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When Elon Musk released his' Master Plan Part 2' for Tesla last year, he surprised a lot of people in the industry when he announced that the automaker will soon venture in the semi-truck business.
[...] Musk announced several new vehicle programs when he released his' Master Plan Part 2': a minibus, a pickup truck, and a semi truck. Those were added to the already known Model 3 and Model Y programs.
Since Tesla already has over 400,000 reservations for the Model 3, Musk is emphasizing that the automaker is focusing its resources on the vehicle before going into those new programs.
When questioned about Tesla losing its focus after the announcement that they are already working on the new vehicles last year, Musk said that "early development work" is not taking a lot of resources away from Model 3. Tooling and getting to production is where things get expensive.
Based on Musk's comment, we would expect Tesla Semi to still be in "early development work" as the company is still working on bringing the Model 3 to production in the coming months.
Source: https://electrek.co/2017/02/05/tesla-semi-electric-truck-elon-musk/
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 08 2017, @03:48AM
I need a truck to carry an honest ton of hauled mass, not marketing numbers, over rough terrain (mud, slopes well over 20 degrees, holes big enough for a sleeping mastiff, ice, rocks) as well as take them to and from town with a 300 mile round trip, while giving me heat and/or air conditioning, and on-the-job electricity in the form of a three prong plug. I need space inside for things I want to keep out of the rain (so, at least an extended cab) as well as a rugged interior. 4WD, ABS and selectable traction control.
If you can't offer that, don't call me, I'll call you. Maybe. Eventually.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 08 2017, @04:19AM
> ... to and from town with a 300 mile round trip, ...
OK, where do you live, where all these requirements are combined?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 08 2017, @04:27AM
Duh!... obviously, next door to Big Foot!
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Wednesday February 08 2017, @05:48AM
Sounds like a farm truck that never leaves the property (except on rare occasions like the poster above mentioned).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 09 2017, @08:40AM
Correct. Farm truck also used for hauling products to distributors and bulk supplies back.
But honestly, it could fit a lot of contractors' needs as well.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 08 2017, @03:10PM
> ... electricity in the form of a three prong plug.
Don't think you are going to get this from any light truck or car. They ride on rubber tires with little or no conductivity (just enough to dissipate some static charge) so I don't see how you expect to get a proper ground (earth in UK) for the third prong. The old dangling chain must be pretty intermittent(grin). Maybe through special motorhome leveling jacks?
Sorry to disappoint but you may have to settle for double-insulated, two prong tools.
(Score: 1) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Wednesday February 08 2017, @09:04PM
A floating supply can serve the same safety function as a grounded supply.
What is important is that if the case gets energized, no current will flow through your body if you accidentally touch it.