Tesla began deliveries of electric trucks Semi

Tesla has started serial deliveries of heavy electric truck Semi from the plant in Nevada, reports CNBC. The company is designed to produce 50 thousand trucks per year.

The head of the company Elon Musk in the presentation of the latest version called Semi “breakthrough product for heavy transportation” and compared it with a sports car in the shape of a truck. Tesla first introduced the Semi in 2017 and began selling electric trucks in very limited quantities to first customers, including its main customer, PepsiCo, in 2022.

As noted by CNBC, rising prices for diesel fuel creates prerequisites for the transition of commercial transportation to electric traction. Tesla’s partners are actively showing interest: the global alliance of cargo carriers ZET SCALE ordered 2.5 thousand Semi, and logistics firm Einride – another 500. Tesla also plans to bring the Semi to the European market, where Volvo and Daimler Truck electric trucks are already sold.

Ekaterina Naumova