Elon Musk will unveil Tesla's first semi-truck on Thursday — here's how to watch (TSLA)

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November 16, 2017 6:02 PM

Tesla will livestream the unveiling of its first all-electric big-rig on Thursday starting at 8 p.m. PT (11 p.m. ET).

The truck is expected to have a striking design and some futuristic features.
You can watch the event in real time on Tesla's website.

Tesla is set to unveil its first all-electric big-rig on Thursday at its Design Studio in Hawthorne, California, and you can watch the big reveal as it happens.

The company will livestream it in real time on its website starting at 8 p.m. PT (11 p.m. ET).

CEO Elon Musk hasn't revealed many details about the big-rig, but he has promised it will be mind-blowing.

"Tesla Semi Truck unveil to be webcast live on Thursday at 8pm!" Musk said on Twitter on Sunday. "This will blow your mind clear out of your skull and into an alternate dimension. Just need to find my portal gun..."

The truck is expected to have a range of about 300 miles and an Autopilot-like feature that allows it to platoon with other Tesla trucks and operate autonomously on the highway.

The truck's design is also expected to be striking.

"If you're going to make a product, make it beautiful," Musk said of the truck in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. "Even if it doesn't affect sales, I want it to be beautiful."

Musk has also said Tesla worked with major truck companies to design the all-electric big-rig.

"We have shown it to people who buy heavy-duty trucking, and they all love it," Musk said at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting in July. "They just want to know how many can they buy and how soon."

He added: "We are getting them closely involved in the design process."

Some are speculating Tesla will announce trucking partners at the unveiling on Thursday.

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Tesla aims to begin full-scale production of the vehicle in two years, Musk has said. There's been no word on how much it will cost, but Morgan Stanley analysts predict a price of about $100,000.

Check back on Thursday evening for updates and a first look at Tesla's truck from Business Insider's Transportation team.

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