Jay Leno Hauls Tesla Semi with Tesla Semi - Jay Leno's Garage
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- In a Jay Leno's Garage EXCLUSIVE, Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and Tesla's Senior Manager of Semi-Truck Engineering Dan Priestley bring Tesla's new Semi-Truck by the garage.
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Would love to see a real old-school trucker doing the review, going through the full sequence: driving his actual rig, unloading the trailer, switching to the tesla semi, loading the trailer, driving through a weigh station, driving to a delivery point, etc.
Scroll around, and look for my comments. I'd love your feed back. I am 70.
Not gonna happen. This is just a shell for investor money
One thing that is absolutely crap is the driver seat in the middle.
When reversing to a loadingdock its nice if you can stick your head out of the window. In this truck you need a real long neck.......
I didn't even think about that. I stick my head out every time I back, even in the rain.@@erikdikkers7931
they have that HD back up camera Would that not do it?
@@erikdikkers7931
I love how it doesn't matter what vehicle Jay drives, he can't keep it in the lane.
35:57 "By the way, you're totally nailing the center drive position!" Jay driving all over the road and basically always partially in the left lane.
@24:50 🤣🤣🤣
The central driving position will take time to get used to
It looks like he is tired and wants to say good night
Lanes are for wusses!
I’m the city manager in charge of off duty police operations for the city of Burbank. There were off duty police paid for by the production team for this PR shoot of this vehicle. Mr Leno was under escort by these officers through the streets and was ask to drive in the middle of two lanes for most of the journey during filming.
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That helps because sleepy Jay looks and sounds completely out of it.
EXCUSES EXCUSES You sir are a Liar Tesla Sucks Period
@@TobyAnderson yes, he seemed OVERLY preoccupied with the novelty of the truck and SEVERAL times was over the dotted line & outside of his travel lane.
1:27 Funny how “Dan” stayed on script and didn’t answer J’s question about weight. 😂😂😂😂
Why "Dan"?
I noticed that immediately !!
So nobody knows the actual weight? Or is is secret?
At 31:40, they mention gross vehicle weight. 60 to 70k. So... let's go with 65k. Trailer probably around 15k. That means around 25k per truck. I'd say 19k to 21k is average.
@@blaze553 that other electric semi with a range of 350 miles say their tractor weighs 29000#, my sleeper tractor weighs 16000#. you will not find any where they will tell what it weighs
I love how the Tesla designer is telling Jay how he's nailing keeping the truck centered. Meanwhile the camera man is showing Jay hugging 2 lanes and driving over the white line😅
he almost always drives on two lanes, it is common to see that
I don't know whether Jay holds a CDL or merely has a CDL permit. Or perhaps he didn't give a damn, found that it drives more like a car, had a filming permit, and even had a police car blocking the road when he made a U turn.
I don't think Jay is capable of keeping any vehicle in a lane anymore.
@@bW9taeH4you don’t need a cdl to drive the thing as a demo. He’s not driving for hire.
It is a skill to drive a semi Tractor Trailor.
That cracked me up when he hooked up to the trailer. That'd be a huge selling point if you could stay in the truck while the pit crew hookup team handled everything. They came out of the shrubs like little fairies 😂
Jay insisted on doing the hookup but insurance regulations prevented him.
HipsterTrailerHookups™ coming to a bush near you!
AND can you imagine a guy hooking to a trailer in a diesel truck that easy the first time? UNREAL.... Great video, Jay, as always!!! I think tesla has found their niche here....
@@rickclark4112They are the same fittings 😂 Infact these fittings arent as remotely as good as European suzys.
"They came out of the shrubs like little fairies"
That's California for ya.😏
41:15 - This is exactly why I like to watch Leno's reviews. He just has so much knowledge about car history that you learn always something totally unexpected.
to bad he's a dummycrat
Recently bought some recommended stocks and now they are just penny stocks. There seems to be more negative portfolios in the last 3rd half of 2023 with markets tumbling, soaring inflation, and banks going out of business. My concern is how can the rapid interest-rate hike be of favor to a value investor, or is it better avoiding stocks for a while?
Just ''buy the dip'' man. In the long term it will payoff. High interest rates usually mean lower stock prices, however investors should be cautious of the bull run, its best you connect with a well-qualified adviser to meet your growth goals and avoid blunder
The truth is that this is really not as difficult as many people presume it to be. It requires a certain level of diligence, no doubt, which is something ordinary investors lack, and so a financial advisor often comes in very handy. My friend just pulled in more than $84k last month alone from his investment with his advisor. That is how people are able to make such huge profits in the market
nice! once you hit a big milestone, the next comes easier.. who is your advisor please, if you don't mind me asking?
ANGELA LYNN SCHILLING' is her name. She is regarded as a genius in her area and works for Empower Financial Services. She’s quite known in her field, look-her up.
Thank you for this tip. It was easy to find your coach. Did my due diligence on her before scheduling a phone call with her. She seems proficient considering her resume.
Listening to Tesla engineers is so refreshing.
😂 what like apple salesmen too?
@@bigduphusaj162he spoke well? Of course he is going to talk positive but nothing really striked me as 'off'.
I like the no BS aspect of any Tesla or SpaceX video. It's like the just say, here it is, this is what we did and why. No other random comments required. I really like that way of thinking.
Spend time looking for solutions and not excuses.
