About 200,000 Tesla cars are on the road today, and many more to come. Elon Musk, the creator of Tesla, has created and released the “roadster”, “the semi” and the “model 3”. Tesla is known for their innovative cars and cool technology. These cars boast extravagant stats like, 1.9 0-60 and 621 mile range.The sources are, Exclusive: Tesla Model 3 First Drive Review by Kim Reynolds, UPS Orders 125 Tesla Semi Trucks by Kelly Pleskot, and Tesla.com.The new wave of Tesla cars are better than the average car because they are safer, more efficient and go faster. First off all, the new cars are more efficient. The semi model is an 18-wheeler that is efficient with both cost and climate, The truck is 20 percent less expensive than the average diesel in one day of driving. Because of these innovational stats, companies including UPS are buying. UPS already has an extensive fleet of vehicles powered by electric, hybrid, natural gas, and propane. But adding the Semi will help the delivery company further in its goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions from ground operations around the world 12 percent by 2025.“These groundbreaking electric tractors are poised to usher in a new era in improved safety, reduced environmental impact, and reduced cost of ownership,” said Juan Perez, …show more content…
Cars.com states, “...six airbags as standard equipment in most of our cars.” While most cars only have around 6 airbags while the new model 3 has 8. Also, `Tesla fixed one of the most common accidents in trucks... jack knifing. Jack knifing is when a truck turns to sharply and the trailer hit the truck. This causes the truck to lose control and possibly crash. The truck can sense distribution of weight across those wheels, and actuate the motors or break them accordingly to maximize traction control, and automatically correct for thing like oversteer in response to weight shifts. Because of these improved safety stats, the new Teslas are much