Tesla Unveils World’s Fastest Car Roadster and Semi Truck in California - JPKee.com

Hawthorne, Nov 19: After introducing driverless cars, Elon Musk founded Tesla unveiled world ‘s fastest car Roadster at its headquarters in California on Thursday. The company is eyeing to grab a significant market share in car industry too. CEO Musk claimed Roadster has a top speed of more than 250 MPH, can seat 4 with an insane range of 620 highway miles. The car, scheduled to arrive in 2020, was launched with a base price of $ 200,000.

Tesla also launched its all-electric semi truck. “We designed the Tesla truck to be like a bullet,” said Musk.

Musk said that it has four independent electric motors, one for each of its wheels, a transmission that requires no shifting of gears, and a regenerative braking system that gives it basically infinite brake life.

The company also claimed that truck can accelerate to 60 miles per hour in five seconds, and reach that speed in 20 seconds hauling a maximum 80,000 pound load, must faster than a traditional diesel truck. It has a 500-mile range, long enough for most truck routes, 80 per cent of which, according to Musk, are 250 miles or less.

“The Tesla Semi will deliver a far better experience for truck drivers, while increasing safety and significantly reducing the cost of cargo transport,” Musk said.

He claimed that operating a diesel truck will cost 20 per cent more than the Tesla Semi.

“Overall, the Semi is more responsive, covers more miles than a diesel truck in the same amount of time,” he said.

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Author - Vikash Kumar