@@Swampster70that’s how a sales pitch works. 😂
Sounded like trained corporate-speak to me. At 23:11 Jay asked about a screen view they hadn't considered yet. The manager comment didn't make sense because he had to improvise without a script. Obviously talented people here. It's company culture that causes that. Mistakes cost careers. Billions on the line...
I sincerely respect the fact that both the Chief Designer and the Senior Manager of Engineering hook up and disconnect the trailer with their own hands.
Yeah...that's some kind of special knowledge needed to do that. I doubt a regular truck driver could figure that out...
@@buckhorncortez they would have a heart attack jumping around like that!!
My thoughts exactly. That's what differentiates serious people.
insurance and safety risk..... no other reason.....
without safety gear, wow! they're awesome.
Props to the guy explaining everything so clear and concisely 👏🏻
Seriously. He did an awesome job giving the details and from the perspective of the drivers.
I can imagine that with all the current going through those batteries it will burst into flames after about 20,000 miles!
Yeah, especially when Leno asked him what the weight was...
A huge issue here is weight….. I am a small fleet owner and driver myself. In the U.S. the max gross weight a truck and cargo can be is 80,000 pounds without special permits. My truck weighs 17,000 pounds, they mentioned the load Jay was pulling at over 50,000 pounds. The trailer he was attached to weighs less than 10,000lbs, so the truck alone is over 40,000lbs. That’s almost 3 times the weight of my truck. That being said, it would take 3 of these to haul the max weight alone that I can haul. Now multiply the cost of this truck times 3 which would be somewhere close to $1.5mill. in tractors to move what I can move and my truck was $190,000 new. I could put (7) trucks like mine on the road hauling freight for the same initial cost without factoring in how much more freight I could haul across the country with seven rigs. Now, which avenue would save the customer or end user the most money? I like the idea of electric trucks if they are cost effective. These are nowhere cost effective for anyone, anytime soon. The Freightliner version of this truck is $500 - $600,000 to initially purchase. The numbers just don’t make sense.
60-70 gross, minus 10 for the trailer, call it 55, for 2 telsa trucks. So the trucks way somewhere around 27 to 30 each. So I agree, way to heavy! Imagine your towing a 53' refer daily! Your empty weight would be around 50!
Great comment and couldn't agree more!
I’m a truck driver too. I agree 100%. Also, keep in mind the distance for OTR (over the road) my truck runs out of fuel at 1,000 miles. I fuel it back up in 5 minutes or less. These teslas run out at 400 miles. It would take a very long time to recharge. You’ll never get to the receiver on time. You’ll be days late!
The math has been done on this. The load deficit is between 4-6k lbs when compared to a diesel truck. The Tesla gets an extra 2k for being an ev. According to the statistics, 80% of the loads on the road fall within the Tesla semi's capabilities.
@@ziahreid9269So range and cost is really the issue for the 80%.
Exactly! Bunch gooroos think they know about trucking and know nothing. Them trucks light freight trucks. That’s only hauling 20-40,000.
I really like how Jay is able to enjoy them all. It doesn't matter if it's steam, gas, diesel, or electric.
A true “car guy” appreciates all cars and progress. Personally, I own two Teslas. I’ve run the gamut over the past 16 years that I’ve been driving, sports cars, SUVs, luxury sedans, just started dabbling in motorcycles, and now my wife and I have a Y and 3. I loved something about every car I’ve owned, but the Teslas really tick all the boxes.
I remember John Mayer saying it really well in an interview. Jay Leno's parking spot would have something like a 1920s firetruck in it, and you come to realize that he could drive anything he wanted and it would make sense because he's such an enthusiast.
Yeah and it's a really fun time to be alive with all of the recent innovations.
@@destructodisk9074 TH-cam dislike addonwas just re-enabled today. I had to remove the addon and reinstall it. Here's another oddity. This video: "BlueOval City LIVE | Ford" about Ford's EVs has over 29K views, and zero comments. Why do you suppose that is?
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This is MY thread. If you two kids want to argue, start your own thread. 🙂
Tesla has provided more information in this video about the semi truck than anywhere else even their website doesn't share this amount of information. Thanks Jay Leno for asking very needed questions
Nothing is finalized yet and some details may change before this ramps. They have to be careful about what they say because so many love picking apart everything they state.
And there is so mush to pick apart. Why do you think all their demos are never with real truckers
@captsirl I have no idea,I have never even seen those PepsiCo drivers do a review on the truck or say anything. Must be something their don't want people to know
I wonder why? DC Fast charging is expensive. It needs big, expensive chargers that cost as much as $100,000 each. The circuits to bring it in are expensive, and users with high sustained peaks - as chargers do - will pay even more. That’s why the car chargers that run from 50kW to 350kW tend to charge from 30 to 50 cents/kWh. Tesla promotes a megawatt charger for the Semi, and given past patterns, you can expect charging from that is going to come at a higher price. Anything over 40 cents/kWh is going to be higher than the cost of diesel.
o they cost twice as much to buy / can go 1/4 as far as a regular Semi / 100K for the charger / could actually cost more than diesel to fill up / the city will need to build high capacity electrical transformers / state and federal will need to build more power plants and new electrical infrastructure that is more available and higher capacity to power the chargers / mining the materials used to build the batteries are killing the POOR people who mine the stuff / co2 emissions generated to building them (multiple times as much as a regular vehicle) Assembly generates a tiny fraction of the co2 emissions / the rest of the emissions are generated somewhere else ...so who cares
I've never driven a semi and I don't see any reason why I would in my lifetime. Still, this drew me in for 43 minutes. Good job.
