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Tesla Semi Truck officially revealed - pictures

Tesla Semi Truck officially revealed

by: Auto Express team
22 Jan 2018
Go to: Tesla Semi truck: video clip of prototype being tested
  • Tesla Semi truck - screenshot
  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - blue front

    This is the recently revealed Tesla lorry.

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - grey

    The electric truck has a claimed range of 500 miles and can do 0-60mph in five seconds.

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - road

    The semi marks the Tesla’s first venture into an industrial vehicle.

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - grey side

    The Tesla lorry’s 0-60mph time of five seconds assumes there is a trailer attached to the truck.

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - red front

    The time does rise to 20 seconds when hauling a grow weight of 36,000kg.

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - grey side profile

    The drag coefficient of the truck is just 0.36, making it more aero dynamic than the Bugatti Chiron, which has a drag coefficient of 0.38. A conventional diesel rig has a coefficient of drag value of 0.65 – 0.7.

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - grey rear quarter

    Tesla claim that from empty, the semi truck can get a range of 400 miles in just 30 minutes – conveniently the legal break time US truckers have to take.

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - Elon Musk stage

    The rapid charging time is due to Tesla’s new ‘megachargers’ which are solar powered rather than taking energy from the grid.

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - Elon Musk

    Four independent electric motors are used to drive the wheels.

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - Elon Musk speaking
  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - Elon Musk and roadster

    Elon Musk also revealed the second-generation roadster which is set for production is 2020.

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - interior cabin

    The driving position is in the middle of the cabin – not unlike that found in the McLaren F1.

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - seat position

    The safety kit on the electric truck is impressive, coming with automatic emergency braking, collision warning, and lane keeping.

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - cockpit

    The cost per mile of the semi is claimed to be 20 per cent less than that of a conventional truck. With convoy technology being developed to reduce costs further.

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - teaser image

    The drivetrain is claimed to give the lorry a lifetime of 1,000,000 cycles. What’s more, if two of the four motors stop working, the remaining motors will still out perform a traditional truck. 

  • Tesla lorry - electric truck revealed - teaser image front

    The price of the Tesla semi has yet to be announced, but production is scheduled for 2019 and orders are being taken now.

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