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Tesla Semi could be ‘the biggest catalyst in trucking in decades’
Posted on 9/8/17 at 12:35 am
Posted on 9/8/17 at 12:35 am
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“We believe TSLA’s reveal of its autonomous, electric Class 8 semi-truck this month could be the biggest catalyst in Trucking in decades and potentially set off separation between the technology leaders and the laggards among carriers, shippers, truck OEMs and suppliers.”
When will the truck go on sale? (we think 2020)
How much will it cost? (we think $100k if separately leasing batteries)
What can it do? (we think it could be an all-purpose Class 8 semi-truck rather than a limited application vehicle)
How cost effective will it be? (we estimate an autonomous-electric truck can be up to 70% cheaper to operate than a regular truck).
Had no idea Tesla was making a semi.
“We believe TSLA’s reveal of its autonomous, electric Class 8 semi-truck this month could be the biggest catalyst in Trucking in decades and potentially set off separation between the technology leaders and the laggards among carriers, shippers, truck OEMs and suppliers.”
When will the truck go on sale? (we think 2020)
How much will it cost? (we think $100k if separately leasing batteries)
What can it do? (we think it could be an all-purpose Class 8 semi-truck rather than a limited application vehicle)
How cost effective will it be? (we estimate an autonomous-electric truck can be up to 70% cheaper to operate than a regular truck).
Had no idea Tesla was making a semi.
This post was edited on 9/8/17 at 12:37 am
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Posted on 9/8/17 at 12:37 am to DavidTheGnome
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When will the truck go on sale? (we think 2020)
It's a Tesla, right?
Let's shoot for 2030 then.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 12:38 am to DavidTheGnome
Tesla, Alphabet, Apple, Facebook...
Behold your future, people!
Behold your future, people!
Posted on 9/8/17 at 12:40 am to slackster
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It's a Tesla, right?
Let's shoot for 2030 then.
And it will still need a driver because it can t drive in the rain or on substandard roads
This post was edited on 9/8/17 at 12:41 am
Posted on 9/8/17 at 12:49 am to fightin tigers
It sounds foreign.....Trump will out law it.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 1:07 am to DavidTheGnome
can they program the damn thing to stay the frick in the right lane??
Posted on 9/8/17 at 1:13 am to DavidTheGnome
G Gordon and his pals are shitting their pants. Soooo many people will fight this for a variety of selfish reasons.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 1:26 am to DavidTheGnome
I have a friend who works at Daimler and Tesla has reached out to him about this project. That 2020 date isn't as crazy as it seems.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 1:35 am to DavidTheGnome
Didn't Cummins already announce an electric semi?
Posted on 9/8/17 at 1:53 am to RummelTiger
Little Kim's Nukes
The Big Quake
Yellowstone Blowing
I'm counting on one of these 3 wiping out silicon valley before they wipe us out.
The Big Quake
Yellowstone Blowing
I'm counting on one of these 3 wiping out silicon valley before they wipe us out.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 5:31 am to NewIberiaHaircut
Yea. I don't think it's for sale yet, but I'm sure it'll be available before 2020.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:22 am to RummelTiger
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Tesla, Alphabet, Apple, Facebook... Behold your future, people!
Add Amazon.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:30 am to DavidTheGnome
Don't you know when you get gubment subsidy you can ignore physics snd economic reality.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:31 am to DavidTheGnome
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How much will it cost? (we think $100k if separately leasing batteries)
Wonder how many thousands of dollars those batteries will cost? To me that statement is akin to Ford saying you can buy a new F150 for $35,000 if you buy the engine separately.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:32 am to DavidTheGnome
Still needs a driver to offload or load depending on cargo.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:36 am to Jabroni
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I have a friend who works at Daimler and Tesla has reached out to him about this project
I'm pretty sure Daimler is way ahead of Tesla in this area. anything you can add?
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:43 am to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:47 am to DavidTheGnome
It would seem like the better market for tesla would be the local route, not OTR, where trucks return to depot every day. Charging would always be available and they would have an easier sell with companies adopting the new technology.
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:50 am to GetBackToWork
Thats the problem. These are gonna have to be charged about every 300 miles or so.
A truck stop with 50 truck supercharging stations would allegedly eat as much electricity as a city of a few thousand people
A truck stop with 50 truck supercharging stations would allegedly eat as much electricity as a city of a few thousand people
Posted on 9/8/17 at 6:54 am to jbgleason
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G Gordon and his pals are shitting their pants. Soooo many people will fight this for a variety of selfish reasons.
The Teamsters are fighting it hard and regardless of what some think they still have a lot of power as well as a lot of other unions that will back them.
And while I'm not against them I have concerns with an empty cabin dragging a fully loaded 53' van coming towards me. They will have to prove it to me.
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