Pencil pushers dont drive trucks, they drive their desk and push a pencil
As a young former driver (28), I could see many ppl near my age being open to driving these. I love the suicide door. Love the tech and cameras. My only thought is, I would love for Tesla or someone to make accompanying trailers & reefers that would be outfitted with cameras. And possibly outfitted with an automated lift when hooking and unhooking. Then another thought comes to mind of moving your tandems.
and it should be possible to attach cameras easily to non tesla trailers, that connect wirelessly. magnetic. simply slap them on the trailer. Also, autonomous reversing!!!
@@JustinV-ze2irI agree but, what are we going to do when we run out of gas/diesel in less than a decade? What fuel is left, the military will seize for their own use and that time is fast approaching! I don't wanna give up my 78 Nova either but, it is gonna be a nice looking yard ornament soon! 😢 The truck looks good and the cameras are fantastic for safety! Happy New Year 🎉🎆🎇🍻😎
@@JustinV-ze2ir they already have Bio fuels but, it is still taking a bloody long time to make and do you think anyone wants to give up their gas guzzlers, I would love to keep driving my Nova but, I know the really! 😭 The price of fossil fuels is going to skyrocket in the next few years and it ain't got nothing to do with politics, not much anyway, it has to do with the oil companies greedy CEOs and they are all scared! 🍻
Too much electronics. Trust me ur generation has not much to compare . There is nothing more than to love the sound of a diesel engine.
@@tomh9807 I love the sound of my 78 Nova but,, the military will seize the last of the fuel because, the planes won't work as well if changed to electric at the moment! We are going to run out of oil in less than a decade, watch and see! 😭 I wish I was wrong!
Happy New Year 🎉🍻🎊🎆🥳🎇
jay is the real deal.. seems like he can relate to almost anybody... plus he has the ability to listen to a long answer and has no need to interrupt to try to show us how smart he is.. he is willing to learn...
They never answered his first question! "How much does this weigh?"
How much did Elon pay for this???
@speedypaul2314 zero for the review, Tesla doesn't need to advertise, unlike other OEMs that spend millions annually while producing ridiculous small volumes of inferior overpriced EVs
@@davidjones8680diesel trucks aren't light either
@@jamespaul2587 it's called sarcasm.
Jay is really good at asking good questions, one after the other, appropriate nuance, topics, and lets the guys answer as deep as they would like to go
The problem is their (Tesla employee) politicians , they don’t answer the questions simply and effectively. This whole thing is an advertising moment in our nations history to make China wealthy.
Great sense of fashoion too!
Exactly.
Does it have disc brakes front and rear? Are the brakes assisted?
They’re avoiding answers. How much does it weigh again?
26:52 Jay mentions he wants the screens swapped maybe. Can immediately see the engineer go to work in his head "how can we make these switchable?" or similar. As others have said its refreshing to see design that makes sense. Cant wait to see where these go after more iterations.
Another thing awesome to note is how they want to innovate the industry. Bring in younger drivers. Make it comfy. Make it usable.
My opinion: they need hella chrome--dont leave the polishers behind. They also could utilize that massive cabin headspace for OTR applications.
This is easy, mobile app with your configuration profiles. Auth controlled by fleet management so they can assign you a truck, you can walk out to it and start it with your phone and it will configure the screens to your pref. They probably just haven't done that yet because it is low hanging fruit relative to the other things they need to worry about and don't want to need to support custom screen configuration support calls on top of everything else at this point.
Every time Jay starts with "Dumb question--" you know it's something you wanna know too :D
Jay is one of those men that will be so missed when he goes. He’s one of the few Hollywood people I would like to meet.
I had the truly awesome experience of meeting Jay at Aviano AFB in Dec ‘95.
We were in the mess hall having breakfast at the new camp we’d just finished, when in comes Jay Leno. Sat with us an talked. An AWESOME individual.
He doesn’t belong to todays Hollywood
@@ronniewessels1744what was Leno doing in Italy ???
@@itadrummer1 the night before we met him , He had done a USO show at the airbase .
Oh man so true! I don't even want to think about that though. He's gonna be with us for quite some time!
Jay ask all the best questions. I drove a truck for a while and I am amazed at the questions he thinks about asking.
And the way the guy fails to answer them is amazing
@@user-wz5tx7ks4k only the questions he's not allowed to answer or can't answer, because the truck specs are still changing prior to factory completion and volume production.
Jay is a motorhead’s motorheaed!
Do you know what is the range when the truck is LOADED (I repeat LOADED) and what is the weight of the LOAD ? Furthermore, how fast will it charge (what current, what voltage) and what is the battery capacity ?
Thats because he's given the questions to ask by the company lick bags.
You twit.
I'm glad he said it at the very end a RV version of the tesla semi absolutely needed
I love Jay! Am I the only one that thought Jay missed his mid day nap? He looks like he was falling asleep at 29:00 min. mark!
I know that feeling, and i swear just before they hooked up the trailer he was dozing a bit 😂
When Jay test drives something I feel like I was right there. The humor was lowballed when he just sits in in the throne while the swampers are setting a world record for hooking up a trailer, like oh thats normal lol. And he always asks the questions that the average guy like me would.
Thanks Jay Thank you very much Tesla.
Yeah he does an excellent job asking technical & real world questions that I would not thought of.
How long does it take to recharge that battery? And how much does the battery degrade over time?
