The Tesla Tractor is real

[fly07sti]

Here at my work Tesla is putting on a demo day so people can get there hands on and ask questions with the engineers.
Very odd watching a tractor take off and be dead quiet. I will post more pictures as I get them.

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[Calendyr]

Many people say the autonomy on tractors will be horrible. Do you know how far you can go with a full load and a full trailer?

[fly07sti]

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[fly07sti]

Many people say the autonomy on tractors will be horrible. Do you know how far you can go with a full load and a full trailer?

I do not. I should know more after we get our time with Tesla’s engineers.

[LSNAutoDetailing]

But do they have ludicrous mode? :)

[Farmallluvr]

But do they have ludicrous mode? :)

Lets go plaid:coolgleam:

[Bruno Soares]

But do they have ludicrous mode? :)

Without the trailer they can do 0-60 in 5s. That's crazy fast for a truck.

[Bruno Soares]

Many people say the autonomy on tractors will be horrible. Do you know how far you can go with a full load and a full trailer?

Tesla says that loaded the trucks will have 2 versions: 300 and 500 miles of range. Without the trailer it can apparently go over 600 miles on a charge.

[hmardown]

Ask questions, hell I want to get behind the wheel. Looks like the cab would be easy to clean. I like the lines. After years of loud trucks my tinnitus would appreciate quiet.
Hmardown


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[mike02vr6]

Interesting look. 0-60 5s?? That's insane

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[yakky]

Without the trailer they can do 0-60 in 5s. That's crazy fast for a truck.

Can't wait to see these trucks crush the souls of the ricer racers with their fart cans and 8 second plus 0-60 times.

[fly07sti]

Can't wait to see these trucks crush the souls of the ricer racers with their fart cans and 8 second plus 0-60 times.

Huh? A ricer racer?

[minerigger]

Absolutely positively the most hideous thing on earth equipped with wheels. I want to see them gross 80k and pull a 6% grade for 15min. That would be impressive if they can still get 500 miles. How long does it take to charge that ungodly set of batteries after it is drained? Can only imagine a truck stop not wanting to incorporate that


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[fly07sti]

@ minerigger - Apparently they had 50k in the trailers and pulled em from a dead stop like nothing I’ve seen before.

[Calendyr]

What Tesla should do, is what Chevy wanted to do with the original design of the Volt: An electric car with an onboard generator to feed the battery. This concept is super efficient compared to a regular engine or purelly electric car. On a big rig like that it would allow for almost unlimited range and lower fuel cost as well as emissions.

Plenty of benefits to having electrical drive, I hope Tesla finds a way to make this work. is 500 miles enough? Seems like the battery would be dead before you reached your destination in many cases. Probably ok for short distance runs but for cross country shipping, I don't see how that could work. Truckers often do 12 hours plus of driving in a day, that's more than 500 miles.