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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 15:10:07 +0000
Tesla held its long awaited ceremony to introduce its electric Class 8 tractor, known simply as the Tesla Semi, on December 1. If you weren’t able to watch the livestream of the event, there is a video of it below. In it, you will see Elon Musk drive a white Semi on stage followed by […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 16:44:43 +0000
At the beginning of October, I published a story on the beginning of Tesla Semi deliveries. The first Tesla Semi for a commercial customer is set to be delivered on December 1, to PepsiCo. There are plenty of financial analyses and specs we could highlight to examine the cost-competitiveness of the Tesla Semi compared to […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 01:04:43 +0000
It’s been a long wait since we very enthusiastically discovered all of the amazing features and specs of the Tesla Semi when it was revealed 5 years ago, in November 2017. It has been the Tesla vehicle I’ve been most eagerly awaiting, thinking of how much it could cut emissions from high-polluting, heavy-duty, noisy, fossil-fueled […]
Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:20:57 +0000
The age of the electric semi is upon us – and one company’s lead is growing.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:42:43 +0000
Ever since November 2017, the Tesla vehicle I’ve been most looking forward to has been the Tesla Semi. I’m sure Tesla legend Jerome Guillen has been in the same boat, as well as countless Tesla fans. It’s been a long wait. However, here in 2022, we’ve got a number of updates that inspire confidence we […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 16:25:55 +0000
The order button has been removed from the Tesla Semi, webpage two months after it was added. Most specs remain the same.