30 minutes to recover 70%
Model 3 guarantees 70% of capacity at 500k miles
I love how Jay said that you'll save money on sparkplugs 😆
I was wondering if anyone caught that 😂
He should have said zero DEF/emissions systems. :-) There's so much less to break down with an EV truck. Drivers should love this. This is an amazing truck.
@@vangogo4536 Haha, it's a real thing. DEF for diesels. It's not sold next to the blinker fluid. ;)
@@SnubBarracuda Diesel spark plugs are definitely found next to blinker fluid, though.
To be fair, I think Jay was lumping electric cars and the Semi into a single group when he said that. If he wasn't...let's just say he was =)
As a new trucker and being only 25 I’d love to drive the Tesla semi as my everyday rig that would be awesome
Yeah until it started falling apart and underperforming😂
“I don’t even feel like I’m pulling anything” 🔥
Jay a solid meter to the left connstantly, whilt the Tesla rep is praising him for "nailing the center drive position" is pure gold
Having driven over 40 years in tractor-trailers, this was a real eye opener. If only for time, this unit could of added years to my career and added even more million miles of safe driving. This is a day-cab made in heaven ...
Wait until they can a sleep cabin long haul version. That will be awesome.
Wow dude. Elon, I hope you're reading this.
drivel. This thing is a joke to any real truck driver
These things are useless for anything beyond local delivery. You need a charging station that can pull as much power as a small city.
@@nodak81 Oh, really? How much power is that exactly?
The power battery level graph for the fully-loaded run between San Franciso and LA is impressive. Battery loses a lot all the way up the Grapevile (while blowing the doors off all the diesels in the slow lane) then REGENS MOST OF IT BACK coming into LA.
Do you own stock in a fossil fuel company? Maybe a genocidal Russian troll?
This is interesting to begin with its great how you guys went the extra mile in thinking how to make it all the more engaging.
Saw a baby blue one 2 days ago on the way to sfo..it looked nice!
You can tell Dan loves what he does. Very well spoken knows his stuff and enjoys every minute. Its alway good to see Jay!! 😎
Is Dan the guy that was doing all the double talk and not answering questions?
bwahahahaha.. thats his fkin JOB!!!!
Having driven trucks, daycabs, and longhaul sleeper setups, I'm really enamored with this truck. I wish the daycabs I drove had that much room inside. Most have so little space that you can't change your mind. I honestly can't wait to see the sleeper version...
Enough room in the back for a cassette toilet like you get in some RVs..for those unexpected emergencies like stuck in a traffic jam or bad weather event!!.❤️🇺🇸
"....you can't change your mind." 🤣
Climate control with the engine shut off is awesome.
@@jeffk464 Meh. Just a different electric motor.
I wouldn't be surprised to see a trucker toss in a curtain and rod, cot, mattress, and cassette toilet in one of these daycabs and drive it long haul. The second seat can be easily removed, giving the back area 3-4 feet of depth, it seemed.
There are fun short and medium vids on these vehicles. But giving a really good level of detail like in this vid is really beneficial.
That Pepsi truck protecting their rear is funny.
Jay is an absolute Legend and a wealth of knowledge. Love this guy
but, showing his age, Jay in not staying within the Lines.
Great new shirt too ! 👍
@@markplott4820 I'm half his age and wouldn't be staying within the lines the first time I drove one of those things!
Except for asking about the spark plugs 😅.
sorry but i cant like this video with jay leno constant shilling for tesla with another infomercial for the company, i am not interested in watching one of their viral 'adverts' , he should also make it clear that he is a big investor in the company so he should disclose the conflict of interest as there is a financial interest for him to to constantly praise the truck, also regarding lenos wealth (his net worth is almost almost billion dollars )like the two tesla clowns in the video I hate how they pretend to be an average guy dress like slobs when they are in the top 0.1%. I guess living in ca makes the elite lose touch with reality
I love how these Tesla executives are so hands on. The way Dan climbs around on the back of this truck, hooking up the trailer, he's no office jockey. He also obviously had a great feel for driving the vehicle as well.
😂 what so hooking up 4 lines and putting a latch in the 5th wheel is "hands on"? hahahaha you kids nowadays crack me up. Dan wouldnt have a clue what to do if the pin stuck or jay reversed under the pin. He'd be on the phone to Elon asking what the UK would do if this happened 😂
This is the way
Seriously. Elon, this dude deserves a raise and/or a bonus. The way he presented the truck and represented the brand was top notch. I've seen many other corporate guys on this channel who were mediocre at best.
@@bigduphusaj162 I'm a 59 year old Diesel Mechanic. Can you imagine Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos or Mary Barra doing this? Go troll somewhere else.😀
yeah, those skinny jeans and tennis shoes really say 'trucker'...
16:42 explains about charging and that this unit is a daycab, but most important, it also mentions a sleeper cab is in the plans.
I can imagine that with all the current going through those batteries it will burst into flames after about 20,000 miles!
For anyone not familiar with this class of truck This day-cab looks so comfortable and airy. It really is a day cab truck drivers dream. I’ve driving the day cab trucks and they feel cramped and uncomfortable not even anywhere close to this. This looks amazingly comfortable. Respect to these guys.
You could build in a waterpark with waterglider attraction😅
This is not a day cab, this is practically a long haul truck with a sleeper. The only reason it's a day cab is because you can't long haul with the batteries.
@@SuzukiKid400you mean without a sleeper? I'm confused is that what a day cab is? Local only. Sure people drive sleepers for local drops but he literally says they dont have sleepers because they dont have chargers everywhere.
