the Tesla semi truck was first introduced in 2017 when Tesla unveiled its audacious plan
to revolutionize heavy Transportation the first Tesla semi trucks will eventually be delivered
to their customers after years of development testing and being postponed numerous times Elon
Musk the CEO of Tesla made the announcement as the company was already manufacturing customer
trucks just six weeks before deliveries began the Tesla semi-prototype unfortunately failed what
exactly transpired given this project has been in the works for a while now hello everyone and
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amazing videos in Fremont California a prototype of Tesla's all-electric semi was recently found
broken down close to a highway Tesla's scheduled to start making deliveries of the semi on December
first it's hard to pinpoint exactly what happened with a specific prototype which was captured on
camera by a trucker fellow the vehicle might have simply run out of juice or it could have
been experiencing a technical Problem whatever the situation there is a Tesla Service Van a big tow
truck and another semi parked right behind it if this prototype did indeed fail Tesla would be wise
to get to the bottom of it as soon as possible to ensure that production models are free of as many
flaws as possible after all the Tesla semi will be delivered primarily to large corporations that
will put their electric collar to the ultimate test and they may not be as forgiving a flaws
as Tesla enthusiasts are Elon muskling recently confirmed that the Tesla semi would begin shipping
on December 1st and that PepsiCo would receive the first units deliveries will start five years
after the semi was initially shown to the public according to Auto news Tesla may have accelerated
semi-manufacturing plans as a result of President Joe Biden's inflation reduction act being signed
into law in fact mosque has already said that the semi project was on hold because it was impossible
to get enough batteries for it but only a few days after the inflation reduction act which included
a clause allowing commercial EVS to qualify for tax incentives of up to forty thousand dollars
was passed musk said that shipments of the semi will shortly begin how many Tesla semi trucks
will be delivered to PepsiCo and how many will be delivered this year are still unknown and now
let's take a look at the legendary Tesla semi with its innovative and effective passenger vehicles
Tesla has completely changed the world of Electric Mobility Elon Musk the co-founder of Tesla and CEO
stated plane sees the Tesla semi-electric vehicle to enter the commercial transportation sector in
November 2017. the semi is not just any truck it is a zero emissions Freight hauling cargo
vehicle that outperforms conventional guzzlers in every regard including performance range economy
and operational expenses the Tesla semis cab is built in a special way and it has one of the truck
designs that is perhaps the cleanest it seems to be something that will happen for the future
a sizable glass section that wraps around the front of the vehicle and slopes into the front is
present because of how much space the glass area takes up its panels reach the doors for the semi's
aerodynamic benefit Tesla removed the door mirrors and set a feed is sent to the inside screens from
cameras placed at the very back in order to enhance airflow to the large cubic capacity
engines diesel vehicles typically have massive grilles being an electric vehicle the Tesla semi
features a blanked off nose and a relatively modest air Inlet on its chin to help cool the
battery which is located between the front and rear axles it has a 64 tractor arrangement with
one axle up front and two axles in the rear the trailer bed and the tow hitch are located in the
back musk made substantial claims about the Tesla semi's aerodynamic properties justifying its slick
exterior and minimalist overall design the truck has a bullet-like design its drag coefficient is
0.36 for the Tesla semi better than the 0.38 coefficient of drag for the Bugatti Chiron the
aerodynamics enable it to reach an amazing range using Tesla's model year 2023 VIN decoder provided
by the nhtsa it was discovered that the semi has a day cab which typically enables a shorter and
lighter body than a sleeper cab resulting in lower energy use a dual motor powertrain and
air brakes are standard on the semi according to the document powertrain possibilities with
a tri-motor and a quad motor are probably still in the future for the sake of accelerating production
and deliveries the corporation is launching the model with the most straightforward powertrain
we assume it takes 20 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour and a semi-try motor that
is fully loaded and weighs 82 000 pounds in total when climbing a five percent gradient it may reach
freeway speeds the acceleration time from 0 to 60 miles per hour for an 80 000 pound semi-quad motor
is similarly 20 seconds the semi-quad motor could reach 60 miles per hour in less than 5 Seconds
accelerating like a mid-range sports car without the payload a typical diesel truck requires 15
seconds according to the Brand's presentation in addition a five percent incline may be traversed
by the semi-quad motor at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour the semi will feature identical Motors to
a model 3 each delivering 258 horsepower according to a November 2017 Story by wired we observe more
than 1 000 horsepower in total although the torque value has not yet been disclosed we know
that electric vehicles generate a lot of torque thus we may anticipate the semis powertrains to
generate four-digit torque figures the range would be the most important factor for truckers for the
most part at least in writing Tesla's address range anxiety both dry motor and quad motor
models will come in two battery configurations one with a 300 mile range and the other with a
500 mile range a 500 mile range is also offered by the new dual motor model that has just been made
public the Class 8 truck has a range of 500 Miles when carrying Freight according to musk who stated
this information to investors and analysts on October 19th 2022 during Tesla's Q3 2022
earnings conference call 500 miles at highway speeds or 60 miles per hour when carrying the
maximum weight the absolute maximum distance is 500 miles you can leave for your destination and
return home without having to recharge it even if there is no charging available musk stated given
the regulations that apply to truckers in the U.S the claim to mount seems more than sufficient the
United States Department of Transportation states that truck drivers must by law stop
for 30 minutes in the USA after eight hours of driving according to Tesla truck drivers travel
400 miles on an average of eight hours it takes 30 minutes to quickly charge a semi-tri motor to 70
percent which is just enough time for the driver to refuel and take a brief rest however the semi
hasn't been examined by any range testing groups or Automotive journalists to support the claim
in the United States there's an 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour duty limit which includes
non-driving tasks like unloading the cargo the final 34 hours of every Work Week must be spent
sleeping for truck drivers if the carriers break these regulations driving licenses may
be taken away fines may be assessed and the carrier safety rating may be lowered due to
the large battery pack in the Tesla semi longer charging times and greater charging speeds would
be necessary mega chargers from Tesla however are a fix according to the Brand's impact report in
order to make long distance trips for trucker sustainable a network of mega chargers is being
installed at Trucking rest areas throughout the United States and Europe given that the article
was published more than a year ago we are curious how fortesla has advanced its mega charger Network
high capacity charging will be available through the Tesla mega charger which will also have liquid
cooling to handle the extra heat produced during use and that's going to end today's
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