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Tesla unveils first electric truck that can run 500 miles on a single charge
by Dawood Rehman | Published on November 17, 2017 (Edited November 17, 2017)
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PALO ALTO, California – American automaker Tesla has unveiled its first electric articulated lorry, designed to challenge diesel trucks as king of the road.
The California based company says the vehicle – known in the US as a semi-trailer truck – will go into production in 2019.
The new semi trucks are slated to boast a range of up to 500 miles per charge – but powering up those batteries will still be important to the truckers who have to drive long routes.
The automaker will introduce an entirely new kind of charging station for its new big rigs: Megachargers. The units will be even more powerful than the Supercharger network Tesla already offers for its cars.
There are an estimated 3.5 million truck drivers in the US, the vast majority of whom drive diesel-powered engines.
Chief executive Elon Musk also unexpectedly revealed a new Roadster, which he said would be “the fastest production car ever” made.
The red sports car was driven out of the trailer of the electric lorry during Tesla’s presentation on Thursday.
The Roadster will have a range of close to 1,000km (620 miles) on a single charge and will do 0-100mph in 4.2 seconds.
Musk described it as “a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars”.
The new Roadster becomes available in 2020.
- Chief executive Elon Musk also revealed a new Roadster – an electric red sports car
by Dawood Rehman | Published on November 17, 2017 (Edited November 17, 2017)
PALO ALTO, California – American automaker Tesla has unveiled its first electric articulated lorry, designed to challenge diesel trucks as king of the road.
The California based company says the vehicle – known in the US as a semi-trailer truck – will go into production in 2019.
The new semi trucks are slated to boast a range of up to 500 miles per charge – but powering up those batteries will still be important to the truckers who have to drive long routes.
The automaker will introduce an entirely new kind of charging station for its new big rigs: Megachargers. The units will be even more powerful than the Supercharger network Tesla already offers for its cars.
There are an estimated 3.5 million truck drivers in the US, the vast majority of whom drive diesel-powered engines.
Chief executive Elon Musk also unexpectedly revealed a new Roadster, which he said would be “the fastest production car ever” made.
The red sports car was driven out of the trailer of the electric lorry during Tesla’s presentation on Thursday.
The Roadster will have a range of close to 1,000km (620 miles) on a single charge and will do 0-100mph in 4.2 seconds.
Musk described it as “a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars”.
The new Roadster becomes available in 2020.
