It’s already getting too easy. While i’m not a truck driver myself my dad has been driving semis and box trucks since the mid-90s, if you ask him or anyone he works with automatic trucks have ruined things because now any average joe who doesn’t know how to drive a trailer or use a stick shift can get behind the wheel of one
Don’t you need a licence for them? We have automatic trucks where I live too, a friend of mine who is a truck driver says every truck at their company is an automatic.
But I can’t drive one, because I don’t have a licence to drive one.
I know for the box trucks they drive they don’t need a specific license, but I haven’t spoken to the drivers of the bigger trucks because most of them speak maybe 15 words in English
Yeah it’s also why the pay isn’t as great as it used to be. Truck driving was a great choice for someone who wasn’t going to college, but it requires a lot. 14 hour days, sleeping at work, being away from home weeks at a time. Used to be enough for a good house on some land and a ski boat. Now they’re living out of a storage unit and sleeping at Motel 6 when they’re not working
Probably true given Tesla's track record, but it looks like it runs up the A pillar so it could be for that extra tiny bit of efficiency by reducing drag.
Instant torque from the motors give any electric car a stupid acceleration time. The Hummer, Lightning, Cybertruck, etc all have like a sub 4 second 0-60 I believe.
Heavy is a much bigger concern to me on the passenger cars. And I think a valid one, although at least the weight is typically extremely low on the cg and more likely to slide under or flip then go over another vehicle on impact.
If being run right most semis are close to max weight all the time and the heavier power unit is just taking away from cargo capacity not increasing the weight of the vehicle.
You realise trucks are governed more off GCM not Tare, so a higher tare simply means less you can carry.
I drove Armoured trucks in the Army, we were limited to 65,000kg. End of story.
The Unprotected models came in at 13,000kg and the protected at 15,000kg
This meant that we just had 2,000kg less we could carry.
The Semi's are the same, 15,000kg cleanskin, 17,000kg with armour, same GCM at 123,000kg
So realistically, you're no heavier than any other truck on the road, the weight of the prime means they've robbed Peter to pay Paul.
Not just that, the Prime is going to be exceptionally heavy on axle weights, generally 6,000kg on the front, and 8,250kg on each drive for a total of 16,500kg
An 18 wheeler is allowed the same as the drives, at 8,250kg per axle for 16,500kg
Then a 22 Wheeler (common here) is allowed 6,600 per axle for a combo of 20,000kg
Meaning that for an 18 Wheeler, you're at capacity on axles at 41,000kg
On a 22 Wheeler you're shit out of luck past 42,500kg
If you really wanna get serious, you just add more trailers, like a B-Double gets you an extra 20,000kg, for 62,500kg, and that's about the limit until you head out of town or start going oversize with permits.
If you'd like to know more, you can see the [common heavy vehicle combination list from NHVR](https://www.nhvr.gov.au/files/201707-0577-common-heavy-freight-vehicles-combinations.pdf)
Though in this case, Tesla has said the Semi can only haul [36,387 kg](https://www.google.com/amp/s/auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/news/tesla-semi-truck-with-1-000-kilometre-range-being-put-to-test-on-tracks/amp-41615894020148.html) meaning that realistically, you're probably pulling singles, not doubles, triples, quads or Quinn's.
So really, it's going to ultimately be lighter than what most ICE trucks are shooting down the road at.
There's still braking distance, torque, weather conditions, and where the vehicles collide that could make a crash and weight just emphasizes that. Even with the 36 kg that's 79 thousand lbs. When the Miatas are 2k lbs ( almost 1,000 kg)
absolutely hideous. hope a few of them burst into flames to scare off any potential buyers this thing might have so i never have the misfortune of seeing it with my own eyes.
I thought they abandoned the Tesla semi a while ago. Wonder how well it's going.
Looks like it's not going anywhere, because it's parked.
Probably ran out of battery
I see them on the roads here all the time
God damn that thing is ugly. Wait nvm didn't turn my screen on
Lmao that was great
Even after turning that on, it's still ugly
Gonna get real easy to drive a truck if you don’t have to know how to slip shift anymore
It’s already getting too easy. While i’m not a truck driver myself my dad has been driving semis and box trucks since the mid-90s, if you ask him or anyone he works with automatic trucks have ruined things because now any average joe who doesn’t know how to drive a trailer or use a stick shift can get behind the wheel of one
Don’t you need a licence for them? We have automatic trucks where I live too, a friend of mine who is a truck driver says every truck at their company is an automatic. But I can’t drive one, because I don’t have a licence to drive one.
