https://www.recode.net/2017/11/25/16699128/tesla-semi-trucks-elon-musk-tamara-warren-kara-swisher-lauren-goode-too-embarrassed-podcast

If you’re one of the 1,240 people who thought they were getting a Tesla Model 3 this past quarter and didn’t, good news: Tesla is getting into an entirely new product category, short-haul electric semi trucks.

Why is that good news for you, if all you want is an electric sedan? On the latest episode of Too Embarrassed to Ask, The Verge’s Tamara Warren said entering the lucrative trucking business — and unveiling a new model of its Roadster sports car, which starts at $200,000 — may give the company the cash it needs to scale up production.