I would like to know the turn radius of this truck, any trucker knows the main benefit of a daycab truck is usually it has a shorter wheel base and can make much tighter turns and get into tighter areas to make deliveries, very useful when delivering into urban areas; for example: New York and its burrows, Chicago, etc. Driving a full size semi with a sleeper cab into areas like these are doable, but can be a nightmare.
“A nightmare” is putting it lightly lol. There’s nothing worse than seeing “New Jersey” on the preload… but as you said it is doable, but i imagine there are a lot of places around that simply can’t accommodate a full size truck but this certainly wouldn’t hurt anything in that regard…
@Brian B-P I was just at Giga Austin delivering parts for the new semi assembly line. It wasn't even built yet. But they are working around the clock on it. This semi is being purpose built for metropolitan areas and major cities to reduce carbon footprint. This is also the same plan for electric vehicles such as cars. I'm on board with that idea. But if you trying to come take my job as a regional tractor trailer driver, we are going to have some problems. Especially when Tesla told me that I could not have one of these trucks because my company isn't large enough.
The turning radius will be the same as any other truck of the same wheelbase, but of course they don't give the wheelbase. Although it is only a daycab, the "500 mile" version is extended to accommodate more battery, so it has the length of a short sleeper cab.
Nice! It’s a start. Brands like Tesla has the power of transform the industry, you doing right. That huge screen for mirrors and infotainment looks sick. Well done!
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haulage companies dont give a crap about infotainment or cup holders. you get paid by load and time and this can only carry half of what a diesel truck can and takes twice as long.
The telsa semis should have a heads-up display. It keeps the drivers eyes looking straight ahead and improves comfort instead of looking to the side screens. Also all teslas should implement hud's.
Good job Tesla and team, beautiful and well done car. I see that you had put a lot of sweat and hours and it paid off. Even if your face don’t appear on the video, to you my fellow engineers: Congratulations!!. I’m proud of you!!.
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My 2nd chance to watch this presentation! 1,000 V Power System! GreatGreat job. LookingLooking forward to seeing these rigsrigs on the road! Thanks Tesla!
@Lab Growth TIME HAS ALREADY PROVEN HES A PROVEN FAILURE AND LIAR! (but keep being a good musktard keep to the lies) TUNNEL FAILURE SELF DRIVE FAILURE LIES ABOUT SOLAR TILES! ALSO SIMPLE MATHS PROVE THE TESLA TRUCK IS 150% MORE EXPENSIVE TO RUN THAN A DIESEL TRUCK! END OF STORY! THERE IS NO TIME TO CHANGE THAT! Thats a generous way to put outright lies like he did for his robot DID I MENTIONTHE SOLAR TILES WHICH YOU FORGOT TO MENTION! LOL " But he and his teams are making possible a lot of impossibles" NO THEY ARE NOT! What impossible thing have they done? "Time will clear our doubts " Theres no doubt for the non ignorant/non musktard! BATTERIES WILL LOSE 20% A YEAR ATLEAST! THE PAID PEPSI 194,000$ TO "BUY EACH TRUCK! A 130000$ BATTERY NEEDS REPLACING 2-4 yearsAND THAT COSTS 130000$!
@Lab Growth "that he is a little over optimistic, no doubt on that," Thats a generous way to put outright lies like he did for his robot DID I MENTIONTHE SOLAR TILES WHICH YOU FORGOT TO MENTION! LOL " But he and his teams are making possible a lot of impossibles" NO THEY ARE NOT! What impossible thing have they done? "Time will clear our doubts " Theres no doubt for the non ignorant/non musktard! BATTERIES WILL LOSE 20% A YEAR ATLEAST! THE PAID PEPSI 194,000$ TO "BUY EACH TRUCK! A 130000$ BATTERY NEEDS REPLACING 2-4 yearsAND THAT COSTS 130000$!
@Dan Quayles ITS SPELT POTATOE! that he is a little over optimistic, no doubt on that, there are a lot of evidences. But he and his teams are making possible a lot of impossibles. So nothing to add. Time will clear our doubts about what can be done and not.
@Lab Growth Well yes i can. I could say the first time I heard about him trying to do a hyper tube he was an idiot for thinking it would work and his "its really not that hard" is pure IGNORANCE! What do you want solid evidence for? HIS HYPER TUBE BEING A COMPLETE AND UTTER FAILURE? His fake solar tiles that he lied about when they didnt exist? His trucks by 2017? His self driving car? DO YOU REALISE SONAR IS A STUPID IDEA FOR THIS? I DID WHEN I HEARD IT! His stupid idea to take all the worlds space payloads to space once every two years? ROCKETS INSTEAD OF PLANES! LOL You will notice these didnt happen and his plans where absolute stupid! most of which just need common sense!
My Opinion we all know at some point in time this vehicle will have mechanical issues such as a simple battery failure just remember it will cost you or a company $ 70K for a battery replacement plus installment cost in the thousands.. These underlined cost itself is proof of a very bad investment regardless of the hype by Tesla . The question is how many of you will be so misinformed..
The presentation was pretty good but I felt some things were missing and so I re-watch the 2017 one. Many features promised are missing. Its pretty disappointing when watched compared to 2017. 2017 really now seems like over hyping and maybe even lying just to get investors.
I will say this I find it hilarious that this dude can talk perfectly fine and then you got Elon musk over there struggling to finish sentences and constantly pausing I'm just like man way to show up the CEO man
I remember the 2017 presentation, "we can do it now" (FSD on EV semi trucks) and will deliver Tesla semi trucks in 2019. In less than one month we are 2023, 4 years late. What is the exact cargo load capacity in lbs/kg, and at full cargo load capacity what is the total range in one charge, also the cost of the semi-truck, abondance and cost of the 1MW charger, total ownership costs for the truck's lifecycle are probably the most important questions professionals have for the truck, how fast the truck does 0-60mph or wireless charging is of the lowest importance for a freight company
In that real world test, it looks like there are around 12-14 600kg boxes. Which would be around 7200-8400kg of load... Could Tesla give some numbers on how much the truck weights and what's the max load it can carry?
@Brian B-P they don’t. Even thunder foot got the weight of jersey barriers wrong by a factor of 4… The bottom line is we can guess the weight but it would only be a guess.
@Robaroo So it's fair to assume that this whole presentation of his, is nothing more than a perpetuation of the Musk-scam. Well, this doggo ain't surprised. It's a pity though that we don't have those numbers.
@JZ's BFF There's nothing suspicious about it. The numbers are not good. If the numbers were good, they would roll them out on a red carpet for everyone to see.
@paradigmshift7 Dude its the semi unveil of 2017. Google tesla semi 2017 and its the first that pops up. But fine I'll spell it out for you look Tesla Semi & Roadster Unveil up on this same channel. I'm not talking about what others wrote in articles but what Elon stated himself in the reveal. Whats a confirmed promise? Does he have to say it promised or does saying something like it will call 911 when your not responsive as part of the standard just salesmanship? When he shows that the armored glass can withstand much greater impact then standard glass in a his presentation isn't that a claim that the glass is much stronger then standard glass of other semi? Sure calling it armored is salemanship but there is a claim within the salemanship If your best defense is that he said thinks that aren't legally binding then that means your fine with some of the worst practices of sales. An action can be legal but also shady, deceptive or shitty. Like seriously were you purposefully being dense I mean just googling "tesla semi 2017" and the event I'm talking about is what pops up in by far the greatest number or videos talking about that event. I thought it was incredibly obvious thats why I never clarified.
