Elon Musk, in my opinion, has to be one of the most visionary leaders the world has seen. He is single handedly trying to transition humanity to a whole new level, by introducing technologies that frankly, should have been pretty much developed by now.

Through his efforts at Tesla Motors, SpaceX, SolarCity, Boring Company, Musk is leading the charge to revolutionize transportation, energy and establish ourselves as a space faring civilization.

Well a few days ago, Musk set a major milestone towards the transportation revolutionizing goal by unveiling an electric semi truck with tons of awesome features in a highly anticipated event.

Not only that, Musk even pulled an Apple-esque “one more thing” by unveiling the second version of the Roadster and boy what a car that is going to be.

All Electric Semi Truck

While Tesla has already started to penetrate the personal transport space with its highly coveted electric cars, now, thanks to the electric semi truck, it is aiming to penetrate the trucking industry as well.

What is more, is the company is doing things in style as the electric semis are literally poised to embarrass the diesel counterparts, thanks to the cutting edge innovation in typical Tesla style.

First off, the semi can do 0-60 mph in just 5 seconds (without any load) compared to the 15 seconds that a diesel truck would do. Even with a maximum load of 80,000 pounds, the electric semi can do the 0-60 in 20 seconds.

Perhaps, the most impressive feature about this is the range of 500 miles at maximum load on a single charge! As Musk said, 80% of the routes are less than 250 miles long, so the driver will be able to deliver a load and come back without recharging. You can also charge the semi up to a range of 400 miles in just 30 minutes.

The cutting edge design of the truck, four independent motors, and a large battery pack all contribute towards the insane speed and range of the semi truck. The interiors are pretty awesome too unlike the cluttered space of a traditional semi.

Safety is another huge area of improvement with the electric semi with automatic emergency braking, automatic lane keeping and forward collision warning. If you have a medical emergency in the truck, the truck will stay in lane, gradually stop and automatically call emergency services for you.

Also, Musk claims that jackknifing, which is the “worst nightmare” for a truck, will be impossible for this truck and the truck windshields are “thermonuclear explosion proof”. But wait, there is more, Musk also said that Tesla guarantees that the truck won’t break down for 1 million miles.

On the economic side of things, Musk also said that driving an electric semi will be cheaper per mile than driving a diesel truck, taking into account all costs, though he didn’t announce any price for the semi. If you order the semi today, you will get it in 2019.

Roadster 2.0 - The ‘One More Thing’

In a surprise move, at what seemed like the end of the event, one of trailers from the electric semi opened up and out came a shiny new supercar and Musk went, “turns out there was some cargo in the truck”.

As you know, the story of Tesla began with the Roadster which was a sports car and the company hasn’t upgraded it for years now, but in the event, Musk finally unveiled the next generation of the Roadster and boy is it sexy.

But it’s not just another sports car too. It is a car, that breaks records and beats out other super cars, all while being an all electric car. I think we should all pretty much expect this much by Tesla at this point.

The car does 0-60 mph in just 1.9 second which is a first for any car and it also does 0-100 mph in just 4.2 seconds. So, it will be able to do a quarter mile in just 8.9 seconds which is another world record. The top speed is more than 250 miles per hour.

But you know what is the most unbelievable thing about the car? It’s 620 miles range on a single charge which is another world record, for any electric car to go above 1000 km on a single charge.

What is more, is Musk said that all these features are for the base model which costs $200,000! Imagine what the top end will be able to do. The car, unfortunately, will be available in 2020. I think this car is perfect for Elon’s mission, to “give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars.”

All images are taken from Tesla website