Elon Musk Gives First Look At Tesla's Electric Semi

Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised the company's first electric semi-truck would be mind-blowing, and he delivered.
Musk took the wraps off the big rig on Thursday at Tesla's Design Studio in Hawthorne, California, and the vehicle's design was definitely what got the most attention.
The semi can go 0-60 mph in five seconds without a trailer attached.
The big rig has an impressive range of 500 miles per charge. With 80,000 pounds of cargo, it can make the same run in just 20 seconds. It can charge up to 400 miles in just 30 minutes when using a Megacharger, which is a new high-speed charger.
The interior of the vehicle is minimalistic and designed around the comfort of the driver. The driver position is placed in the center of the vehicle, instead of on the left side. This helps provide greater visibility to the driver, Musk said. The cabin is also spacious enough for the driver to stand.
Tesla will begin production of the vehicle in 2019. The company is currently taking reservations for the semi, but a deposit will set buyers back $5,000.
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[@eliaspuolakka290]

Does it have a headphone jack?

[@levoGAMES]

You shouldn't wear headphones while driving, and you don't need to, with in-built speakers. PS: I do get the joke though, don't h8 m8.

[@Siddharthswamy18]

Elias Puolakka why am I laughing so hard

[@koninkrijkdernederlanden8711]

Levo GAMES Well, they've in-built Bluetooth speakers.

[@yojgee]

It has 45 headphone jacks

[@Atombender]

No headphone jack but it's water resistant!

[@faridmaulaui3644]

Is this tony stark

[@rman115]

No Tony Stark doesn't exist.

[@faridmaulaui3644]

😂😂😂i know but when the video started I remembered iron man 2

[@MiracleWinchester]

farid maulaui the expo yeah?

[@theman7140]

Elon Musk is the Tony Stark of real life.

[@HayderAbdulridha]

Tony Stark is based on him.

[@hernandez7488]

Elon musk is a genius I️ personally don’t care if he is a terrible speaker it just shows how devoted and secure he is of his ideas and companies he has founded Tesla Solar city The boring company Space x PayPal Zip2 Hyperloop Open AI Neuralink You don’t have to be a good spokesperson when your changing the future actions speak louder than words

[@andrewwang2602]

Hernán Dez he actually didn’t start Tesla, someone named mark did and Elon basically bought him out

[@MICHGO1]

@@andrewwang2602 TRUE BUT HE IS TESLA NOW.

[@wrongway1358]

lets see solar city is a bust. He is not a genius, why he doesn’t design any thing. He has money and ideas and hires others to make it happen.

[@JusJc]

@@wrongway1358 haters will hate

[@pedronchoxgrc19]

@@wrongway1358 hater

[@alexs1972]

I'm not the biggest fan of Elon and his companies, BUT this... This is what the American economy and of course the environment actually needed for a long time. Fantastic job

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Alex S Yep a 20% unemployment rate due to unemployed truckers is a great thing!

[@alexs1972]

Adam Smith how will an electric truck lead to unemployment of trucker's? Is it autonomous? Does it reduce the need for that many trucks down to the point of needing less?

[@eloquenz.5236]

Seriously, you will never see that thing on any street.

[@thomaspayne6866]

Alex S sa.ZZ

[@robert9595]

and it's only 4x more expensive because elon musk is just another corporate sell out bent on making all the money in the world. If he were truly concerned about the environment, he'd be putting these vehicles out free of charge instead of being so expensive the average consumer can't afford.

[@amberjha5974]

Is It A Train ? Is It A Refrigerator ? No ! IT'S AN ELECTRIC SEMI !!!!

[@hologram94]

Amber Jha Jha its a BAMF! Lol

[@koninkrijkdernederlanden8711]

Amber Jha Jha Nope, it's a pickup truck... that can carry a pickup truck! 7:00

[@XDRosenheim]

Is It A Train ? Is It A Refrigerator ? Well, it's both.

[@Pecunia-non-olet]

Air without pollution....fantastic

[@alphonsotate2982]

DREAM ON THAT ELECTRIC IS PRODUCED BY COAL GAS OR OIL

[@warumhabeichhdimnamenhd7526]

Not really

[@DeeJayFM]

@@alphonsotate2982 solar city

[@unleashedrider4309]

The battery process creates more pollution than you think.

[@thomaskishmanii2675]

Samsung Galaxy ever seen an electric car factory

[@prashanthb6521]

All the best to Tesla to make this a success.

