---
title: "Tesla Going Ahead With Nov. 16 Truck Reveal"
description: "After multiple delays, Tesla has settled upon a date."
date: "2017-11-07"
modified: "2017-11-07"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/15834/tesla-going-ahead-with-nov-16-truck-reveal"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Tesla News"
tags:
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "Elon Musk"
  - "model 3"
  - "semi trucks"
  - "Tesla"
  - "Trucking"
---

# Tesla Going Ahead With Nov. 16 Truck Reveal

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In April, we learned of Tesla's plan to unveil its electric semi [in September](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/9793/tesla-give-first-peek-at-its-electric-semi-truck>). But the electric upstart's plan went awry, and the unveiling was [delayed until late October](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/14320/teslas-semi-truck-reveal-delayed-until-late-october>). Later, it was postponed again, to a [tentative Nov. 16](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/14945/tesla-pushes-back-semi-reveal-so-it-can-provide-batteries-to-puerto-rico>), as Tesla volunteered emergency assistance for a still-stricken Puerto Rico, and dealt with a [rough start to Model 3 production](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/14815/tesla-model-3-production-is-already-behind-schedule-bottlenecks-to-blame>). On Friday, Tesla all but confirmed its plans to steam ahead toward its aspirations of a Nov. 16, as [*Electrek*](<https://electrek.co/2017/11/03/tesla-semi-electric-truck-unveiling/>) reports that qualifying referral program members received invitations to RSVP for the truck's reveal event on the 16th, with doors at 7 p.m.

Elon Musk has hinted at a [second vehicle](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/14417/tesla-may-tease-a-second-car-alongside-its-semi-truck-reveal-next-month>) to be shown off at the event, but it's anyone's guess which of Tesla's other upcoming products it will be. Candidates for reveal include the [Model Y](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/759797091375906817>) crossover, based on the Model 3's underpinnings, the [revived Tesla Roadster](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/12378/tesla-will-give-you-a-free-next-gen-roadster-if-you-refer-enough-people>), or even a pickup, hinted by Musk to be a scaled-down version of the semi.

https://twitter.com/_/status/908847858509479936

Musk and Tesla have done nothing but hype up the electric semi so far. Said to utilize an army of the [electric motors that power the Model 3](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/9978/tesla-semi-truck-to-use-a-bunch-of-model-3-motors>), Musk has described it as "spry," and "[like a sports car.](<https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-says-tesla-semi-truck-can-drive-like-sports-car-2017-4>)" He has further raised expectations by [declaring](<https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/09/14/tesla-reveal-beast-semi-truck-october-elon-musk-says/666095001/>) it a "beast," and "unreal." Musk even boasts that the truck has greater torque than any diesel on the market. "If you had a tug of war competition, the Tesla Semi will tug the diesel semi uphill," he said in his [TED](<https://blog.ted.com/what-will-the-future-look-like-elon-musk-speaks-at-ted2017/>) appearance in April.

One trucking executive has even predicted the semi to be capable of a [300-mile range](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/13803/the-tesla-semi-truck-may-have-up-to-300-miles-of-range-report-says>), but a tweet from Musk suggests that even more is possible, describing its specifications as superior to anything reported so far.

https://twitter.com/_/status/916396250114670592

With all that Elon Musk has said to raise expectations of the Tesla semi, anything short of setting the gold standard for commercial trucks will be lambasted by Tesla's proponents and detractors alike.

We've reached out to Tesla for further comment and will update this report when the company responds.

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)