Semi
Frito-Lay Modesto Shows Off Tesla Semi, Charging Stations and Megapack [VIDEO]
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 […]
Tesla Semi Parts Catalog Reveals Modular Battery Pack and More
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 Exec Details Tesla Semi Experience
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 […]
Watch Tesla’s Semi Truck Get Tested in Harsh Conditions [VIDEO]
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 […]
This Tesla Semi RV Concept is What Dreams are Made Of: Here’s the Backstory [PICS]
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 […]
Frito-Lay Tesla Semi Joins 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 Delivers its Semi Truck: Here it is Driving 500 Miles on a Single Charge [VIDEO]
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 […]
How to Watch: Tesla Semi Delivery Event Live [VIDEO]
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 Completes First 500-Mile Semi Test Drive with Full Load
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 […]
Tesla Starts Sending Out Semi Delivery Event Invitations [Update]
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. […]
Here’s the Tesla Semi and its Pop-Out Windows [VIDEO]
We’re two weeks away from Tesla’s Semi delivery event, set to take place at Gigafactory Nevada. The company will deliver its first Semi trucks to customer PepsiCo. If you haven’t seen it yet, the Tesla Semi also features pop-out windows, allowing the driver to get both fresh air and also talk to people outside of […]
Tesla Semi Delivery Event Confirmed for Dec. 1 at Giga Nevada
Tesla confirmed it will be holding a Semi delivery event at its Gigafactory in Nevada, set for Thursday, December 1, 2022. The automaker’s announcement comes exactly five years after the original Semi unveiling that took place on November 16, 2017 (the Roadster was also unveiled too!). The first customer to receive deliveries of the Semi […]
First Look: Inside Tesla’s New Peterson Museum Exhibit [VIDEO]
Tesla is set to debut a new exhibit at the Peterson Museum in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20, 2022. The exhibit features early Tesla vehicle prototypes, early design insights, SpaceX, Tesla AI and Dojo, Hyperloop, Cybertruck, Tesla Bot and more. For a special preview of the entire exhibit, Tesla Raj has shared a nearly […]
How Tesla Shareholders Can Attend the Semi Delivery Event
Tesla’s Investor Relations Head @Martin Viecha said the automaker’s retail shareholders can attend the Semi delivery event by first confirming they have verified shareholder status on the investor relations site. Once verified, Tesla shareholders will be entered into a random draw in which one share is equal to one entry. If shareholders can’t verify on […]
Tesla Adds Semi Images to Mobile App, References Cybertruck for First Time
Image via @Tesla_App_iOS Tesla has updated its mobile app tonight and within the iOS app’s assets, we now see images of the Semi truck, ahead of its December deliveries. The Semi visuals were spotted by Tesla App Updates (iOS), noting the electric automaker had added a variety of images showcasing the upcoming truck. Below we […]