[@JulyFourth1776]

PokariSweater you can't afford it

[@charlesyoung9980]

Tesla lost over 650 million dollars last quarter. That's a failure son. Not a success. Well, unless you're in government. Then who really gives a shit.

[@danikael2815]

Prashanth Budihal the range is actually bad for a semi 500 miles is bad that means adding at least 2 stops more to my routes where i only do 3 so 5 stops and the comparison of the acceleration of a semi i can get my rig to 65 in 7 or 8 seconds and ill give tesla that but the loaded comparison is completely off im 100% sure its not that slow cause driving in dallas tx or houston tx or main cities we have to be quick cause of a lot of traffic these comparisons are very bais and unfair

[@darkbearmoon]

650 million in developing technology that will eventually make a massive profit. Companies spend ludicrous amounts of money into research and development all the time.

[@ApricotData474]

Im just wondering how the recharging stations are going to work Lmao

[@Alxbue]

if you showed someone living in 1896 a semi truck from the 1996, they'd think it was funny and strange as well. never let the status quo define what the future could hold.

[@Someone-cd7yi]

I wonder how many actual truck drivers are in that crowd... Most people there are just tesla fanboys!

[@omarjimenez6479]

You don’t need to be a truck driver to understand the innovation, just like you don’t need to know how to fix a toaster to become an electrical engineer

[@user-tb7rn1il3q]

Truck Drivers will be looking for a new job. The Tesla truck is mostly automated and will have backup steering wheel holders/loaders that make $10 an hour. Most truck drivers are inconsiderate to say the least. They tailgate and cut you off. The Tesla truck won't cut you off since it's fast. The Tesla truck will not tailgate since it is semi-autonomous and will back off. I don't feel sorry for the soon to be laid off truckers.

[@nimilpatel2642]

ap5170 lol so true 🤣😃🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😃😃😄😄😃😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@king69king1]

Forum for Democracy you are on point, those people screaming have no freaking clue.👈

[@IsaiahGamers]

Fanboys or not, who cares. They got money and you don't hahaha

[@ethansteele9191]

Elon: “soo... uhh... wanna see how it does in space?”

[@sleepless9994]

Bet you this guy is swapping his body parts with electronics

[@Phoenixx-vy7ln]

MYZTIC GAMING most likely lmao, year 2050 this dude is half robot

[@AstralBeing]

I'm wouldn't be surprised. And then when he does it everyone will think it's "cool" and do it too.

[@dollgen]

Interestingly he already has a company called Neuralink that is focused on creating a computer-human brain interface.

[@Dude31463]

MYZTIC GAMING ... "I'm not only the President of Neuralink... I'm also a Customer!" HA! Just kidding but not really sure?

[@DT-rd5fc]

MYZTIC GAMING ggsgs

[@VezzyPHD]

Apple does it again... Oops wrong video

[@thegamerswitch109]

Don't worry they will be an ITruck

[@AntonyThorburn]

same bullshit hype

[@crywhit4619]

I am beyond impressed by the innovations, but these "blow smoke up my ass" type silicone valley stage shows are SO AWKWARD!

[@Alejoblocks]

Tony T Agree

[@chopsuey--]

Tony T Huh not as bullshit as apple. At least Tesla doesn't charges more for same shit every year.

[@kiritodb-1472]

Who came here after the release of cybertruck?

[@davidalvarez578]

Me!

[@elbozo4793]

yea mee i liked!

[@21hassan43]

Lmao Elon Musk entered the keynote as if it was a WWE entrance

[@thebahooplamaster]

It looks kinda like a refrigerator....

[@DewBoy2009]

lol

[@xieck7143]

No dude it looks like the galvatron from transformer

[@1810jeff]

thebahooplamaster a refrigerator from the future

[@cal3753]

thebahooplamaster Refrigerator from andromeda galaxy?

[@SrgtBarney]

practical & efficiency > looking cool

[@Williamreviewss]

Does it have a home button

[@DigitalPyro]

yes, but it's lacking a headphone jack and a selfie camera this time

[@casablanka208]

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[@markplott4820]

yes, and the Tesla Semi can derive you HOME after Drinking too much Alcohol.

[@kahluamilk7360]

@@markplott4820 *DERIVE*

[@elbozo4793]

william ayim lol nice one

[@arthursmith3847]

The drivers are aliens he abducted from Mars to work as his slaves

[@Cryosxify]

Arthur Smith actually there won't be any drivers, it can auto pilot lol

[@furry7889]

lmao

[@s1lenttoad422]

No more getting stuck behind trucks on hills

[@ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ]

S1lent Toad Scania S730, Scania R730, Volvo FH16 750

[@bigbtrains8775]

A mechanical four and a quarter cat turned up to 950 hp

[@s1lenttoad422]

ΑΡΗΣ ΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ Yes, but you’ll only need them for cargo over 100 tonnes and you’ll still be stuck behind when they’re pulling heavy cargo.