I dream of not fueling/charging often. I drive a Volvo, it is comfortable and airy. If you feel cramped and uncomfortable you are driving an old mack or international.
@@christeschke9844my international is fantastic, but I agree, Volvo’s are the best trucks I’ve ever driven. Also the only automated transmission I actually like.
I think having Jay Leno's opinion and him testing these guys like a car guru and he's asking all the right questions and bringing up all the right points 100%. What an informative and valuable video
Yeah, everyone has their opinions on electric trucking, but this is very informative and has def warmed me up a little to the inevitable gasless future.
If there's ever a segment of our road-using population that needs to be electrified; its trucking. There's many "feel", "enjoyment" and "leisure" arguments to be made for passenger cars (specifically manual transmission cars, which I will own until I die), motorcycles and consumer-owned vehicles, but trucking should be as fast, cheap and easy-to-use as possible. Yes, with any drastic change, people will fight it (see any change management lesson LOL), but this thing can/will be revolutionary.
Are you high? Jay isn’t a trucker! He’s the man with just about everything EXCEPT a semi truck!
@@davida1679 doesn't matter he knows car. They already put a trucker and did thousand of tests before coming up the Semi. What Jay say matters
he asks all the boomer questions. "What Jay say matters" you sound like you are bowing to the cult leader. He asks questions in an I already know the answer and want to look clever way.
These Tesla guys are AMAZING. Keep up the great work y’all.
Well it might be a start, I very much doubt it has anyway near 500 mile range in real life. It's got to look better than this though it looks like a mock up for testing and not selling.
Man having those siding pieces on the back of the cab being able to move helps a lot if you get in a tight turn you don’t mess them up hitting them with the trailer
This old retired semi-driver might just come out of retirement if one of those was offered as a seat! Great video! Thanks Jay!
This mid young guy with a completely unrelated great career has an itch to get into trucking ever since the unveil of the Tesla semi.
Hopefully it won't break-down cause there's a bunch of old diesel mechanics to fix your ride but not many Tesla mechanics or service facilities. That's why older guys are usually late adopters to technology. It costs too much even if they make it sound like it won't.
@@dskwared2u610 Tesla doesn't let you work on their cars but you think they're going to let you fix the trucks?
@@chuckdavinci9044 It's called the "Right to Repair" and Tesla is being sued which further illustrates my point. Tesla will lose these law suits. It's well-known that Tesla cars have suffered from more extreme shortages of parts and have long waiting periods for service because of a shortage of technicians, not to mention how the lack of competition has contributed to higher repair costs. If these trucks have 4 year 50,000 mile warranties, that's nothing for a semi. Independents will need to be able to work on these things. There's little to know infrastructure. Imagine how much money you'll make as a driver when there's no parts to get you back on the road and a shortage of technicians available to do the work.
@@dskwared2u610 call it the right to beat women and children so maybe Congress will go along with making repairs a Right and then Tesla will be lease only so you don't have any Right to repair their trucks.
Can you imagine being the guy that told his friends he saw Jay leno driving a Tesla semi truck hauling a Tesla semi truck…
"it was THIS BIG!!!"
*They say, yeah right and I just saw Big Foot run across our backyard.*
@@radicalrick9587 I would ask them with or without knickers.
Leno is the best. He don't hide like a recluse
Seems like County school busses would be a natural fit for this technology.
Absolutely incredible. The amount of engineering and attention to detail that went into this semi, remarkable.
Jay mentioned suicide door illegal as a question and they TOTALLY go around that question
“How much does it weigh?”
Proceeds to completely ignore the question lol
We are all getting older. Jay is good for 73 ! Still articulate and excited.
He looks a bit sleepy, but then so do I, same age.
yeaaaaaah but he can't seem to stay in the lane....
Easy to look good for your age when you've been rich for most of your life. He is a major arsehole, however. You can verify that by studying the late night wars.
@@DesignVisStudios he’s always done that. I’m the same; if I’m in nobody’s way, I’ll straddle two lanes for a variety of reasons.
LOL 73 ain't old anymore
Wow, that was impressive! A lot of amazing technology coming out with the electrification of transportation. Always enjoy Jay's features!
I’m a truck driver owner operator and this is the Best Free Tesla Truck Advertisement by Jay Leno and he makes this truck look super cool!!
I look forward driving a Tesla Truck myself. Thanks for sharing!!😎😎👍👍
I love he asks how much it weighs in the guy gives a story never answers the question and j talks about fifteen hundred dollars a ⛽️
This is just an ad for Tesla.
These guys talk like politicians. Or worse, car salesman. This thing is years from being doable over the road. City maybe, cross country, nope.
Probably not finished yet, and it will probably have variable battery load out that will change the weight. When he hooks up trailer he did say 60-70k lbs back there with a semi on the flatbed, can probably figure it out from the trailer weight.
It's all smoke and mirrors for the weak-minded.
@@FYMASMD people said the samething about the model t 🤷♂️ "damn kids & their horseless carriages" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
60-70k lb when loaded with another tesla truck. You can do the math if you know how much the trailer weighs
Man idk if this guy is just perfectly media trained or an absolute natural, but it was so easy to learn all of this info from the Senior Designer of Trucking. You really did an amazing job with every answer and every sentence. Just learned so much info and it was so easy to take in, while being the exact info Tesla wanted to release.
Does your bum hurt after riding him that hard?
