Elon Musk reveals Tesla\u2019s electric car plan to \u201cforce\u201d market change Tesla\/ YouTube: National Governors AssociationIt\u2019s been one hell of a year for Tesla CEO Elon Musk, but it seems he has no plans to slow down yet, revealing that Tesla are going to unveil a number of new products to shake up the electric car market. Speaking at the European Battery Conference, Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla are ramping up the fight to retain their spot as the world\u2019s most valuable car maker, with their value of $500 billion. Musk himself was recently placed as the worlds\u2019 second-richest man with a net worth of around $128 billion. Only Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is wealthier than Musk, but, in typical Elon style, he has no plans to retire or take it easy. In fact, Tesla are looking to shake-up the EV market, and \u201cforce\u201d their rivals to play catch-up, said Musk. Tesla reveals plans for 1000km EVs One of Tesla\u2019s most ambitious plans is the introduction of their all-electric semi-trucks. Speaking at the conference, Musk confirmed that they \u201chave vehicles under development that could do 1000km\u201d (62 miles.) Such a development would undoubtedly shake-up the EV world, as not only would that be the biggest range of any EV on the market, but also far outstrip the range of conventional cars. With range being the biggest issue with people converting to EVs, it could be enough to force yet another electric car revolution. Going into more detail about the long-awaited Tesla Semi, it looks like good news for trucking companies too: \u201cYou will be able to carry basically the same cargo as a diesel truck. We think that maybe there\u2019s a one-ton penalty. Maybe. \u201cAt this point, we think that we can have less than one-ton cargo reduction, and we think long term it\u2019s going to be zero cargo reduction for electric trucks.\u201d The ability to carry the same amount of cargo as in a conventional truck would be game-changing for Tesla, as it would mean there is no \u2018eco sacrifice\u2019 due to the weight of the batteries. Should they achieve this goal, it may be enough for them to start the \u2018clean trucking\u2019 movement that Elon has been aiming for. Finally, Musk also revealed that they are looking at making a \u2018cheap\u2019 circa-$25,000 hatchback. Sadly, only the European market would get this, but with Tesla aiming to bring battery costs down, everyone would benefit from low-cost battery technology, making EVs more accessible to all. Whether Musk and Tesla\u2019s plans will come to fruition is uncertain, but should they pull it off, it could very well change the world of transportation forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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