Tesla Semi & 4680 Battery Production To Expand At Nevada Gigafactory

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:00:41 +0000

Tesla SemiTesla plans to invest another $3.6 billion to expand the Nevada Gigafactory to make the Semi and 4680 battery cells.

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Deep Dive On The Tesla Semi’s Numbers

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2023 04:55:52 +0000

I’m not going to lie, I’m not big on math. I did okay in high school and college in math classes, but I didn’t pursue a science, engineering, or other technical degree. So, I’m probably not the person to go to if you want a deep look at the numbers behind a clean technology. But […]

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Tesla Semi’s Spacious Cabin Is Built Around The Driver, Tesla Engineer Explains

Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2023 19:01:29 +0000

Tesla unveiled more information and imagery of the finalized design of its Semi truck at its delivery event on December 1st. During more than a half-hour-long presentation by Elon Musk and Tesla Semi senior engineer Dan Priestly, the duo discussed the electric truck’s interior in detail. The “Tesla Semi cabin is built around the driver,” was […]

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Tesla Semi Details Revealed In Parts Catalog Diagrams

Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:47:19 +0000

A Tesla hacker who goes on Twitter by the name of “green” has shared a bunch of Tesla Semi diagrams on the social media platform. When I asked him how he obtained these pictures, he said he got them from the automaker’s online parts catalog website, aka EPC. So, I logged into my Tesla account […]

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Sandy Munro Comments On Leaked Tesla Cybertruck Casting Image

Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2022 01:29:04 +0000

Earlier this month, an image of the Cybertruck rear underbody casting was leaked from Giga Texas. And it didn’t go unnoticed from the eyes of long-time automotive industry veteran and vehicle teardown expert Sandy Munro. Munro took the chance to talk about this leaked image of the Cybertruck casting and give us an expert view […]

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Watch: Tesla Semi’s 500-Mile Drive On One Charge

Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2022 19:07:50 +0000

Tesla delivered the first-production Semi trucks to PepsiCo on Thursday, December 1, 2022. Just days before this delivery day — that came 5 years after the semi truck was first shown — the automaker tested the Tesla Semi for a 500-mile run on a single charge, the range that Tesla originally claimed at the unveiling […]

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How Pepsi’s Tesla Semis Will Change Hauling

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2022 18:48:13 +0000

Tesla delivered its first batch of Semis to its commercial customer PepsiCo, and beyond being a big deal for the automaker, it represents major changes to come in the hauling industry. The Tesla Semi could help prove to consumers and commercial customers that batteries can support heavy-cargo vehicles over long distances — an important shift […]

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Tesla Semi — 10-4, Good Buddy?

Credit to Author: Stuart Ungar| Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2022 02:47:34 +0000

The first deliveries of the Tesla Semi were made last Thursday evening to a good amount of fanfare at Tesla’s factory in Sparks, Nevada. The Tesla Semi was first unveiled as a prototype in 2017. Five long years later, the first deliveries took place, ending with Tesla handing over the keys to the first production […]

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Tesla Semi Delivery — A New Tesla Era In More Ways Than One?

Credit to Author: Frugal Moogal| Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2022 20:25:18 +0000

This week, at the Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada, Tesla delivered the first Tesla Semis to PepsiCo. I watched it live, being hugely excited about it due to the reasons I mentioned in my recent article about the Semi and figuring I would write an article right after it. Then I watched it again. And again. Now, […]

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Why The Tesla Semi Exists, + Key Features (Video]

Credit to Author: Matt Pressman| Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2022 05:55:06 +0000

Elon Musk glanced up to a slide during the Tesla Semi reveal last night and announced, “It’s a beast.” He explained, “If you’re a truck driver and you want the most bad-ass rig on the road, this is it.” During the presentation, Musk also teased an especially cool feature that appears to be available for Cybertruck. […]

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