Jay Leno's Garage

Jay Leno Drives the 500-Mile Tesla Semi: The Death of Diesel?

Published 23 Mar 2026 · 28 daily observations recorded · last updated 2026-09-29

Views
1,260,670
Avg views / hour
277.1
since publish (lifetime average)
Recent velocity
98.4
+2,361 views over 24h (2026-09-28 → 2026-09-29)
vs channel baseline
2.7×
Channel median
452,214
over 20 comparable videos

Recent growth

Last 7 days
+21,128 views
measured 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-29 (168h)
Last 30 days
+58,443 views
measured 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-29 (792h)

Performance history

Every observation TubeSum recorded, plotted as measured.

Views over time — 28 observed points, 1.2M to 1.3M views 0 441K 882K 1.3M Jul 31, 2026 · 1,156,492 views Aug 5, 2026 · 1,166,347 views Aug 7, 2026 · 1,169,222 views Aug 10, 2026 · 1,175,276 views Aug 17, 2026 · 1,188,278 views Aug 27, 2026 · 1,202,227 views Sep 1, 2026 · 1,211,209 views Sep 4, 2026 · 1,216,859 views Sep 7, 2026 · 1,220,908 views Sep 11, 2026 · 1,226,204 views Sep 12, 2026 · 1,227,233 views Sep 13, 2026 · 1,227,941 views Sep 14, 2026 · 1,229,115 views Sep 15, 2026 · 1,230,143 views Sep 16, 2026 · 1,231,111 views Sep 17, 2026 · 1,232,358 views Sep 18, 2026 · 1,233,171 views Sep 19, 2026 · 1,234,255 views Sep 20, 2026 · 1,235,372 views Sep 21, 2026 · 1,238,062 views Sep 22, 2026 · 1,239,542 views Sep 23, 2026 · 1,242,534 views Sep 24, 2026 · 1,245,422 views Sep 25, 2026 · 1,248,877 views Sep 26, 2026 · 1,252,536 views Sep 27, 2026 · 1,255,629 views Sep 28, 2026 · 1,258,309 views Sep 29, 2026 · 1,260,670 views Jul 31 Sep 15 Sep 29

Based on 28 observations · last observed Sep 29, 2026 · straight lines connect consecutive observations — TubeSum does not measure the days between them.

All observations

The same points the chart plots, as exact numbers. Gaps mean no observation was taken that day.

Date Views Avg views / hour Channel median
2026-09-29 1,260,670 277.1 452,214
2026-09-28 1,258,309 278.0 452,214
2026-09-27 1,255,629 278.9 452,214
2026-09-26 1,252,536 279.7 452,214
2026-09-25 1,248,877 280.3 452,214
2026-09-24 1,245,422 281.1 452,214
2026-09-23 1,242,534 282.0 452,214
2026-09-22 1,239,542 282.9 452,214
2026-09-21 1,238,062 283.6 452,214
2026-09-20 1,235,372 285.0 452,214
2026-09-19 1,234,255 286.4 452,214
2026-09-18 1,233,171 287.3 452,214
2026-09-17 1,232,358 288.7 452,214
2026-09-16 1,231,111 290.5 452,214
2026-09-15 1,230,143 291.9 452,214
2026-09-14 1,229,115 293.3 452,214
2026-09-13 1,227,941 294.8 452,214
2026-09-12 1,227,233 295.8 452,214
2026-09-11 1,226,204 297.3 452,214
2026-09-07 1,220,908 303.3 446,210
2026-09-04 1,216,859 307.8 446,210
2026-09-01 1,211,209 311.9 446,210
2026-08-27 1,202,227 319.7 446,210
2026-08-17 1,188,278 337.6 512,319
2026-08-10 1,175,276 350.8 512,319
2026-08-07 1,169,222 356.1 512,319
2026-08-05 1,166,347 361.0 512,319
2026-07-31 1,156,492 371.7 512,319

Content analysis

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