Tesla to reveal all-electric truck next month
Tesla Semi truck unveil set for September. Team has done an amazing job. Seriously next level.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 13, 2017
Roughly a year ago, Musk wrote in his 'Master Plan, Part Deux' blog post: "We believe the Tesla Semi will deliver a substantial reduction in the cost of cargo transport while increasing safety and making it really fun to operate."Tesla Semi truck unveil & test ride tentatively scheduled for Oct 26th in Hawthorne. Worth seeing this beast in person. It's unreal.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 13, 2017
'Tesla Semi' is described as a heavy-duty all-electric truck program at Tesla led by Jerome Guillen, the company’s former Model S program director and VP of vehicle engineering.
According to a report on Top Gear, Musk confirmed at Tesla’s 2017 Annual Shareholder Meeting that the Semi will be a functional prototype.“We have shown it to a number of people who buy heavy-duty trucking and they all love it. They just want to know how many can they buy and how soon,” said Musk.
“The biggest customers of the heavy-duty Tesla Semi are helping ensure that it is specified to their needs. It’s not a mystery. They already know that it is going to work because they’ve told us what those needs are,” he said.
For more:
- Everything we know about Tesla’s all-electric truck via Top Gear
- Tesla Semi via Electrek
- Why the Tesla truck will turn freight industry upside down via Renew Economy
