Tesla with a three-year delay to start deliveries of Semi electric trucks

Tesla, with grief, nevertheless began sending Semi electric trucks to its customers. Although

customers were supposed to receive cars three years earlier, for which Elon Musk apologized.

What is known

PepsiCo and Frito-Lay were the first to receiveTesla Semi trucks. According to preliminary data, the cost of one car is $150,000 or $180,000, depending on the power reserve - 300 miles / 480 km and 500 miles / 800 km, respectively. The volume of the batch is not specified.

The other day, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that inIn a test drive, the electric vehicle was able to travel 500 miles / 800 km on a single battery charge with a full load. The mass of Tesla Semi, taking into account the cargo, was almost 37 tons. The car accelerates to 100 km / h in 20 seconds with a full load, and the power consumption is 2 kW per 1 mile (1.6 km). At the same time, for the first half of the distance, the truck used up only 35% of the traction battery, because. The route passed through flat terrain.


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At the presentation, which took place in Nevada, there wereFive trucks were seen - three in Pepsi colors and two in Lays colors. By the end of next year, the company wants to release up to a hundred Tesla Semi units "at best." This was stated by Chairman of the Board of Directors Robin Denholm (Robyn Denholm).