HapticWagon
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Tesla has tried to influence semi-tractors without much success?The story about transitioning from a sports car to this adventure vehicle segment was interesting in retrospect. I wonder if the vans were part of that discussion as well? Which got me thinking about the fact that Tesla has tried to influence semi-tractor trailers, without much success (but which needs to happen in a climate-based electrification movement).
If he had that vision, he wouldn't be selling pollution credits to other manufacturers, which have the effect of a) stalling their EV programs and b) harming the planet by negating any environmental advantage to buying a Rivian. He also wouldn't have studied ICE engines for this Ph.D. thesis.What a great interview, RJ is an impressive leader with humility and most impressive is looking out far into the future for the benefit of human kind. I loved it when he said they were looking at the impacts of the product on his kids, kid's Kids (great, great grand kids) We need more of that vision in our world, in my opinion.
Ok thanks.Tesla has tried to influence semi-tractors without much success?
Successes to date have been outstanding and numerous. They have proven the electric semi naysayers, you know, the ones who said Tesla's Semi plans violated the laws of physics, completely wrong. They proved it could go over 500 miles in the real world, fully loaded, without a charge. And they ran it loaded, on real routes, for multiple days over 1000 miles per day. And Tesla has sold everyone they made during pilot production and are now getting near completion of their high volume Tesla Semi manufacturing plant in Nevada. They should be ramping up to high-volume production through 2025.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you simply were unaware of Tesla's excellent progress with electric semi-trucks.