Musk promises that Tesla Semi Truck unveiling will ‘blow peoples mind’

Tesla Semi Truck

On Sunday, Musk tweeted that the official unveiling would take place on Thursday evening, promising it would "blow your mind clear out of your skull."

Seeing how often Elon Musk tends to make bold promises that don’t exactly live up to the hype, you’d think that the outspoken Tesla CEO would have learned to cut down on the hyperbole by now. Most recently, Tesla’s actual production rate on the Model 3 is laughably behind schedule relative to Musk’s initial and overly optimistic projections. Regardless, one of the reasons why Musk is such a fascinating, if not controversial, character is precisely because he’s prone to making tantalizing statements that only serve to heighten our collective interest in the company’s plans, no matter how far from reality those statements may seem at the surface.

Very little is actually known about the truck's design, but a few Tesla watchers have speculated a prototype could resemble a futuristic, concept-looking truck that is visually stimulating and environmentally friendly. The idea would be broadly consistent with Musk's carefully cultivated reputation as a far-sighted innovator.

This semi Truck was originally scheduled to be released on October 26. However, Musk delayed the official unveiling by more than two weeks as Tesla battled Model 3 bottlenecks and producing more batteries for disaster-ravaged Puerto Rico.