[@eduardbutkaliuk2236]

Trucks getting stuck behind cars

[@benjols6202]

if these came out you would be the one slowing them down.

[@Igorcoruja85]

1:12 Tony Stark it's you?

[@ralphfirley3882]

Why is this video cropped on the sides?

[@kleddit6400]

It is formatted for facebook mobile viewing (square screen)

[@koninkrijkdernederlanden8711]

Ralph Firley It's formatted for the 1990s. Ey, Macarena!

[@eduardbutkaliuk2236]

Why ntk?

[@harambejr.4711]

Imagine one of these hauling ass on the highway while you’re hogging the left lane only to look up in your rear view and see this beast on your tail. 🚛 I’d probably shit myself.

[@scout2nut]

Harambe Jr. sorry but compared to a classic Kenworth with twin stacks bellowing smoke at a thousand horsepower doing 80, I do not find this truck the slightest bit intimidating

[@95freakout]

scout2nut this electric shit has no soul whatsoever, yea it's cool and all but no soul in it, no history, nothing. Maybe intimidating prius drivers yeah

[@harambejr.4711]

scout2nut It was a joke y’all

[@butterhead1470]

Duckin train

[@bichitoarroyor8726]

Right? It has no history.. Yet, it's about to make 1

[@Tranquility._]

Who else was waiting for him to say I am iron man

[@bharathdev6285]

if only every billionaire were to be like elon musk, the world will be a better place

[@KarMa-lx6oq]

O look, Michael Bay has a new transformer to play with.

[@L0stH0riz0n21]

look at these salty dinosaurs afraid of change.

[@TR33ZY_CRTM]

L0stH0riz0n21 Change is not the problem, even i could settle with an EV. The problem is that this truck is impractical for long distance hauls with it's 500 mile range, one seat, no mirrors, unnecessary and dangerously fast 0-60 time, and only people with more money than brains can afford this. Also, the electric motor first came around in 1832, about 50 years before the ICE was invented, so technically, you're the dinosaur here.

[@tron-8140]

So? I doubt the very first autopilot plane was 100% better than manual pilots either. Version 2 then 3 then 4 will be better still. Eventually trucking will be something only robots do. Stop trying to convince yourself otherwise.

[@eternitynaut]

The black version had mirrors and making a even longer range version is feasible technically, it will take more time to make sense economically. If they made it in 2009, the pack would cost $500000 or more, now they want to sell the whole truck for $200000.

[@commandercoop2921]

afraid of change =/= not liking electric cars

[@Wurmo]

Oil companies have their own bots, just like Russian bots and JIDF Israel bots.

[@dravreh]

Aspect ratio!? - couldn´t you have made a video for KZbin also?

[@sahil_afk]

Honestly, this is the coolest semi truck ever

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Sahil Tiwari It's looks like a cheese wedge and probably drives like one, just like Toyotas POS Prius

[@marytoy917]

Are you hiring drivers for the test pilot trucks? If so, how do I apply?

[@thedoncan1009]

I got a semi by just seeing that semi.

[@friendlydude4553]

best comment award !

[@sayasark]

Future is here

[@vish4544]

Sayan Sarkar not quite yet

[@schmittdjeson]

*the new euro truck simulator 2 mod pack*

[@teknonel]

i feel happy to see someone actually doing something right

[@leighfoulkes7297]

What has he done right? I like that someone is trying to tackle global warming but his company isn't making any profits and he is already trying to expand into Trucks. What good is a electrical car company that goes out of business?

[@hunterbritton9005]

I cried seeing this video lol happy tears

[@nerdotv]

That pick-up truck at the end is amazing!! 7:12

[@db-yo9je]

1:17 it sounds like right before his presentation he was practising 5 different introductions but he couldnt decide on any so he did all the intros at once lol

[@citypopisgewd2737]

Well that i see is the clean and smoth truck ive ever seen

[@GodsGreatestDrunkDriver]

THAT CLEAN DESIGN

[@Cryosxify]

Pootis Man looks like it has armor from the future

[@MADMAN1747]

Looks like crap to me haha good specs but man is it ugly

[@GodsGreatestDrunkDriver]

Sean Kretschmann Well the design is made like that for a reason, BATTERY LIFE.

