Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his company will unveil its electric tractor-trailer truck this September, calling the vehicle “seriously next level” and praising the Tesla team for doing “an amazing job.”
He also revealed that Tesla will show off an electric pickup truck in “18 to 24 months,” and that the next Tesla roadster sports car will be a convertible.
Tesla Semi truck unveil set for September. Team has done an amazing job. Seriously next level. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 13, 2017
Musk said last year in its second quarter earnings report that the company would be unveiling the Tesla Semi as well as a Model X-based Tesla minibus at some point in 2017.
“We expect to unveil those for the middle of next year, maybe the next six to nine months type of thing. And then [we’d] have a better, more fleshed-out plan for when those would enter production,” Musk said on the call last August. The Tesla CEO had mentioned a possible unveiling in 2017 when he announced the vehicles in his updated “Tesla Master Plan” — a follow-up to the goal-specific mission statement that he published for the company back in 2006.
mwcboston on April 14th, 2017 at 10:56 UTC »
I'm surprised tesla doesn't make an electric garbage truck yet. They need a relatively short range daily and not a very high top speed. Then again, if garbage trucks were silent, I wouldn't wake up on Wednesdays anymore in a panic.
Gbiknel on April 14th, 2017 at 04:32 UTC »
In case anyone is curious, BMW is already using EV semis that they designed to transport parts between their factories. They still don't have great range but it's awesome no the less.
I'm anxious as to how Tesla will compare.
Zebratarted on April 13rd, 2017 at 23:43 UTC »
I wish he would unveil his electric cargo ships...
"In one year, a single large container ship can emit cancer and asthma-causing pollutants equivalent to that of 50 million cars. The low grade bunker fuel used by the worlds 90,000 cargo ships contains up to 2,000 times the amount of sulfur compared to diesel fuel used in automobiles."