Tesla had first announced the first announced its Electric Semi Trucks around 5 years ago. Since then, the company is finally delivering the Electric Semi Trucks to its customers, but these deliveries are a whole 3 years old.
The EV maker giant had first unveiled the concept back in 2017, with production planned to begin in 2019. However, following various issues like component shortages and even the Coronavirus pandemic, the company saw major delays in its schedule from its Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, US. Interestingly enough, the representatives from PepsiCo were one of the first customers to reserve 100 Electric Semi Trucks following the official announcement.
But before the company could make its deliveries, Tesla got trolled by Renault who already made deliveries of its Electric Delivery Trucks to Coca Cola. Talking about the Tesla Semi Trucks, are powered by four independent motors on the rear axles, can reach 0-60mph in just 20 seconds, and has a battery range of an impressive 500 miles. The pricing for these trucks starts from 150,000 US Dollars and have already been ordered by other big names like Walmart and FedEx.
These trucks will feature a new 1,000 volt powertrain architecture along with traction control to prevent jackknifing, regenerative braking for increased battery efficiency, and even an automatic clutch for seamless highway driving. Just recently, Musk stated that one of Tesla’s battery powered class 8 semi trucks had completed a 500 mile trip fully loaded with 81,000 pounds of cargo. The trip was made between the Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California, to San Diego.
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