Musk Says Thursday’s Semi Truck Event Will ‘Blow Your Mind’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has introduced a catchy tagline for the upcoming Tesla Semi – it “will blow your mind clear out of your skull and into an alternate dimension.”

The company is set to unveil the truck Thursday at a livestreamed event starting at 8 p.m. PT (11 p.m. ET). Musk tweeted Sunday about the event.

https://twitter.com/x/status/929823757635481600

Musk has been hyping the Tesla Semi hard. He previously called the truck a “beast” and “unreal.”

Little is known about the truck beyond a few reports of range and some possible photos of a prototype.

Reports have suggested the truck will have a range of 200-300-miles, is intended for short trips, and will include some self-driving capabilities. Musk says the truck’s specs are better than reported.

https://twitter.com/x/status/916396250114670592

While it’s exciting to see Tesla introduce a new vehicle, the company’s current production woes likely complicate the timeline for the Tesla Semi. It’s also unclear where the vehicle will be manufactured, as Tesla’s current facilities are maxed out. It will be interesting to see if the Tesla Semi program will be housed in a new factory.

 

[Electroman]

This particular tweet and Musk's penchant for hyperbole - lets call it Muskbole, which is beyond hyperbole - has already blown my mind clear out of my skull into another dimension.

Musk's tweet are getting into Trump's territory.

 

[Kant.Ing]

The only thing that can blow my mind is another FSD demo. Ok, ok, replaying the old one will do too! /s

 

[Bad Horse]

This particular tweet and Musk's penchant for hyperbole - lets call it Muskbole, which is beyond hyperbole - has already blown my mind clear out of my skull into another dimension.

Musk's tweet are getting into Trump's territory.

I've felt that way about Musk for a while. He is like a Trump with his grandiose showboating, but I want Elon to succeed. But I share no excitement for this reveal as I keep waiting, as patiently as I can, for my Model 3. He always promises the sun and the moon, and while he gets there, it's always late, late, late. He is terrible about managing expectations.

Am I ultimately glad there will be a semi truck? Yes, but it does not make me feel any better for Tesla or my reservation

 

[Runarbt]

If they line up 20 linked (one driver)Tesla Semis filled with Model 3s on their way to customers.. I it would blow my mind.


(Not as someone on SA tried to say it, "blow your brain out".. not quit the same.. )

 

[brucet999]

This particular tweet and Musk's penchant for hyperbole - lets call it Muskbole, which is beyond hyperbole - has already blown my mind clear out of my skull into another dimension.

Musk's tweet are getting into Trump's territory.

So, Muskbole is hyperbole turned up to level 11?

 

[1208]

Musk's tweet are getting into Trump's territory.

He was in Trump's territory but he's now jumped Trumps wall and in a whole new one.

 

[Bebop]

It's been a while since he proclaimed something extravagant (probably people inside told him not to keep making promises we can't keep) and so I'm hopeful for something awesome.

I'm really hoping for that 9.0 release. Maybe more software details at this event.

 

[Electroman]

probably people inside told him not to keep making promises we can't keep

You mean like the advice Trump is getting? We all know how effective that is, right?

I bet this tweet comes back to bite him big time, and could become a butt of jokes, like the "3 months yes, 6 months definitely"

 

[Super_Popular]

Heard that so many times. Hopefully it's better than the Model 3 reveal.

 

[metier]

Musk just jumped the shark

 

[Laserbrain]

400 kW superchargers. You have read it here first.

 

[mcbarnet007]

imagine the Semi taking up 4 super charger spot and plug into all 4 chargers at once

 

[Kant.Ing]

Or the truck is convertible into an RV and named as Model R.

 

[svp6]

It will look like a spaceship

 

[brucet999]

It will look like a spaceship

complete with burn marks from recovery on the drone barge?

 

[Tiger]

Tesla Semi will bypass traffic congestion by going underground.

 

[WarpedOne]

My updatet expectations:
- 4 motors, one per rear wheel, no differentials (electronic wheel speed control), 1000HP
- passive front axel, just steering and ABS brakes
- 6 M3LR batteries, 480kWh, easily swappable if need be
- 6 'internal' SC connectors, one per battery, allowing for total ~1MW of charging power, through a 'combined' and automated charging port under the truck
- lower tractor wheight than big diesel trucks
- %50 higher purchase price than diesel truck, 30% lower TCO
- range? enough for most use cases

 

[WarpedOne]

one more:
- gliders comming from existing truck maker that does not make its own diesel engines

 

[TaoJones]

Overnight charging at depots should be more than sufficient for day work, intermodal, and all manner of local and some regional courier services.

That’s a huge set of market segments without needing/using a single interstate (distance) SC.

For example, the Ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach (largest combined port complex on the continent) have a spiffy new plan to replace diesel trucks with, presumably, some mix of electric, hydrogen, and CNG by 2040. Yes, there’s a hydrogen fueling station down there already *twitch*. Point being that thousands of diesel-belching trucks will need to be replaced, and most don’t travel very far at all - they all haul shipping containers on available trailers, however.

Tangentially, more dockside electrical power for both container ships and cruise ships would go a long way toward better air quality as well.

I hope Elon spends some time describing some of the different markets this truck could be an immediate hit in with the purported 200-300 mile range. Over the road is just one application that would be seemingly more feasible as range increases and charging time decreases (see MW charging).