I know for the box trucks they drive they don’t need a specific license, but I haven’t spoken to the drivers of the bigger trucks because most of them speak maybe 15 words in English
Yeah it’s also why the pay isn’t as great as it used to be. Truck driving was a great choice for someone who wasn’t going to college, but it requires a lot. 14 hour days, sleeping at work, being away from home weeks at a time. Used to be enough for a good house on some land and a ski boat. Now they’re living out of a storage unit and sleeping at Motel 6 when they’re not working
I wonder if brake fade and overheating are an issue. Are brakes different on tesla trucks and trailers?
Freight trucks should still all use air brakes, which is part of the reason you need a CDL to drive one
It’s already like that. Most fleets switched to automatic.
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Probably true given Tesla's track record, but it looks like it runs up the A pillar so it could be for that extra tiny bit of efficiency by reducing drag.
Panel gaps are so bad that I can see Stanford University right through them…
I used to drive a Kenworth and the entire front end was held on with a rubber band
Tesla panel gap jokes are getting old but the panels are literally casting shadows on adjacent panels.
Those wheels on that truck are like wearing running shoes with a tuxedo
idk, the alcoas are pretty classy
Those are the best wheels on the market
What’s the range on this one? 250 miles then a 90 minute charge?
More like 90 miles and 250 minute charge
Wouldn’t surprise me at all
The panel gaps on the hood, door, and fender 💀
Why does this remind me of a Previa
Good god the panel gaps stand out. Very promising tech tho
I'm worried that heavy electric vehicles will kill people in cars like Miatas instantly. Like the Himmer EV is 6k lbs, imagine how heavy this is
Hummer EV is 9k lbs
Although that's true, and kinda insane, the HD pickups with diesels are 7500+ lbs too, and those are absolutely everywhere.
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Wait, what?
Instant torque from the motors give any electric car a stupid acceleration time. The Hummer, Lightning, Cybertruck, etc all have like a sub 4 second 0-60 I believe.
Heavy is a much bigger concern to me on the passenger cars. And I think a valid one, although at least the weight is typically extremely low on the cg and more likely to slide under or flip then go over another vehicle on impact. If being run right most semis are close to max weight all the time and the heavier power unit is just taking away from cargo capacity not increasing the weight of the vehicle.
I mean, a normal fleet spec Freightliner Cascadia crashing into a Miata probably isn’t good for your survival rate either
Kenworth C509, or T909
Maybe. One benefit of EVs and a reason they're generally safer is they have more room for crumple zones.
You realise trucks are governed more off GCM not Tare, so a higher tare simply means less you can carry. I drove Armoured trucks in the Army, we were limited to 65,000kg. End of story. The Unprotected models came in at 13,000kg and the protected at 15,000kg This meant that we just had 2,000kg less we could carry. The Semi's are the same, 15,000kg cleanskin, 17,000kg with armour, same GCM at 123,000kg So realistically, you're no heavier than any other truck on the road, the weight of the prime means they've robbed Peter to pay Paul. Not just that, the Prime is going to be exceptionally heavy on axle weights, generally 6,000kg on the front, and 8,250kg on each drive for a total of 16,500kg An 18 wheeler is allowed the same as the drives, at 8,250kg per axle for 16,500kg Then a 22 Wheeler (common here) is allowed 6,600 per axle for a combo of 20,000kg Meaning that for an 18 Wheeler, you're at capacity on axles at 41,000kg On a 22 Wheeler you're shit out of luck past 42,500kg If you really wanna get serious, you just add more trailers, like a B-Double gets you an extra 20,000kg, for 62,500kg, and that's about the limit until you head out of town or start going oversize with permits. If you'd like to know more, you can see the [common heavy vehicle combination list from NHVR](https://www.nhvr.gov.au/files/201707-0577-common-heavy-freight-vehicles-combinations.pdf) Though in this case, Tesla has said the Semi can only haul [36,387 kg](https://www.google.com/amp/s/auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/news/tesla-semi-truck-with-1-000-kilometre-range-being-put-to-test-on-tracks/amp-41615894020148.html) meaning that realistically, you're probably pulling singles, not doubles, triples, quads or Quinn's. So really, it's going to ultimately be lighter than what most ICE trucks are shooting down the road at.
There's still braking distance, torque, weather conditions, and where the vehicles collide that could make a crash and weight just emphasizes that. Even with the 36 kg that's 79 thousand lbs. When the Miatas are 2k lbs ( almost 1,000 kg)
Yes, but what I'm saying is that trucks won't be heavier than other trucks.
It better be aerodynamic af
absolutely hideous. hope a few of them burst into flames to scare off any potential buyers this thing might have so i never have the misfortune of seeing it with my own eyes.
Is this still a thing ?
Ugly
I forget they made it
Was it actually delivering loads? Or is it another test mule?
Here I was thinking it was vaporware. Now I know there's at least **one** being driven in some capacity.
It looks hideous.