You can't be serious
So where does the power come from to charges let’s say 3k of these?
@@wesleysim1805 no problem, we will use giant trucks and trains to mine out mountains and burn coal. Then we can use some of that burned coal to produce the materials needed for the infrastructure.
Finally somebody with a big brain that actually knows what they’re talking about
Relaxing night time ride with relaxing music too. Very enjoyable. Thank you😊
Notice the difference in priorities and even personal style between the engineer and the designer😂 I love to see it!
Most exciting moment: seeing Jay fully in a single road lane. It was more like relief for the other people on the same road.
he couldnt keep it in his lane
I was thinking the same thing. It’s probably weird being in the center of a vehicle when you’re so used to being on the left hand/right hand side
@@artsazon3668 I just realized that... why the hell is the seat in the middle lol. That must be so disorienting for anyone using one of these huge trucks, and I'm sure it takes awhile to really get used to. Then when the trucker gets back in their personal car at home with a normal seat it's disorienting again.
@@shaundavis8522 You all are acting like you could keep a giant semi you've never drove before in lane lol, let alone a semi with the seat in the middle of the cabin which is even more uncommon for driving.
@@pcmasterracetechgod5660 yeah, that’s reasonable, and if so, take the drive on a closed course. Kinda looked like traffic was being held for the remedial Tesla Semi driver. That just looked entitled.
Jay's first question was "What does this weigh?", dude gave a history of why they got into class 8 trucks, but never answered the actual question.🤣
... Seems to be a good subject for them to avoid. Haven't heard weight mentioned in an Elon semi video yet.
yup, that was the first thing I noticed. When you actively avoid answering a question, that means the answer doesn't make you look good.
He said when they were towing it weighs around 67,000 lbs which is 6.7 times what a normal one weighs meaning a driver will not be able to pick up as heavy as a load as a normal semi will be able to.
@@Hashdollars The 67,000 pounds was the gross total weight of the tractor, trailer, and the load on the trailer.
@@markbeiser so around 30,000lbs then lol so almost half a commercial loads weight in the cab alone
Is trailer push a problem with regen in the winter in conjunction with high mountain grades and what about corners and black ice. How much is the range of the truck affected by sub zero temperatures like -30 celsius
Well being a trucker and being a owner of a trucking company, I have to say they have allot to learn but they have come so far. I want to drive a Tesla sleeper cab with a oversized, overweight load from Seattle, Washington to Denver, Colorado then, up through Nebraska and Minnesota straight to the hill of 76 in Pennsylvania then North Carolina. And if the truck makes it through there keep going up to ME to the Canadian border. If and only if the Tesla truck makes it that far safely with out any major issues, I will definitely consider trading in my 650hp Manual Transmission dual exhaust Kenworth T-680.
What part of that do you think a Tesla Semi would have trouble with?
If you want to get people on board let Jay drive your rig.
Jay is well rounded in his association with vehicles. I think it's interesting that with his collection he knows the nuances of both the old and the new.
What a great opportunity for Jay and his viewers.
He did drive it?
@@Wyocorytry watching?
That rig is concept material. It's 30 years away from practical. Though, the dude with the hair had sweet shoes.
Jay knows nothing about it.
@@axiom.ai.obviousbattletank7139That 30 year estimate is off by a factor of 5. In 6 years the Semi will be fully ramped and radically altering the trucking from CA to TX. The Tesla Semi Charging Corridor will be as big a ramp as the heavy testing Tesla is engaged in currently.
As a truck driver and model 3 owner, I'm really hoping to one day drive one of these. Thanks for the tour!
As a Model 3 owner, I wish I was a truck driver so I could drive the Semi.
You sir must be an extremely rare breed! Power to you
And maybe Elon will fly you on a one way ticket to mars with the rest of you idiots that think your saving the planet by driving an electric vehicle.
I wish I can try the semi one day ( I have no license for big truck) Tesla semi will make truck driver lives easier
It will probably feel like driving a big model 3
I smiled all through out.. this is revolutionary. Amazing
Now jay just gotta learn to keep it in his lane and he’d make a good trucker 😂
Jay: How much does the truck weigh?
Tesla Rep: Yes.
Me: tell me you're not a diesel guy without telling me you're not a diesel guy...
Jay: spark plugs 😂
Dude adds "exhaust fluid"
Vat ist dis?
@@Sammasambuddha he missed a comma 🙂
Spark plugs and glow plugs have very different purposes. @@hamiddjn2059
@@Sammasambuddha AdBlue
Jay looks very tired, he needs a nap in the back seat😂
That’s what I noticed
Kudos to the sound engineer making this so clear at the dang airport! Jay can't stay in one lane to save his soul😂😂😂
Sitting in the middle it’s like he just tried to stay on the white line 😅
Jay’s questions are EXCELLENT!! What an awesome episode!
@@toastrytoaster He did answer many of the questions.... but yeah, a couple times he dodged them, I'm sure there was info they didn't want to release yet.
@@toastrytoasterhe just dodged the first question on weight, completely.
@@GregHassler If the high roof semi is towing the lower roof semi, and GVWR comes in at between 60-70K lbs, it means a single unit is probably in the 30K-35K curb weight range. Is math really that difficult for you?
@@KyleHubbWhat does your insult have to do with the statement about the question not being answered? Nothing.
I suspect if you order one all will be made known@@soccermatrix
Great job Jay!
I knew Franz was a genius but Priestley is really on top of his game
Lol ... If there was any "genius" the trucks would be selling like hotcakes to industry professionals ... Not happening.
