Tesla's electric truck will be able to travel up to 500 miles on a single charge

Butying a Tesla Semi will set you back at least US$150,000 (RM667,125) — Photography Courtesy of Tesla/AFP Relaxnews

Elon Musk is proud of the latest advances for Tesla's electric truck, and took the time to announce it on Twitter. Semi was able to complete a trip of 500 miles, with a load of over 81,000 pounds. In metric terms that's just over 800 km without stopping to charge up, which is about the distance between Chicago and Kansas City or more than the distance between Boston and Washington DC. These revelations come as commercial production of the vehicle gets underway – with the first deliveries expected by the end of the year.

Unveiled in 2017, the Semi is Tesla's first signature truck. Entirely electric, it is presented as the most powerful and safest truck of its kind according to the American manufacturer. Like the cars produced by Tesla, it will also feature Autopilot, the semi-autonomous driving system that regulates speed and helps avoid the risk of collision.The range of its basic version is noted at 300 miles (about 500 km).