O/T Petrol and diesel is finished....at last
A fascinating night at the live Tesla launch.......the new Tesla semitruck.....500 miles on a single charge, 0 to 60 mph in 5 seconds unloaded, 20 seconds with the maximum permitted USA payload of 80,000 lbs......65mph up a 5% hill without slowing....impossible to jackknife because it has 4 independent motors, nuclear blastproof glass, 1 million miles no-breakdown guarantee, lifetime warranty on the brakes and self-driving on autopilot
.....then the fun started, shock from the crowd and a stunned silence (I had a feeling that Elon wasn't finished because he looked so excited)
quote "we've decided to kill off the petrol cars......when you've seen this, and driven this....why you ever go back to a petrol engine".
The new 4-seater roadster....0 to 60 in under 2 seconds....620 miles on a single charge......250 mph top speed (he looked embarrassed)
Wow, wow, wow.
The roadster is shown near the end of these highlights...trucks first
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_SjAcQeU1A