Tesla wants to electrify big trucks, production kicking off in 2019
(WorldNews China)

After more than a decade of making cars and SUVs - and, more recently, solar panels - Tesla wants to electrify a new type of vehicle: Big trucks. The company unveiled its new electric semitractor-trailer Thursday night near its design centre in Hawthorne, California. CEO Elon Musk said the semi is capable of travelling 500 miles (804 kilometres) on an electric charge - even with a full 80,000-pound (36,287-kilogram) load - and will cost less than a diesel semi considering fuel savings, lower maintenance and other factors. Musk said customers can put down a $5,000 deposit for the semi now and production will begin in 2019. `We´re confident that this is a product that´s better in every way...