Tesla Unveils an Electric Rival to Semi Trucks
- 6 years ago
Tesla Unveils an Electric Rival to Semi Trucks
In a surprise, Mr. Musk also showed he was not letting up on the car side of the business, unveiling a new Tesla Roadster
that he said would be able to reach 60 miles per hour in 1.9 seconds and travel 620 miles before needing to recharge.
In an elaborately produced nighttime presentation by its chief executive, Elon Musk, Tesla on Thursday unveiled a prototype for a battery-powered, nearly self-driving semi truck
that the company said would prove more efficient and less costly to operate than the diesel trucks that now haul goods across the country.
The truck can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in five seconds without a trailer,
and in 20 seconds when carrying a maximum load of 80,000 pounds, less than a third of the time required for a diesel truck, he said.
Tesla said it had no partnerships to announce on the truck project at this point,
but an early adopter emerged Friday when Walmart said it had ordered 15 test vehicles — five for its United States operations and 10 in Canada — for use when production begins.
In a surprise, Mr. Musk also showed he was not letting up on the car side of the business, unveiling a new Tesla Roadster
that he said would be able to reach 60 miles per hour in 1.9 seconds and travel 620 miles before needing to recharge.
In an elaborately produced nighttime presentation by its chief executive, Elon Musk, Tesla on Thursday unveiled a prototype for a battery-powered, nearly self-driving semi truck
that the company said would prove more efficient and less costly to operate than the diesel trucks that now haul goods across the country.
The truck can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in five seconds without a trailer,
and in 20 seconds when carrying a maximum load of 80,000 pounds, less than a third of the time required for a diesel truck, he said.
Tesla said it had no partnerships to announce on the truck project at this point,
but an early adopter emerged Friday when Walmart said it had ordered 15 test vehicles — five for its United States operations and 10 in Canada — for use when production begins.