@Alex Sander Dude you're all over the place. There's a number of events in 2017, which one? I'm not going to watch them, you can't even tell me what you're complaining about *exactly*, so how can even I verify by watching the event, and *which* event? We've also discussed the timelines ad nauseam. What's reported on the news and articles is often not what is actually promised either. You are complaining about things you can't even confirm was promised, or what was actually promised. It sounds more like your problem is with the salesmanship, and that is part of selling your product, everyone does it. You've just illustrated it yourself citing video games. There are also things called adjectives as well, many of them are left to the reader's interpretation, and can't be confirmed quantitatively. "armored" glass "action packed" adventure video game "buttery" popcorn Usually the only things that are official and legally binding as to what you're actually getting is in the bill of sale, that's it. I don't know what else to tell you at this point.
@paradigmshift7 All I'm saying is watch the 2017 event. He doesn't "promise" he making claims of what the semi can do. The only hyperbole was that the glass can survive a nuke. He never said it was bullet proof but he did claim it was armored. The tesla site doesn't list that feature the site doesn't list most of the claims he made in 2017. He might have never actually lied but he implied that a lot of the features were ready now and one the truck he had show cased. Now since he didn't say it directly he didn't lie but that implication is deceptive in my opinion. Maybe he will be able to slowly release those features years after the semi is in production but to me that is no different for when a video game makes claims and has to fix the issues or add features after they sold them.
@Alex Sander If you wanted to keep track of things Tesla related, there's a few channels here on YT I like to follow if you'd like to give them a look: Munro Live, Ryan Shaw, Cleanerwatt, Electrified. Other channels like JerryRigEverything and Engineering Explained are also pretty good when they cover Tesla-related subjects.
The Rocinante, A lot of people think that 1,000 volt battery, then 1,000 volt charger running DC power into the truck. Do they have to do that? Or can they do something that will be easier? Such as feeding the truck 3,000 volt AC 3 phase power, then convert that power to DC to actually charge the battery on the truck. The power cord they showed off has 8 wires to conduct the power, and two cooling lines inside the outer covering, to keep the wires from getting to hot. To get 1,000,000 watts at 1,000 volts is 1,000 amps. That is a lot of amps. Changing to 3 phase and 3,000 volts, that can reduce the amperage to a much easier to manage 200 amps.
@Daniele G grew up around truck drivers my whole life, had family members who are truck drivers and now own a warehouse/over the road business and I worked in warehouses during my college years with drivers all day.
It's always nice to see technology advancing in a positive direction👍, frito-lay and Pepsi himm does someone have the munchies? I hope nobody over pack those potato chips in the back of that truck, at those altitudes differentials 😂
@Daniel Whyatt I think live streams are posted immediately after the end of a live event automatically. You can see it happen after SpaceX launches, and whenever a stream breaks for any reason. A subsequent resumption creates a new stream.
@Tony W It is a developing tech. What they can do today is in no way reflective of what they will do in ten years. That's like saying a model T can't do a high speed drift lol.
@J Man Let me see that Robot dribble a basketball and then do a 360 Windmill dunk. Even that robot doesn't have anywhere near the dexterity of the dumbest human.
Wow! Thanks for the detailed statistics! A true industrial game changer for safety, efficiency, environmental quality of life all across America. Semper Decimus!
@David Akin wow, what an absurd response. First of all, I'm all for reducing emissions and improving the environment - but this does neither of those things for several reasons, here are two big ones: 1) If this doesn't make good sense for the trucking industry (which you so casually dismissed) then adoption will be dismally low, doing nothing for the environment. 2) If you need 3x as many trucks to haul the same amount of cargo that means you're regularly charging batteries for a whole lot of trucks. Batteries which are ultimately powered by carbon emitting power stations. But yeah, you keep stroking Elon's ego all you want buddy. These things are a pipe dream and Elon is conning all of you.
@Ryhanon Typical Hyperactive American response with a mix of attention deficit disorder. Elon Musk motivation and purpose of developing the Electric Cars & Trucks is to reduce carbon emissions to improve the environment, and not the "Trucking Industry" per se. As I stated, this is an Industrial Game Changer in terms of safety, efficiency, and environmental quality, and if you missed that you obviously have attention deficit disorder. Get diagnosed please.
I have run heavy equipment since I was about 9 years old, drove semi's since I was 16. I am now 59 and would love to work for Tesla developing elect construction equipment. I don't know if that has even been a thought for Elon . I have no education above high school just years of hands on experience with many different types, sizes and brands of equipment. This is my unofficial resume if Tesla ever goes that direction
They can barely meet their needs for batteries now, I suspect another big battery project like that is not in the immediate future. Once battery production ramps up..
Hello Elon, in today's situation you have the opportunity to access unlimited resources, you just need to look more towards Russia... Great cars, I'm glad that there is a person like you on planet earth.
What is fascinating is how the regen breaking was almost able to nulify the presence of hills on the test run graph. So, the efficiency over the entire trip was practically the same as the efficiency over just the flat part of the journey. This will probably remain true regardless of the peak elevation during the trip, if the starting and ending locations have similar elevation. Truly remarkable :)
curb weight is one of the key factors because of the 40 ton legal weight limit. the heavier the truck is, less load you get = less profit/efficiency. I wonder why Elon is still hiding this very key spec 😎😎
@McTrex123 yea don't waste your time on that old boomer he still thinks there is lead acid in the 2170 isn't wet it has to be wet to freeze... he's so old he thinks lead acid batteries is what we use in evs like the ev one from the 90s.... I get maybe we should ask him what year it is
500 miles per charge is a massive improvement compared to the 6.5 mpg of diesel trucks. That alone is worth the price of one Tesla Semi for transport companies.
@Calum Houston - Yes, they did. That's why they have cameras and a hell of a screen to show you what you're doing as you're backing up. Not to mention that they also help as your mirrors as you're driving down the road... please pay attention and do your research before you start speaking...
So amazing !!! I love this!! We are living in amazing times people!!! Using AutoCAD to try out different cups in the cup holder!!!! 🤯 Tesla never seizes to amaze me!!!!!
All it takes is someone with just basic knowledge of the trucking industry to look at the design of this thing to see it was built by people that are clueless... That thing will be a living nightmare an any backup other than straight line back with the drivers seating position. Instead of having 1 blind side back they will both be blind side.. I'd love to see the scale ticket for it's 82,000 gross weight 500 mile trip.. There is no way it made axle or bridge law weight. I also love how the weight of the tractor is basically classified. 🤣😂. With every other EV being far heavier than their ICE counterparts there is no doubt it's much heavier. Especially when it's WELL documented EV loses almost if not half or more of it's range towing a load. Being a commercial vehicle tows far more weight it's only going to compound it.. Being the average EV battery is half or more of the vehicle the battery in this thing has to be enormous.. The 500 mile trip this thing made was in ideal conditions in ideal weather, even then it still went 160 miles less than a driver can drive a diesel in a day and carried less freight.. Something else that seems to be classified is the charging time..🤣😂.. If a Tesla plaid with WAY smaller battery takes 15+ hours to fully charge from 10% to get peak range just think how long the massive battery in this thing is going to take to get ultimate battery life.. My guess is WELL over a day, just to do less work and haul less than a diesel. Reading the comments here it appears to me that not only are the designer's clueless, but the people commenting are also clueless and have probably never even seen the inside of a diesel commercial truck much less set in and drove one.. Don't even have to go into the severe lack of infrastructure that will take decades and trillions of dollars to support EV semi or the already strained electric grid for anyone that doesn't have their head so far up Elon's azz they can taste his breath mints to see how moronic this is... You damn sure not going to see these things going over passes like Donner and Cabbage when it's -10f or less.. 😂🤣
There’s no gears to miss in almost all other trucks. Because they are automatics now. The breaking is a big difference as well as being able to have the power to pull your load up the hills.