[@KalpeshPatel78]

I like clean, but I would love to see a custom hot-rod paint job on that Tesla semi

[@MADMAN1747]

All Tesla's come off as bland to me, have you seen a car meet for them? It is as follows "Oh look a black Tesla" "Oh look a silver Tesla" "Oh look a silver Tesla with a scratch" "Oh look a black Tesla with wonky trim, that's unique" "Ooooh ahh a white Tesla" "Oh another white Tesla but with rattles inside the doors"

[@jerry-lb7cy]

Need planes

[@debbiea4251]

Maybe small but commercial airliner . It just won’t happen never

[@dn157523]

Its going to take over a hundred years before anyone would want to fly in an electric 757

[@robertmyles9124]

Everyone who's saying 500 miles ain't shit for range are missing one thing; this thing doesn't have a sleeper, it's a day cab. Made for trucking locally and returning home every night. You may end up driving more than 500 miles a day if you're hauling multiple loads per day but with downtime waiting on loads to be loaded or unloaded you'll have ample time to recharge

[@anavan7]

now do a Tesla Plane...wait. hes already working on that project. darn ok um....Tesla Boat!

[@JUANITO5338]

anavan7 how about Tesla gun? Perhaps electric Lazor Gun. Shit, he my have one already.

[@robert9595]

Jay Jay Down4sound ahem, that would be a tesla cannon.

[@anavan7]

thought about that then i realized the taser

[@flameberries3811]

never thought i would get excited about a truck

[@kevinsolg9261]

Usually when there are ''futuristic'' prototypes of cars they look horrible, but that truck looks badass!

[@JACKMURRAY18]

The future is now.

[@PillSharks]

Just had a very quick look on google and it's saying it will take about 5 hrs to recharge, how's that going to work for operators who run their trucks 24/7? Not sure if you do that in the USA but certain companies in the UK do, one driver gets out and the other gets in with the seat still warm!

[@MajorisMons]

Pill Sharks Thats either "Slip-seat" driving or "Team driving", both are done in the States.

[@Joshua79C]

With claim of 400 miles or 80% charge in 30 minutes = up to 900 miles of driving, and if you know what the HoS rules are you would know a 30 minute break is required for Canada and USA, in Europe its a 45 minute rest after 6 hours at most. So even if a quick 30 minute charge every 400 miles or less cause you sure can't do a number 2 in the truck while driving you need to stop for that and if the rest area has chargers you can plug it in for as long as it takes you to do a pit stop. I for one do not even do a piss in the cab or side of the road. So you could get 1200 miles of charge a day at the least. and you be lucky you can do 700 miles or a bit more in the 11 hours of driving time allowed.

[@PillSharks]

Joshua79C C so basically what your saying is every single place the truck delivers to will be a charging point! When I was driving HGV s in the UK and Europe most of the drivers breaks were accumulated when I was parked in the yard waiting to be loaded or unloaded. So basically if I've driven for 4 hours and arrived at the euro tunnel I would put the tachograph on a 45min break, then I could continue for 4.5hrs driving into Europe. Also if I'd driven to a delivery point and backed on the loading bay I would put it on rest again so I would be ready for the off when the loaders had finished, i can't see how every single warehouse and industrial estate and dock areas will have charging points! Not to mention all the supermarket hubs who struggle to provide drivers toilets and rest rooms, I can't see them providing charging points can you!?

[@coyko80]

Pill Sharks yes team driving is also present in the USA . Most of the big companies are doing it. Team driving goes almost 200000 miles a year. They don’t stop , just for fuel that takes 20 min . Charging 5 hours is not something you want in the truck

[@luc6284]

They could put solar panels on top so it charges pretty much all the time. Especially in sunny areas like the Middle East or Texas. Of course that would be even more expensive so I doubt if it's worth the money.

[@no_alias_for_me]

0:54 I love how these flaps extend so it can turn properly.

[@y25151956]

i would love to hear more about refueling

[@Cryosxify]

y25151956 companies would probably need to install charging stations at every factory and install solar.

[@anonymousanonymous4775]

At what temperature is the specifications from? I hope they at least used the same temperature for the different performance tests.

[@M0dernDayP0et]

SHOUT OUT TO MY TRUCK DRIVERS! WE ARE THE HEART OF AMERICA!

[@Gman539]

fraud wow I wouldn't be to proud of this if I are were you, this is one of the first steps of getting rid of you and you bretherin. Autonomous is next, so I would keep your enthusiasm down.

