Energy Matters

Tesla Semi and the price of batteries November 26, 2017

Even their trucks are sexy.

It was surprising enough that Tesla announced they were making a semi, but I think what really surprised everyone was the cost; the 300-mile range version is expected to run $150,000, while the long range 500-mile version is $180,000. They compare this to a similar class Diesel at $120,000.

This is interesting enough on its own, but now that we have the numbers, we can play a little game with them…

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