@David Henry No I haven’t but that doesn’t mean I don’t know how hard it is. All they want to make is Totally automated computerized trucks. I’m currently driving a 2015 Cascadia Stick shift.
Watch what happens in winter with these batteries lol lol . people think there so smart and yes all vehicles will wreck on ice .Elon says they won't jacknife on ice they will .and there will be exploding batteries watch .no one seeing the none safety factor.See Elon cannot relate to what a person who is responsible and qualified to drive a semi knows.Elon doesn't know it all.cant jacknife I will proof him wrong .put the semi on a icy highway watch what happens.people who are not on the trucking industry are clueless
@camaroman101 Clearly you haven't tried ordering a class A heavy truck lately. It's next to impossible to get one with a manual transmission without putting in a special order and waiting 1-2 years.
@The Adventure Insider lying to investors.. is fraud. Not "inspirational" or "aspirational" .. fraud. The important bit for any trucks is now.. how heavy it is.. it is How much cargo can I carry,.. he failed to answer this one simple... essential question.
@magicker They are capable of carrying the maximum payload allowed. Also, the initial launch date was 2019. I don't get why people pretend that it's a problem that they don't make it to the projected date because it was simply not possible
In just a century we went from inventing the light bulb to paper-thin laptops and electric super-cars. Ehem, Tesla. Imagine what we could do in a million years.
The average haulage journey for artic trucks in the UK is 150km so that battery length of 500mil smashes that but a two way journey London to Scotland is 400-500 miles so would be cutting it fine. Important part would be being able to recharge and start to turn back. Obviously drivers can only drive for a certain amount of time but they should be able to drive up, charge quick enough and start heading back ?
The real life range is not 500 miles. It can possibly be 500 miles if you don't carry a heavy load and run the battery to 0 miles. In real terms, the lorry will be running down to 30% if you want to save the battery life. That's 350 miles. Now throw on a heavier load of cargo. Well..300 miles. Now we need expensive infrastructure to charge these energy demanding trucks. Expensive and challenging for the grid. We're far from what we thought the truck is.
Sorry I mean a journey from London to Scotland is 4-500 miles each way so that's why you would be cutting it fine in one hit and then want to turn around and head back making it a two way journey you would need to charge but would the charge time be efficient enough for you to start to head back within the allotted driving hours a trucker can drive
most of them are problably influencers or jounralists who want to post the footage on their channels before the official footage is coming out as video on demand.
Gotta love how Elon half jokingly says that we should support nuclear energy...but he knows (better than anyone) that nuclear is the cleanest and most sustainable energy generation on the planet. It's really pretty crazy how long nuclear has been demonized, but if the world switched to nuclear energy tomorrow, the "climate catastrophe" would pretty much be over.
watched this whole thing with a smile on my face. Remarkable achievement and a huge development for road transport. I get the impression truckers are going to love the TS
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@UCljtPW_f50VsRhIXN6vP6KA I agree. All challenges. What's interesting is that Tesla built out 40,000 super chargers over the past decade, so it's obviously an embedded cost in their operating model. Perhaps their supercharger build out with the new Semi ecosystem technology has given them the courage and smarts to get others, customers, more involved in this infrastructure cost? A significant strategic component of Tesla next to their automobiles is their super charging infrastructure. No one. Absolutely no one is close to having that super charging ecosystem and it's a significant competitive advantage.
@Ballerheiko Tesla has 40,000 Super Chargers around the globe. I have full confidence Mega Chargers will be constructed by fleet truck operators like PepsiCo and many others. I'm hopeful Tesla, with the Semi, will give insights on how the Cybertruck can deal with towing problems that have been demonstrated in other EV trucks this year (Ford Lightning, Rivian, etc.).
@Ballerheiko Go and actually watch the video YOU sent a link to. Jason shows mathematically how an electric semi operating cost ALONE is half that of a diesel semi. Ignore the performance and self driving, and ignore that a Tesla.semi has 1/5 the breakable maintenance parts of a diesel semi, and this is game changing tech. Oh and an EV semi will reduce emissions by 80%. Semis comprise 20% of all emissions, so, YES, the Tesla Semi will also make a huge dent in emissions reductions. Dude... I'm NOT a tree hugger. I own a Porsche 911 and a Mercedes, but I also have a Tesla Performance Model S. Tesla is a game changer. Enjoy your equivalent horse and buggy tech. Gas cars, SUVs, and trucks only make sense for long distance driving. Tesla Semi and fleet-operated Mega Chargers will change trucking in the next decade. The cost benefit alone will drive adoption. [THIS IS ALL IN THE VIDEO you TOLD ME TO WATCH, Dr Von Braun].
Basically it seems more like a toy for gigacorporationa to help them show off and do some green washing than a revolution in trucking for the mass market.
Most brakeing is done with engine brakes right now as it is. Which only brakes the tractors drive axels. A not badly load balanced trailer doesn't need seperate braking outside of inclement weather. It's fine man.
The Semi & trailer brakes are only needed/used for emergency level deceleration and parking. As you can hear, the two axels and three motors are doing all normal acceleration and regenerative braking.
No doubt Tesla will be their own biggest customer delivering thousands of semi’s for part’s delivery. Gaining yet more vertical efficiency,,,buying no “6$” diesel for the fleet that competitors will have to budget. GM/Ford/VW can not compete with that.
@T’s Life You are brain washed.EV before it is in your driveway put out more pollution in the air then Diesel.It takes 100000 miles before any EV starts to loose percentage of pollution.Look it up research VW research not political 🐂
Q: what's the max cargo weight of the truck? Musk: yes. Q: what's the max utility weight of the truck? Musk: It drives 500 miles and you didn't see it recharge.
Exciting to see what Tesla can do for the transportation sector. We need to reduce those emissions drastically. I hope this will be the rock that sets the world in motion.
I got a bug for ya. Security Convoy: a combination of Semi and Cybertruck transport for high profile cargo. Seamlessly integrated 5 Semi, 3 Cybertruck convoy for high efficiency and versatility in all terrain with integrated Starlink network solutions.
Well, there was that big pandemic thing that caused a lot of problems... What is the final price you were quoted? I haven't heard anyone getting a quote yet.
The master stroke - central driver position…… so Semi could sell into US (left hand drive) or UK (right hand drive) type markets without the need for “versions” - brilliant thinking! Oh yeah and it’s a clever mode of transport. 👍🇳🇿
Nope, it doesn't work like that. American truck design only works... in america. Different regulation. In america, only the payload size count, while in europe, the whole truck lenght count. So american truck cabines looks much bigger. They'll need an european version if they're serious about it. Unless the european market is OK with losing a bit quantity over a nice electric solution.
Congrats on the tri-motor efficiency cut out of the 2nd & 3rd motors at highway speeds, just outstanding engineering….and efficiency. One only needs one Plaid motor to do hi way speeds. 2nd & 3 rear motors do acceleration/decceraleration/ charging . Eat it Freight liner, class 8 electric is here.
Excellent video but please cut the first 20 minutes, it is just a static picture of the truck with music playing. We have seen it already, not that interesting to look at for 20 minutes.Besides that well done.
Pam here….this event was the ‘real’ news of the decade…relevant, life changing, revolutionizing breakthrough tech that will disrupt trucking, save countless lives of truckers, and others in trucking wrecks…..yet all the media could talk about was Elon suspending an idiot Twat from Twitter who is a meaningless, self aggrandizing, useless human. Meanwhile more purposeful, impactful, and lifesaving work is overlooked.
Should calculate COST/MILE(or KM) Tesla: (1.7kwh/Mile) * cost / (charge efficiency)=1.7* $0.15/kwh / 90% = $0.28 /mile TO COMPARE Diesel truck (6.5 mile/gal): (0.154 Gal / mile) * ($5 / gal) = $0.77 / mile That is a BIG difference.