[@LuisReyes92]

Gman539 I completely agree and the audience is either most likely paid to have that reaction for TV advertising and /or are just a bunch of investors big company owners realizing how much money is potentially in for them

[@rustynail914]

I would rather have a sister who is a whore, than a brother who is a truck driver!

[@rustynail914]

The Christian God Thank your god that these trucks only have one seat. That way, the truck driver knows where to sit.

[@rustynail914]

The Christian God Typical truck driver, you close the door and the light goes out.

[@yourmoem5809]

"The Buggati Kairon" xD

[@__The_Real_V__]

trckx , that's how it's pronounced ....

[@Afrendix]

Elon Musk sounds like a very shy kid giving a speach infront of the entire school

[@mikekrutikov]

500 miles in trucking business is really short. I mean REALLY SHORT.

[@TheM1lker]

So you're telling me that a trucker drives more than 500miles without rest, Yes?

[@MajorisMons]

TheM1lker Some drive 600 in a day. Some areas, drivers arent even allowed to stop for 200+ straight miles, because of the possibility of being hi-jacked.

[@protoborg]

Where prey tell would that be? You have any idea how hard it is to drive a truck? Only an idiot would try to hijack a fucking semi-truck!

[@MajorisMons]

protoborg Its been happening throughout the country, when you hear the term "hijacked", I assume you think while the truck is moving similar to what you see in tv and movies, no not at all. And I was told there is a stretch of road in Laredo texas that some drivers cant stop for some odd miles. The driver has to keep moving until the shipper or receiver is ready to accept them. A simple google search will give you all this information. abcnews.go.com/Business/armed-robbery-growing-problem-truckers/story?id=10053720 www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/28/stolen.semi/index.html

[@tylercalvert1457]

Matt B yes

[@pammyramos1899]

Dang look at that Truck. BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@butomo3031]

What is the motor they have used

[@Antiganos]

man hunter Tesla electric motors aren't off-the-shelf motors you can order, so some kind of proprietary motor they designed.

[@theorangebox6799]

man hunter they use a 2000hp 2000volt electric motor

[@Joshua79C]

Whatever motor they use in the 3 are the same ones in the Roadster and Semi an 4 of them in each of these models.

[@BinninjaSANL]

all I kneed to know is the cost and charging time, perhaps. Then i'll do the thinking.

[@kolya5658]

Binninja SANL 30 min charging for 600km

[@Celestial21]

Cost is probably around $400k - $500k, considering how expensive electric cars are to normal cars

[@neilandhamrait4027]

Celestial21 the roadster is 200k so why tf would the truck be 500k?

[@nickzarlengo3388]

Lil Pump trucks are heavier, more weight needs more power, more power needs more battery's, batterys =$ Elon I'm up for hire if you need a budgeting team

[@neilandhamrait4027]

So buy your noice logic then why aren't diesel trucks more expensive than a ferrari. Tucks are heavier, more weight needs more power, more power needs more gas, gas = $

[@kinleygyeltshen5468]

Lets all agree that he is not the best presenter but his work is just breath taking. He is genuinely trying to save the world!

[@usmusicnation5628]

*Elon Musk - "The Next Level Genius"* ..., 👍

[@ddf7933]

There is one more thing... ops, wrong video

[@brittanychristmas5415]

This is how many people likes and love the tesla semi truck

[@Friday_Trouble]

Innovation at its best, _Bruce Wayne should be ashamed, with all his money, all he did was build a _*_batmobile_*

[@focused313]

Solomon Kofi Otu Thompson he didn't build the batmobile.

[@av_cali4958]

Solomon Kofi Otu Thompson Bruce Wayne is a ficitional character dumbass

[@asifshemy7349]

Don’t compare batmobile with this...ur just dumb

[@kingchooet9966]

fuck that! scania V8 lets go!

[@outbackeddie]

Musk is a true visionary and unlike 99% of us, he has the ability to bring his visions to life.

[@moussaseelarbokus5086]

This feels like a stark expo

[@endmaterialism.]

this is megatron.....

[@ThrowTop]

imaTYGR vjj

[@randknu1]

Electric is the future, as a train engineer i have tried pulling 450 tonnes up a 2.5% incline, with a diesel i got barely 20mph, 2000hp caterpillar. An electric locomotive will easily go 50mph with more tonnage.

[@texasbluestar1034]

I'm a truck driver and this will only work for local runs. Will not work for long haul.

[@protoborg]

Fortunately, long haul trucking is all but dead these days.

