Chief Executive Elon Musk has described electric trucks as Tesla's next effort to move the economy away from fossil fuels through projects including electric cars, solar roofs and power storage. But some analysts fear the truck, named Tesla Semi, will be an expensive distraction for Tesla, which is burning cash, has never posted an annual profit, and is in self-described "manufacturing hell" starting up production of the $35,000 US ($44, 600 Cdn) Model 3 sedan. The young market for electric cargo trucks is mostly focused on medium duty, rather than the heavy big rig market Tesla is after. Tesla Semi Truck unveil to be webcast live on Thursday at 8pm! Just need to find my portal gun ... — @elonmuskReuters in August reported that Tesla was working on self-driving technology for the truck.

Source: CBC News November 16, 2017 14:15 UTC