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Tesla has finally unveiled its highly anticipated semi-truck. At a full house of thousands, in a hangar near its design facility in California, Elon Musk revealed their first commercial hauling vehicle. It’s just as disruptive as you probably imagined.
Acceleration
According to Teslarati, the Tesla Semi can go from 0-60 in 5 seconds when it’s empty. With an 8,000 lb load, Tesla’s semi-truck can perform the same task in 20 seconds. This is more than twice as fast as a truck that runs on diesel.
The Tesla Semi can also travel a 5% gradient at 65mph. Diesel trucks do this at 45mph. The semi gets all of this power from its four independent electric motors.
“You can lose two of the four motors, and it will still keep going. In fact, you can lose two of the four motors and it will still be a diesel truck,” Elon Musk said at the unveiling event last night.