck stops to install outlets from trucks. Some are already primed for that as they have TVs, power outlets, and air blowers on an adjustable telescoping arm to bring up to your side window (or used to be, but that may've changed with the iPad and cellular data becoming ubiquitous).
Drivers are allowed to "work" for 14 consecutive hours in which 11 of those hours can be driving, but only after being off duty for at least 10 consecutive hours and then being off duty for 10 consecutive hours after that. Usually your drives are planned out by stops so you're not likely to do that. However, as previously mentioned there will need to be the proper stops so that you can recharge, so this will only benefit companies that are going specific routes for (likely) several years, because of this temporary limitation.
PS: The first time I ever drove in snow, in the mountains, or had to put chains on tires was driving a semi.
T. Boone Pickens had targeted semi’s for natural gas as part of his emission reduction plans when he was leaning big into wind farms but electric coupled to renewable generation for semi’s would be even better.
I'm more worried about AI and legislation in that regard, than I am EVs. I think I could get used to this:
* Trucking companies typically make the max by adding governors, which could be easily replicated with SW if that's the ideal speed, which it might not be since the remarkably low drag coefficient could allow that to be raised a bit.