The arrival on the market of Tesla’s electric truck is just around the corner. Elon Musk has confirmed when the production of the new Tesla Semi will start. Deliveries will begin before the end of this year and Pepsi will be the first company to incorporate this long-awaited truck into its fleet of vehicles.
It has been a long wait but, finally, everything is ready to experience the landing at the dealerships of the tesla electric truck. In 2017, the popular electric vehicle company surprised the world with a very interesting modern design truck, with extensive technological equipment and, above all, a battery-powered electric propulsion system.
Tesla’s initial plans were to start production of the truck at some point in 2019. Something that, as is obvious, has not happened. Several delays postponed the commercial launch of the Tesla Semi. However, the wait is over and Elon Musk himself has confirmed that production and deliveries will begin before the end of this year.
Tesla will start production of its electric truck in December
Musk has announced through the social network Twitter that the Production of the Semi electric truck will start on December 1, 2022. It’s more, deliveries will also start on that date. As usual in the company, an event will be organized in style at the end of the production line to celebrate the arrival of the long-awaited truck.
The top leader of Tesla has also indicated that the first deliveries will be made to Pepsi, one of the large companies that at the time decided to bet on this electric truck to incorporate it into its fleet of vehicles. In a concise message, Musk has also underlined the autonomy that the Semi will have and, especially, that it will be very fun to drive.
At the moment it is unknown how many units of the Semi truck will be manufactured during the next month of December and, more specifically, throughout the next year 2023. It is not ruled out that these and others will be confirmed in the event of the start of deliveries and production. highlights. In addition to Pepsi, companies such as DHL, Walmart and Sysco are waiting to receive the ordered units. Let’s remember that the truck will be manufactured at the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin, Texas (USA).
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The autonomy of Tesla’s electric truck
Regarding performance, Musk has once again emphasized that the Semi truck will have a autonomy of up to 805 kilometers. If we go into the Tesla website, we will see that the company announces that it will be able to accelerate from 0 to 96 km/h in just 20 seconds with maximum load and will equip three independent electric motors on the rear axles. The brand ensures that its electric truck will allow companies to save up to $200,000 (€204,000) in three years on fuel bills.
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