The USB powerbank, had to Google it. Sold out already. But why is it that I now really want one? Two minutes ago I had zero need. https://shop.tesla.com/us/en/

The USB powerbank, had to Google it. Sold out already. But why is it that I now really want one? Two minutes ago I had zero need. https://shop.tesla.com/us/en/product/apparel/desktop-supercharger.html?sku=8756722-00-A https://shop.tesla.com/us/en/product/apparel/desktop-superch... Please Santa. Regarding the Tesla Semi. The truck is a true game changer. I am no truck driver but I do know that normal trucks go down big hills on essentially engine braking. The actual brakes are used in 'stab' mode to make sure the engine is going at a sensible rpm for max engine braking. The brakes can't actually be used to do the stopping because they would get too hot going down a reasonably big hill, crossing a modest mountain range. Now the Tesla Semi just harvests all that energy back in. There is no need for the driver to be in an even lamer gear than he would be in going up the hill going down it. The depots will have their chargers and the time these trucks can put in on the road will be better than that possible with regular trucks. There is an electric dumper truck in Switzerland that goes to the top of a mountain, brings down dirt and then goes back up again. It gets enough energy downhill to go back up again, 105 tonnes down, 45 back up. So it travels for free. Tesla customers are going to be lucky in this way albeit not so dramatically. There is also the small matter of making deliveries in towns late at night or first thing in the morning. I am sure the refrigeration unit will rattle away and the tires make noise, however, a quiet truck will make a lot possible for some retailers as they will be able to sneak their trucks into town centres without waking the neighbours. I am sure the guys at Wal Mart have seen a bit more of this truck than I have but not much more. They have thought 'let's get one' much like how the place I work for has ordered a few iPhone X's. So a select few will get the new toy but on day one we did not order one for everybody. 15 is a good enough number to take a look at. Regarding actual manufacture, the truck is probably more Tesla's thing than the car. They will be making these trucks in similar numbers to their premium cars, so of the order of tens of thousands a year. They can build the line for assembling the trucks and get it going in the timeline, obviously adding on many, many months to go from their founder's idea of reality back to earth. Even if you managed a large fleet and thought the Tesla Semi was a dream come true then you probably wouldn't put in a ten billion dollar order on day one without having seen the product. You would buy one or two or even fifteen first, take a look and go from there.