Recently, Musk announced a picture of a Tesla electric truck Semi's first freight road test on social media. However, this shipment is still in the test phase. Tesla also indicated that it will not start mass production of it until 2019. Semi Trucks will ship the battery pack from the Gigafactory plant in Nevada to the Tesla Automotive Plant in Fremont, California. The main route is the expressway, the entire trip is about 427 kilometers, this mileage should be a controlled distance for Semi. To know Tesla's claim that the regular version of Semi will provide 483 kilometers of battery life, as well as a higher life version, it is said that after a single charge, it can travel 805 kilometers with maximum load. (The speed is about 100km/h.)
As the product's gimmick, the Tesla electric semi-trailer can achieve 0-100 km/h acceleration within 5 seconds when there is no load and only 20 seconds under load. The Class 8 version of the Semi truck is equipped with 4 motors. The reliability of the entire drive system guarantees 1.6 million kilometers of operation. In Tesla's solar-powered Megachargers charging station, Semi was able to charge quickly for 30 minutes and earn 644 kilometers of cruising range. According to Tesla's prediction, Semi will also release "impressive" product details in November. Especially for the analysts and professionals questioned previously - the characteristics of each battery can be recharged 500 miles (about 805 kilometers), Tesla or in 2019 to improve the battery pack.
Since November last year, many large companies have already ordered Semi, including Pepsi, Wal-Mart, UPS and Anheuser-Busch (Budweiser's parent company). Although large customer orders can stimulate Tesla to speed up Semi's marketization, Tesla may be under tremendous pressure. These customers will certainly demand that Tesla complete the order before the production deadline.
The traditional fuel trucks are noisy. Unlike the rc race trucks we play in daily life, which is easy to control, the large diesel engine heads of the trucks are really hard to control and the pollution of the fuel vehicles is serious, which has many adverse effects on the environment. Electric trucks will undoubtedly be the future direction of development. Musk predicted that Semi will eventually take the lead in market competition through a mature driverless system. Tesla will also conduct further research and development on Semi's unmanned system and eventually create a fleet of unmanned electric trucks.
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