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Analysis: What Tesla's Big Rig Must Do to Seduce Truckers

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has promised to unveil an electric semi-truck on Nov. 16 that will drive like a sports car and beat its diesel counterpart in a tug of war. 鈥淭his will blow your mind clear out of your skull and into an alternate dimension,鈥 he wrote on Twitter this week. But none of that really matters.

November 15, 2017
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Tesla鈥檚 New Semi Already Has Some Rivals

Tesla Inc. will unveil its electric Tesla semi-truck on Nov. 16 in southern California. It鈥檚 all part of CEO Elon Musk鈥檚 鈥淢aster Plan Part Deux鈥 in which he vowed to expand the company鈥檚 lineup to 鈥渃over the major forms of terrestrial transport.鈥

November 14, 2017
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Daimler Steps Up Electric Truck Rollout as Tesla Rivalry Looms

Daimler AG is stepping up plans to roll out electric-powered trucks as the world鈥檚 largest maker of commercial vehicles seeks to fend off newcomers like Tesla Inc. and Deutsche Post AG.

October 30, 2017
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Daimler Steals Tesla鈥檚 Thunder With Heavy-Duty Electric Truck

Daimler AG is jumping the gun on Tesla Inc. by showing off a battery-powered heavy-duty truck weeks before the California electric-car maker鈥檚 own planned unveiling, in a sign of the growing rivalry between the companies.

October 26, 2017
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Tesla鈥檚 Model 3 Bottlenecks Delay Unveiling of Semi-Truck

Tesla Inc. pushed back the reveal of its semi-truck by three weeks as CEO Elon Musk focuses on boosting production of the cheaper sedan that the electric-car maker is counting on to dramatically increase sales.

October 10, 2017
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Tesla to Reveal 鈥楤east鈥 Semi-Truck in October, Elon Musk Says

Silicon Valley automaker Tesla is tentatively set to reveal its electric semi-truck in October, CEO Elon Musk said

September 14, 2017
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Tesla Automation Faulted by NTSB in 2016 Fatal Florida Crash

Tesla Inc.鈥檚 design of its Autopilot system contributed to a 2016 fatal crash in Florida, accident investigators concluded as they recommended all automakers prevent autonomous driving systems from being used on roads for which they are not designed.

September 12, 2017
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A New All-Electric Delivery Truck Is on the Way, and It鈥檚 Not From Tesla

Chanje鈥檚 vision sounds a lot like Tesla鈥檚: electric vehicles recharged via clean rooftop solar power.

August 10, 2017
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Tesla Meets With California, Nevada on Autonomous Truck Testing

Tesla Inc. has met with California and Nevada agencies about testing an autonomous semi-truck ahead of CEO Elon Musk鈥檚 unveiling of the next addition to the electric-car maker鈥檚 lineup.

August 10, 2017
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Musk Sketches Out Timeline for Tesla Electric Semi-Truck

Tesla Inc.鈥檚 plans to pad its lineup of electric cars are taking shape, with Elon Musk sketching out a timeline for the arrival of a semi-truck, pickup and sports car.

April 14, 2017