Elon Musk Unveils the New Tesla Electric Semi-Truck and Second-Generation Roadster Sport Car

Last night, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the company’s shocking new electric semi-truck and made a surprise announcement for the second-generation of their Roadster sports car, which Musk said will be “the fastest production car” made. The aerodynamic 80,000-pound (with trailer) semi is capable of a range of 500 miles and going from 0 to 60 MPH in 20 seconds, approximately 40 seconds faster than a diesel truck. The roadster is capable of going from 0 to 60 MPH in 1.9 seconds, reach speeds of up to 250 MPH, and rock a range of 620 miles. The Verge released a great nine-minute recap of the Tesla unveil event.

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Close up video of Tesla Roadster launching from zero pic.twitter.com/6FziM9M755

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Tesla Semi pic.twitter.com/7VLz7F46Ji

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 17, 2017

0 to 100 km/h in 1.9 sec pic.twitter.com/xTOTDGuwQj

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 17, 2017