[@Joshua79C]

Walmart and UPS have both ordered at least 12 or 15 each, you can find the articles on the web easily, those are Regional haul companies on top pf UPS being local within regions. The are the ones so far who have definitely placed orders.

[@debbiea4251]

Some people just don’t get it fossil fuel won’t be that easy to get rid of .These big coal roaller just wont become obsolete any time soon and another thing I would like Elon try to make a commercial airline now try to away from fossil fuel on that one!

[@Joshua79C]

Cat Map, the two you saw in the sow and a number of mules before these prototypes are already doing said road tests as they are used to haul batteries from the AZ to CA factories, you can easily look this info up.

[@papatuyo2177]

protoborg bruh dead my ass there's always jobs for truckers wanting to long haul

[@woohunter1]

Can't wait to see one of these at a truck and tractor pull. Or even better yet, hauling a tanker full of diesel.

[@JosueC730]

Well, the one in the event is pulling a suprise within the container. It's not empty. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZCbhaKEp5ujbNE

[@legasiguy551]

Cars in Space, awesome earthbound cars, now an electric commerical vehicle? He's the freaking man!!

[@yeah61]

When they gonna make a phone

[@boringbadger]

Love that QOTSA song!!!

[@TheM1lker]

Hell yeah, i knew i recognized that voice from somewhere

[@filipmac1545]

great now my mail packages are going to be delayed another 3 days due to the truck charging

[@chrisbreezy7603]

Shit im about to race muthafuckas when im bobtailing in this truck woot woot

[@yeeturmcbeetur8197]

Now we’ll never hear the terrorists coming in at full speed.

[@Joshua79C]

Not unless autopilot permits this when it detects something wrong with where the truck is being driven to.

[@luc6284]

Except you won't hear it because... electric motor?

[@yannmergezs2820]

Am still wondering why stuff like this aren’t popular

[@pvpagency5509]

R.I.P DIESEL! #GreenPower

[@Cline3911]

Internal combustion engines will still be the most commonly used engines for vehicles for the next 50 to 75 years, if not longer. This truck is not 'green'. How are the batteries charged? The electricity to charge said batteries isn't generated out of thin air. In the US 65% of electricity is generated by fossil fuels. 35% of which is coal. Depending on where the batteries are charged, you could say this is a coal-fired truck, which is worse for the environment.

[@ryanmacleod3969]

Brad C The point is we want to create zero emissions vehicles and later have green power sources.

[@akimbodice6955]

#RIP3MILLIONJOBS

[@karenterry5970]

Oh Spicy, if you really believe the combustion engine will reign supreme in 50 to 75 years, you really have no idea what is happening. I could argue your points, but in a few years time it will be obvious, even to people like you.

[@Cline3911]

