Semi

Update, October 9: Tesla has since switched on more Megacharger sites along the freight lane between Atlanta and the port city of Savannah. "New Megacharger sites between Atlanta & Savannah now online," the Tesla Semi account posted Thursday afternoon, adding that "many more Southeast sites" are coming soon. Dan Priestley, who leads Tesla's Semi program,...

A veteran truck driver who went into a Tesla Semi test looking for its weaknesses came away with a very different conclusion, saying the electric Class 8 truck could change the trucking industry. Adam Wingfield, editorial director at FreightWaves and a trucker with 30 years of industry experience, joined MotorTrend for a drive of the...

Henry Malukas, who built HMD Trucking from a single truck into a $250 million company running nearly 700 diesel big rigs across Illinois and Indiana, told MotorTrend he is buying 50 Tesla Semi trucks in a deal worth roughly $15 million, a big vote of confidence from a lifelong diesel operator. Malukas founded HMD 28...

After nine years of delays since its 2017 reveal, Tesla's Class 8 electric truck finally has a dedicated factory. On Thursday night in Sparks, Nevada, the Semi moved from pilot builds to high-volume production. Tesla announced that the Semi has entered high-volume production at its first dedicated Semi factory, a 1.8-million-square-foot plant in Sparks designed...

Tesla will stream its September 24 Semi Rollout event live from Sparks, Nevada, giving the public a front-row seat to the opening of the company's first high-volume Semi factory. Announced Wednesday by Tesla Semi, the livestream will begin at 6pm PDT on Thursday. The event is an invite-only inauguration of the dedicated Semi plant, with...

Tesla Charging said on September 14, 2026, that Semi Charging for Business is now available in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and the United Kingdom, giving fleet and depot operators in those markets a direct path to buy and install Tesla Semi chargers. https://twitter.com/TeslaCharging/status/2099531391658815782 In the post, @TeslaCharging linked country pages for each market and...

Tesla has opened a new public Megacharger site in Vernon, California, according to the official Tesla Charging account on X. The location has six Megacharger stalls. Those pads are built for Tesla’s heavy commercial vehicles, especially the Semi, rather than the Supercharger network passenger cars use day to day, and Megacharger hardware is rated for...

Covenant has spent the last two weeks testing the capabilities of the Tesla Semi with one of its larger customers in California, according to Matt McLelland, the company’s VP of Sustainability and Innovation. As one of the final runs, the electric truck tackled a section of I-5 between Santa Clarita and the San Joaquin Valley […]

Tesla has officially launched its Semi Charging for Business program, allowing companies to purchase and install dedicated heavy-duty infrastructure directly at their depots. The company is offering two distinct solutions tailored to different operational needs: the high-powered Megacharger for rapid turnaround and the newly introduced Basecharger for longer stays. The 125 kW Basecharger serves as […]

Jay Leno took his show outside the garage this week for a vehicle far too massive to fit inside his usual studio: the all-electric Tesla Semi. Joined by Tesla’s Director of Styling, Franz von Holzhausen, and Semi Program Director, Dan Priestley, Leno put the long-range model to the test to see if battery power can […]

Tesla is proving the critics wrong by winning over the most important group in the transportation industry: the drivers themselves. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, truckers who have tested the Tesla Semi are praising its innovative design and performance, marking a significant shift in an industry traditionally hesitant to embrace electric […]

Long Beach, California-based Hight Logistics is doubling down on its commitment to sustainable shipping, recently showcasing its new Tesla Semi during a high-profile delivery for the TPM logistics conference. The company used the all-electric Class 8 truck to deliver a customer container directly to the event, marking a significant milestone in its transition to a […]

Tesla is quietly laying the groundwork for its electric trucking push. The company has now added Tesla Semi Megacharger locations to its public “Find Us” navigation map, signaling that its long-awaited heavy-duty charging network is beginning to take shape across the United States. At the moment, there are two operational Megacharger sites live on the […]

Tesla is finally lifting the curtain on the production-ready version of its long-awaited electric Semi truck. The company has quietly updated its official Semi website, revealing final specifications for two trims — Standard Range and Long Range — ahead of customer deliveries expected to begin in the coming months. According to Tesla’s updated specs, the […]

Tesla’s long-awaited next-generation Semi is back in the spotlight, this time testing in California as the company inches closer to volume production. New drone footage captured at Tesla’s Fremont factory shows a redesigned Tesla Semi out on the test course, offering one of the clearest looks yet at the electric truck that will soon anchor […]