November 16, 2017 1:20 pm EST As it continues to grapple with a serious production logjam for the Model 3 sedan, Tesla is set Thursday night to reveal its long-awaited, supposedly "unreal," all-electric semi truck. There's a number of questions surrounding the vehicle: How far can it go on a single charge? Where, and when, will be it produced? Does it have automated tech? But while Tesla's truck has garnered outsized attention, other manufacturers have stepped up with electric semis of their own. More: Does the trucking industry even care? Let's go through the notable players Tesla's up against. Daimler, Cummins, Bosch The trucking industry includes both long-range hauls and smaller trucks that stay within a regional route, and, not unsurprisingly, the initial wave of electric semis shown to the public primarily fall into the latter category, with Cummins being one of the earliest companies to deliver a prototype. Cummins revealed the truck, dubbed Aeos, in August, and it's a Class 7 Urban Hauler Tractor that was built by Roush. Production of a 140 kWh battery back for bus operators and commercial truck fleets is expected to begin in 2019. Early on, Cummins' setup will be able to handle a range of 100 miles, well-suited for short drives, and Cummins says it'll only take an hour to charge. By 2020, it's looking to cut that number by two-thirds. A later hybrid platform is expected to be offered down the line, and can hold up to 300 miles in range. Tesla was initially supposed to debut its semi late last month, but Model 3 production troubles forced a brief delay. That didn't change Daimler's plans. Coincidentally, that same week, Daimler stepped in and introduced a fleet of electric truck prototypes at the Tokyo Motor Show. Daimler Trucks debuted an electric cargo truck dubbed the E-Fuso Vision One that has a 217-mile range on a single charge. Daimler claims the Vision One's going to come equipped with a 300 kWh-capacity battery in its top configuration, and it's expected to be able to carry up to 11 tons. The world's largest auto supplier, Bosch, is also in the game with a plan of its own. In September, Bosch announced it was teaming up with Nikola Motor Co. to develop a Class 8 hydrogen-electric truck by 2021. The company thinks electrification is a bigger market than most realize, and it's aiming to pack a bunch in the big-rig truck, with 1,000 horsepower and 2,000 lb-ft of torque—all while producing zero emissions. Bosch says the long-haul powertrain platform is going to be scalable, with the motor, transmission, and power electronics packaged together in one unit. With that sort of power, the truck should be capable of covering serious ground on a single charge, but having the necessary charging infrastructure in place seems to be a more pressing question. That's where Tesla could set itself a part from the crowd tonight. The company's been working on this project for some time, and long-haul capabilities could be an immediate draw for prospective customers. But How Soon Can It Be Made? That's the obvious question. Tesla's already behind on the Model 3 production schedule, and it doesn't have another factory idling by to start pumping out massive semis. If Musk doesn't have an answer for this tonight, it'll be hard to come away from the reveal feeling anything but puzzled. The truck's range is another notable point. Tesla Superchargers take about 40 minutes to an hour to get an adequate charge, but long-haul rigs are going to be impossible without the capacity to either move as much as 500 miles or even more on a single charge, or find ways to charge the vehicle fast. Reuters reported in August that Tesla's truck will be capable of traveling 200 to 300 miles on a single charge. But chief executive Elon Musk has said the specs are "better than anything I've seen reported." Whether that's 301 miles, then, or significantly higher, is definitely of interest. If the trucks are expected to handle long hauls, though, how's Tesla going to power them? There's a big gap in what's out there, and that's also a big looming Q for Musk to address. Tesla's rollout of the second-generation Autopilot suite also hasn't gone smoothly, and the company's clearly fallen behind on its own goal for self-driving technology. So it's expected the semi's going to have some automated functions. That makes sense. The trucking industry's an obvious first choice for automated driving, with trucks moving hundreds of miles at a time on the highway. Tesla Semi unveil, 8pm PT tomorrow — watch live at https://t.co/8uVlhvzpu5 pic.twitter.com/hCIm5iCW6J