A Tesla Semi with new lidar equipment attached to the front was recently photographed in the wild by The Kilowatts (@klwtts). The prototype electric vehicle (EV) had hardware from Xenomatix, a company that develops solid-state-lidar technology, mounted under the windshield. pic.twitter.com/h3EXOqjIuP — The Kilowatts 🚗⚡️ (@klwtts) February 16, 2023 When The Kilowatts shared images of […]
A group of photos shared by @munybrr on Wednesday shows one of Frito-Lay’s Tesla Semi trucks in downtown Phoenix ahead of this Sunday’s Super Bowl. The user also said he was told that the Semi would be parked in downtown all weekend near other activities. The photos show the Semi parked near an outdoor event […]
The Motortrend crew recently visited Frito-Lay’s upgraded, zero-emission distribution center in Modesto, California to talk with Tesla Semi drivers and see the truck in person. The publication was able to gather a few extra specs on the Tesla Semi, noting that the huge vehicle sported a Model S Plaid tri-motor powertrain but turned around the […]
On Monday evening, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo’s 2023 State of the State speech revealed Tesla is set to announce a new manufacturing facility in northern Nevada on Tuesday. Today, President Joe Biden and the White House confirmed what Lombardo said and now Tesla has confirmed the announcement itself. “We will be investing over $3.6 billion […]
During Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo’s 2023 State of the State speech on Monday evening, the leader revealed Tesla is set to announce a new factory in northern Nevada on Tuesday. Speaking about restoring Nevada’s reputation as pro-business and pro-development, Lombardo said the state is “ready to partner” to bring back economic growth. That’s when he […]
PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay was the first customer to receive Tesla’s Semi truck and now the snack maker has showcased its green technologies at its Modesto, California, facility. Frito-Lay says it is near completion of its Modesto facility’s transformation into a green facility that uses zero and near zero-emission technologies. The project was started in 2019 and […]
We just got our first look at the Tesla Semi’s internal components, thanks to diagrams spotted by Tesla owner and software data miner “green” (@greentheonly) in the company’s online Parts Catalog. Tesla hasn’t published a parts catalog for the Semi yet, but green was able to dig through the company’s website and find it. Going […]
PepsiCo Vice President Mike O’Connell detailed the food and beverage giant’s experience with the Tesla Semi in a recent interview, noting that the company plans to add another 100 of the all-electric trucks to its logistics fleet in 2023 (via Reuters). Tesla’s Semi is an all-electric Class 8 semi-truck that the electric vehicle (EV) maker […]
The Tesla Semi debuted earlier this month with a delivery event for PepsiCo, and the automaker has since shared some footage of the electric semi truck’s rigorous testing, as a way to help encourage engineers to apply. Tesla engineers tested the Semi in a range of harsh conditions, as seen in a video posted on […]
Everybody has Tesla’s Semi truck on their mind, after this week’s delivery event for PepsiCo at Gigafactory Nevada. After five years, Tesla finally delivered its first Semi truck and also showed that the vehicle can travel 500 miles on a single charge. We also saw the new Semi hit up a Christmas parade in California […]
Image via u/TheRsell Tesla delivered its first Semi trucks this week to customer PepsiCo, with the launch event at Gigafactory Nevada showcasing some decked-out trucks with Pepsi and Frito-Lay graphics. PepsiCo executives joined Elon Musk on stage at the delivery event, with the Tesla CEO saying the first delivery included Frito-Lay snacks sent to the […]
Tesla on Thursday evening held its Semi delivery event, where it delivered its first production electric truck to customer, PepsiCo. Company CEO Elon Musk was on hand for a presentation alongside Dan Priestley, Senior Manager, Semi Truck Engineering the company (who did an incredible job beside Musk). Both Musk and Priestley highlighted the major features of […]
Tesla’s Semi Delivery Event is set to start streaming at 5pm PT/8PM ET tonight, Thursday December 1, 2022. The event will finally see the first Tesla Semi truck delivered, to customer PepsiCo. You’ll be able to watch the Tesla Semi event livestream tonight on YouTube below: Tesla also announced on Thursday that its Semi Delivery […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that the company has successfully completed its first 500-mile test drive of a Semi truck with a full load. With its haul, Musk noted that the vehicle weighed in at a whopping 81,000 lbs (or 40.5 tons). Tesla team just completed a 500 mile drive with a Tesla […]
Image via Luca Atalla Tesla’s Semi delivery event is slated to take place on Thursday, December 1, 2022, and now the company has started sending out event invites. According to a screenshot of the invite shared by Luca Atalla (@lucaatalla), it asks for those that received it to RSVP by 11:59 on November 28, 2022. […]