@Yaad Abraad 🇯🇲 You don't have to worry about a thing driver. These things will back and slam themselves into the dock then explode. Mission accomplished! 😎
9 years experience trucker here, for me personally not a fan, sometimes I need to stick my head out when doing certain backing maneuvers because it's to dark, rainy or snowing and my seat being next to door helps me get in and out of the truck fast while swapping trailers/making deliveries.
Problem is it will only be good for solo drivers already driving. Won't be able to train since it's one seat and won't be able to team drive which most companies like of course until batteries get more efficient team driving is mute anyway. Driver training is the biggest issue atm
Centering the cockpit seating increased the blind spots. Knowing Tesla, they have integrated collision mitigation and exterior cameras to compensate for the increased blind spots.
bro every long nose pete driving old head wont let a 18spd go like its the last thing on earth, much less a electric truck. people are stuck in their ways. same shit happened when automatics started getting good now you have to look hard to find a manual on the road. once al the old heads die off or retire the more open minded new truckers will thankfully take their place. im sick of oldheads anyways. them mfs got a ego bigger than the sun
Even if many private owners are reluctant at first, the fleet purchases for spoke operations are certain. The financial incentives are huge with a three year pay back just from energy and service savings alone. At first, V4 infrastructure can be custom installed for each new fleet purchaser, while the national infrastructure can be installed or upgraded gradually to support nationwide+ Cybertruck and Semi V4 Supercharging.
Slam dunk? Explain. There are a whole load of big question marks with this. 500 miles? Well... 500 if you run the truck from 100% down to 0%. What if I carry a heavier load and want to save the battery life? Then keep the battery life above 30% so realistically 300 miles is the range. What is the cost of fleets to install charging infrastructure to charge 1000volt batteries and how much energy does each truck consume? Existing charging stations with the capacity of charging these things in less than an hour is time simply not readily available. Pretty important information because I can tell you it is very expensive to set these things up. And what about long haul? Tesla simply are not long haul because who will pay for these charging stations on the highways and how long will it take to set them up?? It is a bit of a pipe dream. I like what Hyliion are doing. Natural gas is a better alternative at rhe moment. No excessive batteries with demanding charging. No need for expensive charging infaustracture that will become obsolete the moment greener fuels become cost effective and available. The upfront cost of owning a tesla truck is high. It is pointless if you need to charge during a journey and fleets will almost certainly need to install their own expensive v4 charging stations. It will take a long time to get a return on investment if you buy tesla trucks for long haul, slightly less if you buy them for shorter haul. But in the states and europe, they're interested in 700+ miles range and fast refilling. Tesla is not there yet.
Naw compared to the 2017 event and claims this was absolutely flat. Like where was the claim of armored glass that could survive a nuke? Or the feature where the truck will call 911 if your not responsive. Talk of wireless charging and autocad cup holders was plain boring.
@Carlos Gonzalez There a tons of videos with fluent intersting flamboyant presenters who say nothing at all a they know nothing about the shit they talk about. You are free to search and enjoy them. 😜😂🤷♂️
He always wants to make sure, the important systematic benefits are talked about and not the marketing speech about the product. So sometimes he searches for words to find the right way to get that across. I really like his way of thinking and presenting too.
I would like to know the turn radius of this truck, any trucker knows the main benefit of a daycab truck is usually it has a shorter wheel base and can make much tighter turns and get into tighter areas to make deliveries, very useful when delivering into urban areas; for example: New York and its burrows, Chicago, etc. Driving a full size semi with a sleeper cab into areas like these are doable, but can be a nightmare.
“A nightmare” is putting it lightly lol.
There’s nothing worse than seeing “New Jersey” on the preload… but as you said it is doable, but i imagine there are a lot of places around that simply can’t accommodate a full size truck but this certainly wouldn’t hurt anything in that regard…
@Brian B-P I was just at Giga Austin delivering parts for the new semi assembly line. It wasn't even built yet. But they are working around the clock on it. This semi is being purpose built for metropolitan areas and major cities to reduce carbon footprint. This is also the same plan for electric vehicles such as cars. I'm on board with that idea. But if you trying to come take my job as a regional tractor trailer driver, we are going to have some problems. Especially when Tesla told me that I could not have one of these trucks because my company isn't large enough.
The turning radius will be the same as any other truck of the same wheelbase, but of course they don't give the wheelbase. Although it is only a daycab, the "500 mile" version is extended to accommodate more battery, so it has the length of a short sleeper cab.
@David Henry You got a point
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Nice! It’s a start. Brands like Tesla has the power of transform the industry, you doing right. That huge screen for mirrors and infotainment looks sick. Well done!
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haulage companies dont give a crap about infotainment or cup holders. you get paid by load and time and this can only carry half of what a diesel truck can and takes twice as long.
The telsa semis should have a heads-up display. It keeps the drivers eyes looking straight ahead and improves comfort instead of looking to the side screens. Also all teslas should implement hud's.
Good job Tesla and team, beautiful and well done car. I see that you had put a lot of sweat and hours and it paid off.
Even if your face don’t appear on the video, to you my fellow engineers:
Congratulations!!.
I’m proud of you!!.
@Ion C NO HES NOT! Let me guess you think he invented the tunnel? and mission achieved on that? LOL
It was all Musk no one else🤣
@Ion C no he is nor
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Elon is technically an engineer that worked on the truck so... 😁
Looks so smooth to drive, I didn’t see any bouncing or swaying. It looks like it’s floating .
My 2nd chance to watch this presentation! 1,000 V Power System! GreatGreat job. LookingLooking forward to seeing these rigsrigs on the road!
Thanks Tesla!
The initial music is espectacular. ✨️
Memorable event and moment for Tesla's story
@Lab Growth TIME HAS ALREADY PROVEN HES A PROVEN FAILURE AND LIAR! (but keep being a good musktard keep to the lies)
TUNNEL FAILURE
SELF DRIVE FAILURE
LIES ABOUT SOLAR TILES!
ALSO SIMPLE MATHS PROVE THE TESLA TRUCK IS 150% MORE EXPENSIVE TO RUN THAN A DIESEL TRUCK!
END OF STORY!
THERE IS NO TIME TO CHANGE THAT!
Thats a generous way to put outright lies like he did for his robot DID I MENTIONTHE SOLAR TILES WHICH YOU FORGOT TO MENTION! LOL
" But he and his teams are making possible a lot of impossibles"
NO THEY ARE NOT!
What impossible thing have they done?
"Time will clear our doubts "
Theres no doubt for the non ignorant/non musktard!
BATTERIES WILL LOSE 20% A YEAR ATLEAST!
THE PAID PEPSI 194,000$ TO "BUY EACH TRUCK!
A 130000$ BATTERY NEEDS REPLACING 2-4 yearsAND THAT COSTS 130000$!
@Dan Quayles ITS SPELT POTATOE! Time will tell who was a liar and who was an optimistic revolutionary in his era. Have a nice day!
@Lab Growth "that he is a little over optimistic, no doubt on that,"
Thats a generous way to put outright lies like he did for his robot DID I MENTIONTHE SOLAR TILES WHICH YOU FORGOT TO MENTION! LOL
" But he and his teams are making possible a lot of impossibles"
NO THEY ARE NOT!
What impossible thing have they done?
"Time will clear our doubts "
Theres no doubt for the non ignorant/non musktard!
BATTERIES WILL LOSE 20% A YEAR ATLEAST!
THE PAID PEPSI 194,000$ TO "BUY EACH TRUCK!
A 130000$ BATTERY NEEDS REPLACING 2-4 yearsAND THAT COSTS 130000$!