I would seriously doubt it, unless we have a gigantic step forward technology wise in the next 20 years. Even if we had perfect, 100% efficient batteries, that didn't require long charging times, and could store thousands of amp hours worth of electricity available tomorrow, it would still take the world 25-30 years to transition everything over to the new technology. The biggest users of fossil fuels is the aviation industry. The aviation industry uses nearly 35% of the total oil market. Have you looked over any Boeing or Airbus documentation recently, and read on what they plan on using as a fuel for the next 40-60 years? That would be Jet A. I cant speak for Airbus, but a few months ago I read some Boeing documentation stating they plan on using Jet A for the next 35-45 years. Batteries/electricity isn't even being explored at this time by major aviation business. Battery technology is no where mature enough to make it feasible for use on a commercial airliner. Once another fuel is determined for aviation, how long will it take to complete a transition from Jet A to this 'unknown' fuel source? And 'aviation' is a small, niche market. Hell, how long did it take the world to transition from leaded to unleaded gasoline? In the US it started in 1973. As late as 1990, I could find gas stations in my area that still sold leaded gasoline. Leaded gas was finally phased out in 1996. It took 23 years to completely ban leaded gas. 23 years to ban a fuel additive. Not transition from one fuel source to another. How much longer would it take to convert every internal combustion engine in the world to an alternate power source? Decades most likely. That being said, lets talk about how 'environmentally friendly' electric vehicles are, shall we? Are you aware of the environmentally destructive process to mine the nickel, copper, lithium, and other metals and elements that will be necessary to manufacture these batteries? Surely you're not going sit there and tell me strip mining is environmentally friendly. Furthermore, many of the necessary metals, and other elements are *ALREADY* in short supply. How much more of the Earth will have to be explored to find new sources? Do new sources of these metals and other elements even exist to manufacture the batteries en masse? At this point that is unknown. Are you aware that millions of barrels of oil will still need to be collected, just to make the plastic enclosures for said batteries? If all internal combustion engines were gone tomorrow, and fuel was no longer needed, we would still have a dependency on crude oil, of about 8 billion barrels a day, to make other derivatives, such as plastic, wax, fertilizer, asphalt, grease, et al? Once again, whilst extracting crude oil from the earth has become cleaner in recent years, it still not exactly environmentally friendly, and accidents do happen. Are you aware that when the batteries are no longer useful they will need disposal? Where do you suppose we put them? In a landfill? Some poor third world country in Africa? Currently it is not cost efficient to recycle used batteries, that means people throw them away. But the problem still remains. Odds are the solution to this problem will not be environmentally friendly either. Now on to the other reasons electric vehicles aren't viable. Batteries are nowhere near efficient as gasoline, diesel, CNG, or any fossil fuel. They never will be. How many batteries will need to be installed for 1 of these trucks to go 500 miles? If you have to use just 10% of the trailer space for batteries to move the truck, you are cutting the small amount of profit you make transporting goods. Meaning more trucks have to be on the road, to move the same amount of products. This means more traffic congestion, more money for road repairs due to congestion, a higher cost of ownership, and higher overall electrical usage, which is my next point. What kind of power demands will be necessary to charge the batteries? In the US, 65% of electricity is derived from fossil fuels, 30% of which, is still coal. Are you going to tell me burning coal is environmentally friendly? Perhaps you should take a look at air quality in China. The Chinese are still building coal fired power plants, however they have slowed their construction to a rate of 2 per month from 5 per month in recent times. Not only that, but will current electrical infrastructure of the US be able to keep up with the demands of charging said batteries? Of course not. California still has rolling blackouts, due to the fact that there has not been a new power plant constructed in California since 1976, and they can't purchase enough from other places. There are plenty of cons to electric vehicles. Cons such as fuel, road taxes, safety, efficiency, electrical availability and cost, and many others I have left out. Unfortunately the electric vehicle is no where near ready for prime time at this point. Next 50-100 years as technology improves, and battery technology matures? Of course. With all that being said, ask yourself this: Why is Elon Musk taking so much money from the American taxpayers to try to bring this to fruition? Is he afraid to spend his own money? It appears so, and for good reason. He isn't stupid, and has to know deep down, electric vehicles are not financially viable. If they were, most Americans would own one by this point, and it would be getting tougher to get gasoline. However if you look at recent sales, you'll notice sales of vehicles that use the most gasoline (Trucks and SUV's) is on the rise. Ford is actually gutting its sedan line due to this. Meaning the Ford Mustang will be the only 'car' you can purchase from the Ford Motor Company. Many people think electric vehicles are something new. They aren't. The first known electric car was built in 1837 by Robert Davidson, nearly 200 years ago! It was actually built before the internal combustion engine was built. Father Eugenio Barsanti, an Italian engineer, together with Felice Matteucci of Florence invented the first real internal combustion engine in 1853. Inventors and scientists at the time realized they had a major problem with a vehicle that used electricity as its power source. Electricity for the most part, isn't portable. Do you think there might be a reason electric cars have not been adopted en masse? Inventors and scientists knew back then why not, and for the reasons I have listed above. This isn't going to change anytime soon, without a giant leap in technology. I'm talking a giant leap, like going from the Wright Flyer to space travel, in the course of 10 years or less. That's the type of innovation that would be needed in this field. I just hope I get to live to see it.

[@a-10thunderbolt30]

2019 and I haven’t seen none of these on the roads

[@RodieOsc]

Cold Night its still not in production until 2020

[@edgarmanzo3528]

Okay but how long will it take to fully charge it? While a gas power one takes minutes to fuel up to go on the road again.

[@mdbx3887]

this truck must be forbidden for terrorist, is too speed

[@betaryn199]

*Technology*

[@adamas_dragon]

Bryn Jared Llaneta *FUTURE*

[@smellyfish36]

I like that its actually better than the diesel trucks rather than just being more efficient.

[@CNCmachiningisfun]

LOL at the HATERS here. Let's see YOU do better!

[@alphonsotate2982]

BIO FUEL DIESEL ENDLESS RANGE NO RADICAL VEHICLE NEEDED DRIVE WITH COOKING OIL.

[@thenewstuffsucks5000]

LOL and i can't wait to see you crying in the corner when these trucks fail miserably.

[@CNCmachiningisfun]

@@thenewstuffsucks5000 So then, let's see YOU do better!