Genius doesn't break a window with a brick, surprising he was kept on.
@@TenGreenRangersRepeat that 12 months after launch.
@@gpw203 I think they'll keep things like the cabin as simple as possible to allow for third party modifications. I would do it like that to allow focus on truck production, nothing else.
@@TenGreenRangersThey are sold out, Pepsi have said they will buy everyone they can build
I really love the augmented reality guide line it puts in the middle of the lane….
The mention of Aptera gave me goosebumps
1:49 J.B Straubel had the initial idea to create the Tesla Semi - just to mention the most genius and unsung hero of Tesla!
Gerome Julien former of Casscadia was VP of Semi few years ago.
By no measure "Unsung"
This was solid gold. Plus at least a couple LOLs. Very glad Tesla and Jay took the time to do this right. Great production quality and tech detail. 100% impressed.
His spark plug joke really missed the EV car fellas 😂
Now try charging it. It cannot be done with the current grid.
Did you just say quality? 😂😂 You do know this is Tesla yes? a brand that cannot get a car to last 3 UK winters.
@@bigduphusaj162 ? Tesla's are on the road for 10 years now dude.
@@Bredddi
"It can"
Many can't.
I think there is an issue with the interstates having issue with possible early wear because of the weight
difference being applied times vehicle + miles x weight per, yadda yadda yadda. = concrete density no go.
You know times are bad when even Jay has a CDL as a back up plan
Tesla clearly made NBC to make Jay didn't wear his usual clothes for this shooting. Lololo
Jay really is an expert at driving within the lanes of the road
Dude looked stoned out of his mind lmao, I'm amazed he kept it on the road.
He isn't as young as he used to be that's for sure. But this is center seating so I bet that takes a minute to get into
We do pay taxes on the whole road and the gravel is to let you know where the edge is. Thats the story and I am sticking to it. 😉
Yes Sir, and the older I get the less I give a crap!!@@danfarris135
At certain age, people should not be driving anymore, but here we are...
Kudos to Dan for explaining complex concepts in simple, easy-to-understand terms. I followed him the entire way.
But he doesn't get the concept of a simple conversation and literary fails at the first question at 1:27 lol. He can talk but not listen. Pure marketing bla bla.
@@V8Roehrldrifter because there's some things you don't say in your job position. clearly you haven't had any responsibilities or expected private information to not understand that concept.
@@ChrispyLink It's called being unprofessionell. I don't go to a place where questions, which i don't want to answer, could bei asked. Instead i praise my product in a different way to avoid this.
@@ChrispyLinkThe weight of the truck cannot be private. The law requires that information be made available. Knowing the weight, height, and length of your rig is necessary for drivers to do the job.
No jake brake zone, no problem. Can't imagine a NO REGEN zone. 😂
Very nice rig. It struck me that the front facia with the rearview mirrors, reminds me of Salvador Dalí......
I love how the Telsa guy for semi trucks gives a long first answer that had nothing to do with the question Jay asked. LOL
It's an infomercial for sure! Wonder how much Jay is making off it?
Snake oil salesman/ grifter scammer.
I appreciate that Franz really let Dan explain the Semi truck design and operations, as he specializes in the trucking industry of course. That says a lot about them both.
He's not a "trucking industry expert" .. If he was the product he built would be accepted and used by the industry. No one in the industry .. the real experts.. are buying the Tesla trucks.
Sure does; very impressive to let others speak about stuff they know about...very impressive.
@@TenGreenRangersactually all the driver feedback has been extremely positive and most major trucking companies have orders for Tesla semis, you obviously have no idea what you're talking about.
@@TenGreenRangers Tesla is still working on filling the orders for its 2 launch customers - Pepsi and Tesla. What do you know about who has or hasn't ordered a Tesla Semi?
@@GregHassler Lol.... No dealer network for parts n service = no sales. Battery dimminishes in charging capacity over time = Truck has less range in years 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.= No sales. Fleet/Trucking Company mechanics can't work on it = no sales. Expensive, and no guarantees on resale = no sales. No charging stations = no sales. Heavier than regular Class 8 = can't carry as much product= no sales. Most "major trucking companies" don't have Tesla orders .. There are a few regional companies.. not trucking companies.. who have made orders of a few test/trucks.
The Tesla Semi is truly remarkable. 🚛🔋
It’s exciting as hell! I absolutely love the Jay Leno’s Garage Tesla semi episode.
Pour one out for the Sound Engineers who worked on this one - there are freaking _Jets_ taxiing in the background!!! Great job team!
It's a Helluva truck, I hope it fulfills the environmentally friendly aspects of powering it, as promised!
Well the typical EV car requires over 100,000 of earth to be dug for each battery, this semi probably requires well over million pounds of dirt to be moved for its battery pack. The Tesla Cyber Truck battery weighs 3,100 pounds(my dad's 1985 Dodge Ram long bed truck weighs 3,800LB) and the Cyber truck's total weight is 7,100 pounds(how is that environmentally friendly). Now these batteries will need to be replaced every eight to ten years(Cyber Truck battery costs over $20K to replace) and not much in recycling happening, so what happens to all these batteries at the end of their cycle life? And lets not forget that EV's are 20% harder on tires than ICE vehicles.