@Dan Quayles ITS SPELT POTATOE! that he is a little over optimistic, no doubt on that, there are a lot of evidences. But he and his teams are making possible a lot of impossibles. So nothing to add. Time will clear our doubts about what can be done and not.
@Lab Growth Well yes i can. I could say the first time I heard about him trying to do a hyper tube he was an idiot for thinking it would work and his "its really not that hard" is pure IGNORANCE!
What do you want solid evidence for? HIS HYPER TUBE BEING A COMPLETE AND UTTER FAILURE?
His fake solar tiles that he lied about when they didnt exist?
His trucks by 2017?
His self driving car?
DO YOU REALISE SONAR IS A STUPID IDEA FOR THIS? I DID WHEN I HEARD IT!
His stupid idea to take all the worlds space payloads to space once every two years?
ROCKETS INSTEAD OF PLANES! LOL
You will notice these didnt happen and his plans where absolute stupid! most of which just need common sense!
this is like the iphone moment for the trucking industry
If it was like the iPhone moment, another brand would have already made a better version 2 years ago. 🤣🤣🤣
More like samsung moment, they've always been better and anybody who does not just blindly follow hype would know that
@Newfree Nayshaun just wrong
My Opinion we all know at some point in time this vehicle will have mechanical issues such as a simple battery failure just remember it will cost you or a company $ 70K for a battery replacement plus installment cost in the thousands.. These underlined cost itself is proof of a very bad investment regardless of the hype by Tesla . The question is how many of you will be so misinformed..
Not really. It's got poor range compared to the ERX hyliion truck and it requires a lot of energy to charge. It is not a long haul truck
The presentation was pretty good but I felt some things were missing and so I re-watch the 2017 one. Many features promised are missing. Its pretty disappointing when watched compared to 2017. 2017 really now seems like over hyping and maybe even lying just to get investors.
I will say this I find it hilarious that this dude can talk perfectly fine and then you got Elon musk over there struggling to finish sentences and constantly pausing I'm just like man way to show up the CEO man
I remember the 2017 presentation, "we can do it now" (FSD on EV semi trucks) and will deliver Tesla semi trucks in 2019. In less than one month we are 2023, 4 years late.
What is the exact cargo load capacity in lbs/kg, and at full cargo load capacity what is the total range in one charge, also the cost of the semi-truck, abondance and cost of the 1MW charger, total ownership costs for the truck's lifecycle are probably the most important questions professionals have for the truck, how fast the truck does 0-60mph or wireless charging is of the lowest importance for a freight company
In that real world test, it looks like there are around 12-14 600kg boxes. Which would be around 7200-8400kg of load... Could Tesla give some numbers on how much the truck weights and what's the max load it can carry?
@Brian B-P they don’t. Even thunder foot got the weight of jersey barriers wrong by a factor of 4…
The bottom line is we can guess the weight but it would only be a guess.
How do you think that you know what the weight of each box is?
@Robaroo So it's fair to assume that this whole presentation of his, is nothing more than a perpetuation of the Musk-scam. Well, this doggo ain't surprised. It's a pity though that we don't have those numbers.
@JZ's BFF There's nothing suspicious about it. The numbers are not good. If the numbers were good, they would roll them out on a red carpet for everyone to see.
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I wasn't too far off 😂😂😂
If it’s anything like other Tesla projects they’ll never make enough. All sounds great in theory as usual.
you aware that the automobile business is the hardest in the world and that you can't make cars like you make candy, right?
@paradigmshift7 Dude its the semi unveil of 2017. Google tesla semi 2017 and its the first that pops up. But fine I'll spell it out for you look Tesla Semi & Roadster Unveil up on this same channel. I'm not talking about what others wrote in articles but what Elon stated himself in the reveal. Whats a confirmed promise? Does he have to say it promised or does saying something like it will call 911 when your not responsive as part of the standard just salesmanship? When he shows that the armored glass can withstand much greater impact then standard glass in a his presentation isn't that a claim that the glass is much stronger then standard glass of other semi? Sure calling it armored is salemanship but there is a claim within the salemanship
If your best defense is that he said thinks that aren't legally binding then that means your fine with some of the worst practices of sales. An action can be legal but also shady, deceptive or shitty.
Like seriously were you purposefully being dense I mean just googling "tesla semi 2017" and the event I'm talking about is what pops up in by far the greatest number or videos talking about that event. I thought it was incredibly obvious thats why I never clarified.
@Alex Sander Dude you're all over the place. There's a number of events in 2017, which one? I'm not going to watch them, you can't even tell me what you're complaining about *exactly*, so how can even I verify by watching the event, and *which* event? We've also discussed the timelines ad nauseam.
What's reported on the news and articles is often not what is actually promised either.
You are complaining about things you can't even confirm was promised, or what was actually promised. It sounds more like your problem is with the salesmanship, and that is part of selling your product, everyone does it. You've just illustrated it yourself citing video games. There are also things called adjectives as well, many of them are left to the reader's interpretation, and can't be confirmed quantitatively.
"armored" glass
"action packed" adventure video game
"buttery" popcorn
Usually the only things that are official and legally binding as to what you're actually getting is in the bill of sale, that's it. I don't know what else to tell you at this point.
@paradigmshift7 All I'm saying is watch the 2017 event. He doesn't "promise" he making claims of what the semi can do. The only hyperbole was that the glass can survive a nuke. He never said it was bullet proof but he did claim it was armored. The tesla site doesn't list that feature the site doesn't list most of the claims he made in 2017. He might have never actually lied but he implied that a lot of the features were ready now and one the truck he had show cased. Now since he didn't say it directly he didn't lie but that implication is deceptive in my opinion. Maybe he will be able to slowly release those features years after the semi is in production but to me that is no different for when a video game makes claims and has to fix the issues or add features after they sold them.
@Alex Sander If you wanted to keep track of things Tesla related, there's a few channels here on YT I like to follow if you'd like to give them a look: Munro Live, Ryan Shaw, Cleanerwatt, Electrified. Other channels like JerryRigEverything and Engineering Explained are also pretty good when they cover Tesla-related subjects.
That driver view just after 43 minutes looks like a cockpit from elite dangerous
That megawatt cable is friggin awesome!
The Rocinante, A lot of people think that 1,000 volt battery, then 1,000 volt charger running DC power into the truck. Do they have to do that? Or can they do something that will be easier? Such as feeding the truck 3,000 volt AC 3 phase power, then convert that power to DC to actually charge the battery on the truck.
The power cord they showed off has 8 wires to conduct the power, and two cooling lines inside the outer covering, to keep the wires from getting to hot. To get 1,000,000 watts at 1,000 volts is 1,000 amps. That is a lot of amps. Changing to 3 phase and 3,000 volts, that can reduce the amperage to a much easier to manage 200 amps.
Several "it has wireless charging" seems to be the event's "it's got electrolytes" Brawndo argument.
None of those people in the crowd are truck drivers 😂😂
@Christopher Smith plus is Tesla going to install these every single truck stop? Replace gas pumps with 30+ charging stations for every 6 pumps?
They know nothing about trucks and what truckers actually want.
800+ miles range.
Yeah, but now crypto is crashing these geeks might need to find a new career.
@Daniele G that’s me.
@Daniele G grew up around truck drivers my whole life, had family members who are truck drivers and now own a warehouse/over the road business and I worked in warehouses during my college years with drivers all day.
They look really cool. I hope they're safe and good.
Lol
It's always nice to see technology advancing in a positive direction👍, frito-lay and Pepsi himm does someone have the munchies? I hope nobody over pack those potato chips in the back of that truck, at those altitudes differentials 😂
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@Daniel Whyatt I think live streams are posted immediately after the end of a live event automatically. You can see it happen after SpaceX launches, and whenever a stream breaks for any reason. A subsequent resumption creates a new stream.
