Jay seems like a nice guy, even if he is a Lefty, he largely keeps that to himself (that I am aware of-I don’t watch television or follow him, just my impression.)
I didn’t watch the whole thing, but what I did watch, they spent minimal time talking about the 500 mile range on straight and level ground at the optimal environmental conditions.
They spent far more time on how nice the driving experience was, how much easier it was to handle, how less fatiguing to the driver it was, and so on.
I am all onboard for those things, since the classic truck envionment is likely a cramped, hot/cold, noisy and fatiguing one. I suspect certain mechanical types of issues may be improved as well.
But all in all, this was a sales pitch video, the way all sales pitch videos are. They don’t show you reality. They show you what they want you to see.
I’m not buying it. But I’ll bet it might be great if you are doing 100 mile runs.
You need to catch up
A Pepsi bottler in the Midwest bought a fleet of 24 of the Tesla semis to make deliveries to distant warehouses. The final report showed that a Tesla Semi could and did serve for in excess of 800 miles in one twenty four hour period. The Semi returned to the main factory to get second load and new driver. During that time, the Semi was recharged.
There are extensive and detailed evaluation reports indicating that for the Pepsi delivery task, the Tesla is a superior solution.
The Tesla semi should be evaluated on a task by task basis rather than total generalization
I don’t own and don’t want a Tesla. I observe and present a finding