@@vanillaexplosion99 yeah unfortunately the Semi isn't very good at its one job. Towing. PepsiCo is using it mainly for chips which have hardly any weight at all and for transporting stuff like that I'm sure its great, but otherwise it's really bad. Volvo released an electric truck that is good at towing because it's not focusing on things like 0-60 times and futuristic tech and rather balancing towing capacity with range. Mercedes also has one but they only sell in the EU.
The Daimler BEV (all-battery) freight truck pack is 550kwh. Judging by claims of longer range, I expect Tesla freight truck packs are larger. This point is important based on how limited battery resources are distributed. I'm an advocate for plug-in hybrid PHEV tech for big rigs. Small battery packs for PHEV passenger cars likewise distributes battery resources more broadly. My rough estimate is - for a single '1' BEV freight truck, as many as "500" household PHEVs is possible. Divide the freight truck BEV pack into 5 PHEV packs and the same battery resource could deliver 5x the number of miles before depletion and expensive replacement. At some point, combustible hydrogen in a PHEV+H drivetrain will corner the market because hydrogen stores at significantly lower pressure in smaller-safer tanks and could deliver more than twice the equivalent MPG possible with fuel cell HFCEV tech. Toyota's Marai fuel cell in that regard is a mistake.
@@DrKoneko Where did you come up with that? Real world testing at the "Run On Less" event over 18 days, 3 Tesla semi's hauled up to 80,000 lbs GVW and completely verified all of Tesla's range claims. Pepsi hauls beverages, not just chips.
@@stracer42 there are multiple videos and articles talking about how semidoes not have the ability to tell as much
I am a Pepsi transport Tesla driver
Yeah when I am pulling this Pepsi load at 82k pounds going up donner pass going the speed limit flying pass diesel trucks is one amazing feeling
Wow, amazing truck.
😂😂😂 have you seen the actual reviews?
J is an expert and he knows how to ask the right questions
Only jay can make me watch a 40 min truck ad
I was unable. I like Jay Leno but I don't like when the folks riding along are just constantly trying to sell something that none of us are in the market to buy. It's unnecessary and annoying.
use Jay Leno to promote A long term failure Not Practical in the real World @@CalvinHikes
@@CalvinHikes yeah , but I have a soft spot for jay either way so I can ignore this people for the most part
@CalvinHikes it is nesssary in order to get them to bring the vehicles out.
I had that funny feeling of being subjected to a couple of salesmen the whole time, but Jay still makes it worthwhile.
I feel like watching Jay we have all taken for granted what an amazing interviewer he is. These guys are great at explaining complex. things, but Jay is a master at asking the right questions with just enough depth to get a good solid answer that is engaging. He knows flow and personability. He makes his guests look so good. A true master
This is a thoughtful observation. Thank you for putting it into words. I really appreciated his intentional questions that allowed the engineers to answer thoroughly. But I did take that conversational ability that he has for granted. Well said.
If he didn't have his car thing, probably could have done well interviewing people for a living.
@@TimMurphy41lol
His driving is a little worrying as he was on the wrong side of the road 50% of the time 😕
Carefully scripted marketing with personality is what Jay knows best..👍🏽
Impressive that they can full stand in the cab. Very minimalist design on the cab
I saw the pickup concept in Flagstaff this week.
Working for Tesla and being part of the Cyber Truck project this is amazing to see Jay drive a Tesla semi. Can't wait for him to drive a Cyber Truck. They broke down a lot of information on this truck. Giga Austin we are working hardto give people the Cyber truck.
Shoutout from FF!
lol the cyber truck is a meme drop the bias and see it for what it really is
are you guys on the final revision and shipping to customers yet?
Do you have to pay for the Tesla Kool-Aid, or does Tesla supply it to you?
Some people are just fixated on ragging on Tesla. I used to listen to them, but at some point I couldn’t deny all the Teslas surrounding me on the road.
Jay asks how much it weighs and the dude gives a speech about their mission without ever mentioning its weight lmao
If your order one I suspect that you will told that. Anything else just gives the haters more FUD to spew
The production Nikola TRE FCEV which has a 500 mile range fully loaded weighs about 26,000 pounds. Batteries are heavy so I suspect the Tesla Semi will be heavier than that so have less load carrying capacity.
Ya, he is indeed nailing the staying in the middle. Sure. That was the end of the video or me. Interesting video and thumbs up for Jay for the currage to drive this
Leno looks like hes trying to stay awake driving
“You might recognize that from a McLaren F1” went totally unnoticed, 10 points, not only do these guys know their trucks, they know their audience too.
And ofc Jay is one of the few who's well aware of the f1 experience
Funny because Elon Musk his first supercar was a McLaren F1: th-cam.com/video/s9mczdODqzo/w-d-xo.html
No, they do not know trucks... this is a yard/ day truck. where is the bed??? lol
Jay was in sensory overload, which was why it went unnoticed.
@@Jackoojack we used to call this playing the devils advocate. Now it’s just people being negative and nasty because of the sheer amount of oil company paid talking heads pretending to be independent, pretending to speak the truth
It's so great to see Jay enjoy, discuss, ask sharp questions and drive. Long live Jay!
Yes, ask simple, sharp and unanswered questions like "How much does this thing weigh?"
@@Malthus the guy in the back did not answer sadly
This post almost guarantees he dies in the next three years
@@Malthus PepsiCo hasn't answered that question either. Seems like an NDA thing.
Jay has no idea about hardball questions for hard working semi trucks.
The only science I understood, but is enough to make me change... 'no turbo lag'
The pepsi truckd as an ad in the back haha. We see you Tesla marketing folks ;)