When full autonomous driving meet trucking, that will be crazy!
Elon and this amazing team. So much ahead of the rest. Brilliant
Check how much this weigh. And then check total weight allowed. This tesla truck will not be a hit.
@Tony W It is a developing tech. What they can do today is in no way reflective of what they will do in ten years. That's like saying a model T can't do a high speed drift lol.
@J Man Let me see that Robot dribble a basketball and then do a 360 Windmill dunk. Even that robot doesn't have anywhere near the dexterity of the dumbest human.
@Jonas Grundey yes really
LOL Boston Dynamics has a fully functional human type robot. Elon has a guy in a suit. Have you even checked what Doge coin is worth now?
Congratulations Tesla! This is the iPhone moment for the trucking industry!
oh dear.. straight jacket on aisle 5
i thought that wa 5 years ago lol
Love Elon’s jokes 😂
Elon is a joke.
Wow! Thanks for the detailed statistics! A true industrial game changer for safety, efficiency, environmental quality of life all across America. Semper Decimus!
@David Akin wow, what an absurd response. First of all, I'm all for reducing emissions and improving the environment - but this does neither of those things for several reasons, here are two big ones:
1) If this doesn't make good sense for the trucking industry (which you so casually dismissed) then adoption will be dismally low, doing nothing for the environment.
2) If you need 3x as many trucks to haul the same amount of cargo that means you're regularly charging batteries for a whole lot of trucks. Batteries which are ultimately powered by carbon emitting power stations.
But yeah, you keep stroking Elon's ego all you want buddy. These things are a pipe dream and Elon is conning all of you.
@Ryhanon Typical Hyperactive American response with a mix of attention deficit disorder. Elon Musk motivation and purpose of developing the Electric Cars & Trucks is to reduce carbon emissions to improve the environment, and not the "Trucking Industry" per se. As I stated, this is an Industrial Game Changer in terms of safety, efficiency, and environmental quality, and if you missed that you obviously have attention deficit disorder. Get diagnosed please.
there is only 1 important stat... how much cant it carry.. and he failed dismally to tell us
Hahaha. Don’t take him out of his fantasy.
What detailed statistics? Almost nothing that matters to the trucking industry was even discussed.
I have run heavy equipment since I was about 9 years old, drove semi's since I was 16. I am now 59 and would love to work for Tesla developing elect construction equipment. I don't know if that has even been a thought for Elon . I have no education above high school just years of hands on experience with many different types, sizes and brands of equipment. This is my unofficial resume if Tesla ever goes that direction
They can barely meet their needs for batteries now, I suspect another big battery project like that is not in the immediate future. Once battery production ramps up..
Hello Elon, in today's situation you have the opportunity to access unlimited resources, you just need to look more towards Russia... Great cars, I'm glad that there is a person like you on planet earth.
What is fascinating is how the regen breaking was almost able to nulify the presence of hills on the test run graph. So, the efficiency over the entire trip was practically the same as the efficiency over just the flat part of the journey. This will probably remain true regardless of the peak elevation during the trip, if the starting and ending locations have similar elevation.
Truly remarkable :)
curb weight is one of the key factors because of the 40 ton legal weight limit. the heavier the truck is, less load you get = less profit/efficiency. I wonder why Elon is still hiding this very key spec 😎😎
@oisiaathere's a reason Musk hasn't released any actual figures.
@steven G So you think the Tesla Semi is 10,000 pounds HEAVIER than a regular diesel truck?
@oisiaa lol no you are looking about 5 tonnes extra weight for a tesla truck.
@McTrex123 yea don't waste your time on that old boomer he still thinks there is lead acid in the 2170 isn't wet it has to be wet to freeze... he's so old he thinks lead acid batteries is what we use in evs like the ev one from the 90s.... I get maybe we should ask him what year it is
I want to drive one!
Congratulations to EVERYONE. Fucking Awesome. Plus, I got to say I LOVED the Pepsi Bro's Schwang! Noice.😁
I love how 40% is just a image of a semi
Can the X-37b have escape velocity for Huygens?
This is amazing 💪
500 miles per charge is a massive improvement compared to the 6.5 mpg of diesel trucks. That alone is worth the price of one Tesla Semi for transport companies.
Not according to the numpties!
Thank you so much Tesla team for all you are doing for humanity. Keep trucking!
@Calum Houston - Yes, they did. That's why they have cameras and a hell of a screen to show you what you're doing as you're backing up. Not to mention that they also help as your mirrors as you're driving down the road... please pay attention and do your research before you start speaking...
Yeah, they even put the driver seat in the middle. I guess they never considered what you would do if you need to reverse.
So amazing !!! I love this!!
We are living in amazing times people!!!
Using AutoCAD to try out different cups in the cup holder!!!! 🤯
Tesla never seizes to amaze me!!!!!
All it takes is someone with just basic knowledge of the trucking industry to look at the design of this thing to see it was built by people that are clueless... That thing will be a living nightmare an any backup other than straight line back with the drivers seating position. Instead of having 1 blind side back they will both be blind side..
I'd love to see the scale ticket for it's 82,000 gross weight 500 mile trip.. There is no way it made axle or bridge law weight. I also love how the weight of the tractor is basically classified. 🤣😂. With every other EV being far heavier than their ICE counterparts there is no doubt it's much heavier. Especially when it's WELL documented EV loses almost if not half or more of it's range towing a load. Being a commercial vehicle tows far more weight it's only going to compound it.. Being the average EV battery is half or more of the vehicle the battery in this thing has to be enormous..
The 500 mile trip this thing made was in ideal conditions in ideal weather, even then it still went 160 miles less than a driver can drive a diesel in a day and carried less freight.. Something else that seems to be classified is the charging time..🤣😂.. If a Tesla plaid with WAY smaller battery takes 15+ hours to fully charge from 10% to get peak range just think how long the massive battery in this thing is going to take to get ultimate battery life.. My guess is WELL over a day, just to do less work and haul less than a diesel.
Reading the comments here it appears to me that not only are the designer's clueless, but the people commenting are also clueless and have probably never even seen the inside of a diesel commercial truck much less set in and drove one..
Don't even have to go into the severe lack of infrastructure that will take decades and trillions of dollars to support EV semi or the already strained electric grid for anyone that doesn't have their head so far up Elon's azz they can taste his breath mints to see how moronic this is...
You damn sure not going to see these things going over passes like Donner and Cabbage when it's -10f or less.. 😂🤣
They canceled cabovers before and we all hated it. We’d love if they did it this second time around
There’s no gears to miss in almost all other trucks. Because they are automatics now. The breaking is a big difference as well as being able to have the power to pull your load up the hills.
@David Henry No I haven’t but that doesn’t mean I don’t know how hard it is. All they want to make is Totally automated computerized trucks. I’m currently driving a 2015 Cascadia Stick shift.
Watch what happens in winter with these batteries lol lol . people think there so smart and yes all vehicles will wreck on ice .Elon says they won't jacknife on ice they will .and there will be exploding batteries watch .no one seeing the none safety factor.See Elon cannot relate to what a person who is responsible and qualified to drive a semi knows.Elon doesn't know it all.cant jacknife I will proof him wrong .put the semi on a icy highway watch what happens.people who are not on the trucking industry are clueless
@camaroman101 Clearly you haven't tried ordering a class A heavy truck lately. It's next to impossible to get one with a manual transmission without putting in a special order and waiting 1-2 years.
That accident with the semi driver that killed a bunch of people going downhill wasn't that long ago.
Amazing work.
What an amazing time to be alive in human history. This was all in the sci-fi movies I used to watch as a kid.
That's my favourite sci-fi movie. Where a guy drives a truck that can't pull as much as regular trucks but is more expensive.
