Elon Musk is a man who gets around. A few days ago he was in Israel. On March 22 at 6:22 am he tweeted that he had just returned from the Gigafactory in Nevada and would be at the Tesla factory in Fremont later in the day. In the wee hours of the morning, he fired off a series of tweets about the Model X and Model 3, leading some to question when, if ever, the serial entrepreneur sleeps.
Tesla Model X Has Prodigious Towing Power
Musk featured a trio of tweets about the Model X showing off its prodigious towing power. First up, a Model X outmuscling a Camaro 350 IROC Z-28.
Better to be in the Model X https://t.co/r0Tf79PSxE
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 22, 2018
Next, a video of another Model X towing an 18 wheeler through snow. (Why the truck was unable to make the journey on its own is unclear. The snow is about 2″ deep and the road is flat. Semis have negotiated far worse without outside assistance.)
Model X pulls a 95,000 lb (15,000 above US road legal limit) semi truck on a pure snow surface https://t.co/AqmvgMXIYo
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 22, 2018
And then the pièce de resistance, a Model X lugging a quarter million pounds of debris from a tunnel boring machine out of a tunnel. Fascinating what a vehicle can do when you don’t have to worry about burning out a clutch!
No real surface is perfect, but it did pull about 250,000 lbs of muck rail cars out of a tunnel pic.twitter.com/wlKbLwd0f7
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 22, 2018
Tesla Model 3 Updates
In response to a customer in the UK asking when his Model 3 with right-hand drive might be available, Musk had this to say:
Probably mid next year before we are able to make RHD. Wish it could be sooner. Maybe try a Model S, used or new in the meantime? Used S is better than a new 3 imo, unless you want a smaller car.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 22, 2018
Electric Cars For Swiss Police
Swiss police have created a controversy lately by opting to use Model X vehicles for patrol duty, replacing the diesel-powered sedans they used previously. The Teslas cost considerably more than the standard cruisers, but the police claim they are the best cars for the job. Musk, of course, agrees.
The Swiss police are smart. Electricity vs diesel & maintenance more than make up for purchase price diff. Plus, the bad guys will def not escape. That’s worth a lot … https://t.co/fE6zmM8C3F
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 22, 2018
For Tesla news junkies, it has been quite a day and it has barely even started yet. While the world waits for news about Model 3 deliveries, the irrepressible Mr. Musk is forging ahead with his plan to bury the internal combustion engine and help make the Earth a sustainable place to live.
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