Jay Leno Becomes the First Non-Tesla Person to Drive the New Semi. His Verdict: It Drives Like a Big Car.

Jay Leno gets behind the wheel of both the 500-mile long-range and 325-mile standard-range Tesla Semi alongside Tesla's director of styling and program director. The new truck is 1,000 lbs lighter than the previous version, charges at 1.2 megawatts for 60% in 30 minutes, and costs roughly 50% less per mile to operate in California versus diesel. A few details worth noting: the standard range model has the same turning radius as a Model 3, heavy trucks make up just 1% of vehicles on the road but account for 16 to 18% of all fuel consumed, and Jay owns a 12-year-old McLaren P1 hybrid battery still sitting at 92%. That last one is not directly about the Semi, but it is a good number.