@The Adventure Insider lying to investors.. is fraud. Not "inspirational" or "aspirational" .. fraud. The important bit for any trucks is now.. how heavy it is.. it is How much cargo can I carry,.. he failed to answer this one simple... essential question.
@magicker They are capable of carrying the maximum payload allowed. Also, the initial launch date was 2019. I don't get why people pretend that it's a problem that they don't make it to the projected date because it was simply not possible
In just a century we went from inventing the light bulb to paper-thin laptops and electric super-cars. Ehem, Tesla. Imagine what we could do in a million years.
@magicker that's what y'all said about the Models S, X, 3 and Y ... there's no sense debunking half-wits like you anymore ...
The average haulage journey for artic trucks in the UK is 150km so that battery length of 500mil smashes that but a two way journey London to Scotland is 400-500 miles so would be cutting it fine. Important part would be being able to recharge and start to turn back. Obviously drivers can only drive for a certain amount of time but they should be able to drive up, charge quick enough and start heading back ?
The real life range is not 500 miles.
It can possibly be 500 miles if you don't carry a heavy load and run the battery to 0 miles. In real terms, the lorry will be running down to 30% if you want to save the battery life. That's 350 miles.
Now throw on a heavier load of cargo. Well..300 miles. Now we need expensive infrastructure to charge these energy demanding trucks. Expensive and challenging for the grid. We're far from what we thought the truck is.
Sorry I mean a journey from London to Scotland is 4-500 miles each way so that's why you would be cutting it fine in one hit and then want to turn around and head back making it a two way journey you would need to charge but would the charge time be efficient enough for you to start to head back within the allotted driving hours a trucker can drive
I never understand why people decide to pull their phones out to record this on their own at the event. Be present!! Total black mirror vibes
most of them are problably influencers or jounralists who want to post the footage on their channels before the official footage is coming out as video on demand.
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Gotta love how Elon half jokingly says that we should support nuclear energy...but he knows (better than anyone) that nuclear is the cleanest and most sustainable energy generation on the planet. It's really pretty crazy how long nuclear has been demonized, but if the world switched to nuclear energy tomorrow, the "climate catastrophe" would pretty much be over.
Well he knows it's needed but also knows it's a can of worms. He's got enough worms his plate.
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amazing!!!
watched this whole thing with a smile on my face. Remarkable achievement and a huge development for road transport. I get the impression truckers are going to love the TS
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semi's tire looks different than before
I can't wait to see them on the road over here in Germany.
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@UCljtPW_f50VsRhIXN6vP6KA I agree. All challenges.
What's interesting is that Tesla built out 40,000 super chargers over the past decade, so it's obviously an embedded cost in their operating model.
Perhaps their supercharger build out with the new Semi ecosystem technology has given them the courage and smarts to get others, customers, more involved in this infrastructure cost?
A significant strategic component of Tesla next to their automobiles is their super charging infrastructure. No one. Absolutely no one is close to having that super charging ecosystem and it's a significant competitive advantage.
@Ballerheiko Tesla has 40,000 Super Chargers around the globe.
I have full confidence Mega Chargers will be constructed by fleet truck operators like PepsiCo and many others.
I'm hopeful Tesla, with the Semi, will give insights on how the Cybertruck can deal with towing problems that have been demonstrated in other EV trucks this year (Ford Lightning, Rivian, etc.).
@Ballerheiko Go and actually watch the video YOU sent a link to. Jason shows mathematically how an electric semi operating cost ALONE is half that of a diesel semi. Ignore the performance and self driving, and ignore that a Tesla.semi has 1/5 the breakable maintenance parts of a diesel semi, and this is game changing tech.
Oh and an EV semi will reduce emissions by 80%. Semis comprise 20% of all emissions, so, YES, the Tesla Semi will also make a huge dent in emissions reductions.
Dude...
I'm NOT a tree hugger.
I own a Porsche 911 and a Mercedes, but I also have a Tesla Performance Model S.
Tesla is a game changer.
Enjoy your equivalent horse and buggy tech. Gas cars, SUVs, and trucks only make sense for long distance driving.
Tesla Semi and fleet-operated Mega Chargers will change trucking in the next decade. The cost benefit alone will drive adoption. [THIS IS ALL IN THE VIDEO you TOLD ME TO WATCH, Dr Von Braun].
Basically it seems more like a toy for gigacorporationa to help them show off and do some green washing than a revolution in trucking for the mass market.
Will it tow the normal semi-trailer or some type with regenerative brakes? Because I think you need to brake not only the truck…
Most brakeing is done with engine brakes right now as it is. Which only brakes the tractors drive axels. A not badly load balanced trailer doesn't need seperate braking outside of inclement weather. It's fine man.
The Semi & trailer brakes are only needed/used for emergency level deceleration and parking. As you can hear, the two axels and three motors are doing all normal acceleration and regenerative braking.
No doubt Tesla will be their own biggest customer delivering thousands of semi’s for part’s delivery. Gaining yet more vertical efficiency,,,buying no “6$” diesel for the fleet that competitors will have to budget. GM/Ford/VW can not compete with that.
Amazing work Tesla 💪
Yeah, an amazing con and waste of time as usual. Trevor Milton has nothing on Musk, the most boring sociopath on Earth.
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Bless your soul.
Thank u
I'm all for the EV but I'm not sleeping in one where a battery might burn my ass up when they explode and catch on 🔥
@T’s Life Also children in other countries are digging for the material for batteries.are dieing from it
@T’s Life either plan brain washed and cannot research or just a one way person.
@T’s Life You are brain washed.EV before it is in your driveway put out more pollution in the air then Diesel.It takes 100000 miles before any EV starts to loose percentage of pollution.Look it up research VW research not political 🐂
@T’s Life dipshit diesel doesn't catch on fire like that
@Darrel V The petrol is raw the acid is contained in a cell.
Man what do you think runs the accessories in your “Diesel” beast ?
A battery 🔋 😜
New invention are good but Tesla can’t compete with demand there delivery time is insane
Watch out on the highway in the winter ,wow common on Elon you are a genius but not in the real world of truckers
What's it's load carrying capacity Elon?
Who cares?? It has wireless charging!!
What’s the load capacity vs truck (& battery) load?
Q: what's the max cargo weight of the truck?
Musk: yes.
Q: what's the max utility weight of the truck?
Musk: It drives 500 miles and you didn't see it recharge.
Just to make sure, he did roll it down the hill. :) Maybe I will be a truck driver when I retired from my current job.
Exciting to see what Tesla can do for the transportation sector. We need to reduce those emissions drastically. I hope this will be the rock that sets the world in motion.
Let reviewers get a hold of these before we get too excited
@Construction TikTok Simple math, a battery will never reach the energy density of liquid fuel.
@Construction TikTok no
@Gilbert3000 wow no faith or hope in future technologies?
One advantage to selling the early ones to Pepsi etc while they ramp production is they'll find all the bugs and kinks before they go mainstream.
@Gilbert3000 You are reduced to just lying. Shameful. What a small and dishonest person you are.
How long does it take to re fully charge ?
Where's the Tesla Truck already Elon? Starting to feel like vaporware
Elon is still trying to put out the burning husk that is his Twitter fixes.
I got a bug for ya. Security Convoy: a combination of Semi and Cybertruck transport for high profile cargo. Seamlessly integrated 5 Semi, 3 Cybertruck convoy for high efficiency and versatility in all terrain with integrated Starlink network solutions.
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No?
Finally, an epic car for me to drive and take all things to the workers. Good Job Tesla. :D
So, how many pedestrians will it run over after you put self driving into it?
Cant wait to see them in Europe 😉
@Baal Netbek meh
That't not a truck made for truckers, that's an inefficient toy to hype the Elon fans.