[@CNCmachiningisfun]

@@thenewstuffsucks5000 LOL. Naturally, your channel is as empty as your vacuous skull. Typical hater!

[@thenewstuffsucks5000]

So just because I choose not to upload videos that makes me less of a person than you? You're just another young brainwashed idiot who obviously has NO knowledge of the trucking industry. (So I think you're clearly the one with the "Vacuous Skull" ) All you know how to do is play with you little RC cars like a child. "Let's see you do better" that's such a typical cry baby and 5 year old response. Come back to me when your nuts drop.

[@Raine-Cat]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, it looks just like a bloody transit van. And I can never unsee that.

[@mattkwiecien416]

Good bye. Diesel. Mechanics . Good bye oil change brake change filters and many more. Finally

[@er937]

Have you thought about all the people who can lose their job

[@NN-sp9tu]

It’s inevitable that people lose their jobs over industry-redefining innovations, and there is nothing we can do about it aside from finding more productive ways to spend man-hours and implement a UBI. Humans weren’t designed to be on the road as long as the job requires anyway

[@404goldenchild]

This is the future..I am embracing myself as a truck driver

[@yevheniisnezhko8292]

Future!!!!

[@michael-dm2bv]

a bunch of prius driving engineers thinking and dreaming of becoming truck drivers.

[@mtlman906]

How much does one of the replacement motors cost and how often do the batteries need replaced?

[@johndavis9487]

GO TESLA!

[@kushinauzumaki8153]

Bugatti Kiron.

[@punnequraq]

Chiron*

[@markplott4820]

FACT: The Tesla Semi in convoy mode will beat Rail on Price, this is a gamechanger for Logistics Companys.

[@dylanweed4913]

Tesla semi > Falcon 9

[@onguardmedia6107]

They need a spokesman

[@XDRosenheim]

You can have a person speaking bullshit and buzzwords, or you can have the CEO talk about the product he likes. Elon doesn't speak well, but at least he doesn't use buzzwords to oversell his things.

[@christopherjohnson2634]

XDRosenheim but people like to hear bullshit and buzzwords

[@RandomCrap]

only idiots do

[@keithhlongwane6863]

Pretoria South African Boy...Makes me proud to be South African and of his achievements Keeep it UPPPPP Musky.

[@19lol19]

Those fake applause and screaming is annoying, hire better extras,

[@LegoRx7]

Still doesn't sound as good..

[@briankempgaming512]

I want a truck that looks like old rig like a fleetstar or a white western star on the outside but is realy modern on the inside

[@HotStuff12368]

everyones saying this is great but what if it gets hacked?

[@Joshua79C]

Ever hear of a current Tesla getting hacked? Did not think so.

[@TR33ZY_CRTM]

Joshua79C Actually, it is possible. Hackers can already break into modern cars and drive them. Try doing some research next time.

[@JosueC730]

Everything can be hacked. However this is what Elon said about that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aniUc6KeYrqFf68 Even if hacked you can still regain control of your car with manual override.

[@Joshua79C]

That is what I was referring to that Josue posted, sure you can rewrite code within the rules he gave to enhance your car features, but come to fully controlling someone elses car or getting your own hacked to the point the hacker can control your vehicle is next to impossible with strong encryptions.

[@BySixa]

Elon Musk is literally that billionaire in every futuristic movie ever thats just bringing out these insane revolutionary ideas constantly

[@03056932]

sticking an electric motor in a truck doesn't require much meditation or time in a flotation tank. It's just expanding on their core Business.

[@Emon-xf2gk]

Walmart truck looks better

[@Joshua79C]

Not really seeing it has that extra glass. and still burn fuel. if it was ever produced.

[@frankvalenzuela9444]

EMON wallmart just orderd 12 trucks😎

[@319speed]

Over grown friggin prius

[@davidrobinson2323]

The Prius is a hybrid. This is pure electric

[@user-ze7tl2dw4i]

Subsidies initially helped the electric market, but there is too much momentum in the industry that subsidies are secondary to market demand. By all means continue driving a vehicle with radiator, hoses, intake, head gasket, pistons, rods, crankshaft, camshaft, timing belt, thermostat, heater core, fuel tank, fuel pump, oil, oil pump, spark plugs, distributor, plenum, intake manifold, coolant, catalytic converter, exhaust manifold, exhaust, torque curve, and less front space, while I opt for an electric motor, consistent torque, and battery.

[@coyko80]

How long to charge? What about standby time over night. With one tank of gas new trucks go 1200 miles . What about parts and repair?

[@135iN55]

All lies. Never designed.