On Thursday night, Tesla Inc. founder and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk introduced the company's new electric-powered tractor trailer. The "Semi" goes 800 km on a charge, uses Tesla's semi-autonomous driving system, with lane-keeping and automatic braking. The truck has lower center of gravity than traditional haulers, dramatically reducing rollover risk; dynamic torque distribution lowers the chance of jack-knifing. Musk promised the truck "will not break down for a million miles."
That wasn't the big news.
Musk, in a very Steve Jobs-like, "Oh, and one more thing" moment, introduced the Tesla Roadster. The $200,000, all-wheel drive supercar goes 0-60 mph (0-96.5 kph) in a mind-blowing 1.9 seconds, making it the fastest production car ever. Oh, and it tops out at more than 250 mph (402 kph).
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