@Andrew Devine meh...
You won't. Trucking is a cost intensive industry and this stupid thing is impractical in every regard.
Meanwhile I'm still waiting on my cyber truck. Multiple delays and now with x2 the price what I was supposed to pay.
Well, there was that big pandemic thing that caused a lot of problems... What is the final price you were quoted? I haven't heard anyone getting a quote yet.
doubled, you say? what did they promise initially, and what are they asking now?
The master stroke - central driver position…… so Semi could sell into US (left hand drive) or UK (right hand drive) type markets without the need for “versions” - brilliant thinking! Oh yeah and it’s a clever mode of transport. 👍🇳🇿
Nope, it doesn't work like that. American truck design only works... in america. Different regulation. In america, only the payload size count, while in europe, the whole truck lenght count. So american truck cabines looks much bigger. They'll need an european version if they're serious about it. Unless the european market is OK with losing a bit quantity over a nice electric solution.
@Darrel V You can appreciate spacecraft without being an astronaut.
People who talk how cool the semi is but do not drive one WOW.
Congrats on the tri-motor efficiency cut out of the 2nd & 3rd motors at highway speeds, just outstanding engineering….and efficiency. One only needs one Plaid motor to do hi way speeds. 2nd & 3 rear motors do acceleration/decceraleration/ charging . Eat it Freight liner, class 8 electric is here.
Can this pull existing trailers? What sort of hydraulic system does it have to power the brakes on the trailer?
Of course it can pull existing trailers. It works like like a regular semi.
What would be the point to manufacture a semi that cannot pull existing trailers?
@canadian V stig
Yes, air brakes. I misspoke.
Umm.. you mean air brakes? Semis don't use hydraulics. You can see the air lines and gladhands in many of the videos and pics shown.
That sounded like Cybertruck, AND Roadster will have 1K volt powertrain.
A big congrats to Tesla. Well done presentation.
i can't wait for the review
Can’t wait for Tesla airplanes :)
Elon: Yup, efficient, yup...
Which songs play at the intro those beats are sick! The world needs the Tesla original soundtrack
Scrolling to find out
Looking forward to seeing one of these on the road, it looks pretty unique.
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Excellent video but please cut the first 20 minutes, it is just a static picture of the truck with music playing. We have seen it already, not that interesting to look at for 20 minutes.Besides that well done.
This is the future
Would of been cool for it to be in a transformers movie 😂
No😊
Pam here….this event was the ‘real’ news of the decade…relevant, life changing, revolutionizing breakthrough tech that will disrupt trucking, save countless lives of truckers, and others in trucking wrecks…..yet all the media could talk about was Elon suspending an idiot Twat from Twitter who is a meaningless, self aggrandizing, useless human. Meanwhile more purposeful, impactful, and lifesaving work is overlooked.
Nice! Can't wait to see the Robotaxi. Elon is a masterful visionary
Hahaha
You could maybe look up thunderfoot on Clip-Share. He has some good Videos on elon musk
The Wipers....anyone see the wipers actually move over the 8 hour 500 mile journey?
How much does the truck weigh on its own?
No idea, but at 1.7 kwh per mile there is about 3.3 tons of cells or around 5 tons for the battery pack.
Should calculate COST/MILE(or KM) Tesla: (1.7kwh/Mile) * cost / (charge efficiency)=1.7* $0.15/kwh / 90% = $0.28 /mile TO COMPARE Diesel truck (6.5 mile/gal): (0.154 Gal / mile) * ($5 / gal) = $0.77 / mile That is a BIG difference.
Amazing Tesla Semi Truck
I wanna know the truckers opinion about the single centered seat layout
I think it’s really good to increase visibility and reduce blindspot
@Yaad Abraad 🇯🇲 You don't have to worry about a thing driver. These things will back and slam themselves into the dock then explode. Mission accomplished! 😎
9 years experience trucker here, for me personally not a fan, sometimes I need to stick my head out when doing certain backing maneuvers because it's to dark, rainy or snowing and my seat being next to door helps me get in and out of the truck fast while swapping trailers/making deliveries.
@warman35king There not gonna increase the range they cannot.So be prepared for the long haul to go bye bye .it will be by train or a relay
Problem is it will only be good for solo drivers already driving. Won't be able to train since it's one seat and won't be able to team drive which most companies like of course until batteries get more efficient team driving is mute anyway. Driver training is the biggest issue atm
Centering the cockpit seating increased the blind spots. Knowing Tesla, they have integrated collision mitigation and exterior cameras to compensate for the increased blind spots.
Nice work
The video doesn't start until 20:50
Thank You Everybody for All that you are doing for our Planet Earth.... Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. Namaste .. 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ 🌷 ☮ ❤🕊
I'm looking forward to seeing the numbers of its performance after a few months time. I'm excited for this. The truck looks great.
looking good elon!
The video is glitched out. It's missing like 10 mins from the beginning.
The incline acceleration is the biggest shit on Nikola Motors I've ever seen ahhahaha
Why are these hipsters cheering like any of them are ever gonna drive one of these? We’ll see if truck driver’s embrace them.
bro every long nose pete driving old head wont let a 18spd go like its the last thing on earth, much less a electric truck. people are stuck in their ways. same shit happened when automatics started getting good now you have to look hard to find a manual on the road. once al the old heads die off or retire the more open minded new truckers will thankfully take their place. im sick of oldheads anyways. them mfs got a ego bigger than the sun
Even if many private owners are reluctant at first, the fleet purchases for spoke operations are certain. The financial incentives are huge with a three year pay back just from energy and service savings alone.
At first, V4 infrastructure can be custom installed for each new fleet purchaser, while the national infrastructure can be installed or upgraded gradually to support nationwide+ Cybertruck and Semi V4 Supercharging.
Absolute slam dunk of an event. Was ecstatic watching this live. Awesome music when the truck first rolled out!
Slam dunk? Explain. There are a whole load of big question marks with this.
500 miles? Well... 500 if you run the truck from 100% down to 0%. What if I carry a heavier load and want to save the battery life? Then keep the battery life above 30% so realistically 300 miles is the range.
What is the cost of fleets to install charging infrastructure to charge 1000volt batteries and how much energy does each truck consume? Existing charging stations with the capacity of charging these things in less than an hour is time simply not readily available.
Pretty important information because I can tell you it is very expensive to set these things up. And what about long haul? Tesla simply are not long haul because who will pay for these charging stations on the highways and how long will it take to set them up?? It is a bit of a pipe dream. I like what Hyliion are doing. Natural gas is a better alternative at rhe moment. No excessive batteries with demanding charging. No need for expensive charging infaustracture that will become obsolete the moment greener fuels become cost effective and available. The upfront cost of owning a tesla truck is high. It is pointless if you need to charge during a journey and fleets will almost certainly need to install their own expensive v4 charging stations. It will take a long time to get a return on investment if you buy tesla trucks for long haul, slightly less if you buy them for shorter haul. But in the states and europe, they're interested in 700+ miles range and fast refilling. Tesla is not there yet.
@Alex Sander your so right
Naw compared to the 2017 event and claims this was absolutely flat. Like where was the claim of armored glass that could survive a nuke? Or the feature where the truck will call 911 if your not responsive. Talk of wireless charging and autocad cup holders was plain boring.
@Carlos Gonzalez There a tons of videos with fluent intersting flamboyant presenters who say nothing at all a they know nothing about the shit they talk about. You are free to search and enjoy them. 😜😂🤷♂️
He always wants to make sure, the important systematic benefits are talked about and not the marketing speech about the product. So sometimes he searches for words to find the right way to get that across. I really like his way of thinking and presenting too.
ATS in reality?
Another reason in plus to get my Rig License.