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Top 10 mind-blowing facts about Tesla Semi truck & Tesla roadster you must know !

November 18, 2017
tesla semi truck & roadster

Alright, alright, alright… so the 2017 Tesla event blew everyone’s mind like NEVER before, all thanks to the real life Iron man aka. Elon Musk ! The numbers are jaw dropping & I’m sure they won’t disappoint you. Elon first presented the Tesla Semi truck & grabbed everyone’s attention while surprisingly – the Roadster was the cargo, the truck was carrying ! Enough of this intro, you have no idea how excited I am to share the mind-blowing facts about Tesla Semi truck & Tesla roadster with you ! ?



Tesla Semi truck :-

Tesla Semi truck with range over 800 km !
Tesla Semi truck with range over 800 km !

Damn, where do I start…

  1. Tesla Semi truck is a heavy duty electric vehicle which could carry loads upto 80,000 lbs(that’s around 37 tons) !
  2. The truck goes from 0-100 km/h in 5 seconds ! ?
  3. In worst case scenario, the Tesla truck has a range of 500 miles(800 km) ! Yeah, that’s worst case, it could do better !
  4. The truck has an enhanced autopilot systems which automatically brakes & lane keeps as well.
  5. The Tesla Semi is more aerodynamic than the 1500hp super sports car Bugatti Chiron ! Normal diesel trucks have a drag coefficient(Cd) of 0.65, Chiron has a Cd of 0.38, while the Tesla truck has coefficient of 0.35 !
  6. The truck has got 4 independent motors, 1 for each wheel. Elon Musk teased by saying, “Even if 2 motors fail, it’ll still be a diesel truck.”
  7. You could travel upto 400 miles with just 30 mins of charge ! It simply means that, plug in your truck, have breakfast, take a shit… DONE, drive it for hours.
  8. The problem of jackknifing(uncontrolled skidding movement) has been completely eliminated in the Tesla Semi !
  9. Trucks carry huge amount of loads constantly for long distances & hence has a greater chance to breakdown anywhere in the middle of a road. Keeping this in mind, Tesla guarantees that the Tesla truck would not break down for a 1 million miles. Period.
  10. The production of Tesla truck begins in 2019 !




Tesla Roadster :-

Tesla 2nd generation roadster with top speed over 400+ km/h
Tesla 2nd generation roadster with top speed over 400+ km/h

Oh my Goddd, I would describe this car by saying – “I have got a new life goal…”

  1. First things first – acceleration. This car could go from 0-100 km/h in stunning 1.9 sec & 0-160 km/h in 4.2 sec ! Yes, go ahead, read it again.
  2. Tesla Roadster is an all wheel drive electric sports car with a motor in the front & 2 motors on the rear side !
  3. This thing has got a top speed of 250+ mp/h (400+ km/h) & 10,000 Nm of torque !
  4. Despite this great speed & acceleration, the Tesla Roadster has a range of 600+ miles(1000 km) !
  5. Tesla Roadster has a price tag of $200,000 !
  6. Also, Tesla roadster is a 4 seater car !
  7. Furthermore, Elon Musk says that all these specs are of the base model of the Roadster. The next versions are going to be more improved ones & production will start in 2020.
  8. Elon Musk in the end, teased by saying –

The whole point of making this car is to give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline powered cars

Damn, that was savage ! ?

Shower your thoughts in the comment section below. I’ll be glad to know what you think about these 2 massive success vehicles & the future of the company…

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