Semi

Tesla continues to test its Semi truck ahead of its first deliveries slated for December 1, 2022, to PepsiCo. According to a new video and picture shared by Semi-stalker @HinrichsZane, we see the Semi drive through a roundabout in Silver Springs, located about 40 miles east of Reno, Nevada. The Semi stops ahead of the […]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has certified Tesla’s long-anticipated electric Semi, seemingly confirming the automaker’s preparation for first deliveries. The Tesla Semi has been granted a Certificate of Conformity from the EPA, meaning it’s officially allowed to enter the market, according to a report from Teslarati. The news comes ahead of its first expected deliveries, […]

On Tesla’s Q3 2022 earnings call, the automaker reiterated it is ramping up production of its Semi, an electric Class A truck that will have 500 miles of range with cargo on level ground, with the new vehicle already in early production. According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, it takes “about a year” to ramp […]

Tesla announced its Q3 2022 earnings today, posting a staggering $21.4 billion in revenue, up 56% year-over-year and setting new production and delivery records. The company’s Installed Annual Vehicle Capacity remains at over 1.9 million vehicles across its factories in California, Shanghai, Berin and Texas. But more interestingly, the status of the Cybertruck in the […]

As Tesla prepares for its first deliveries of the electric Semi, new listings in one U.S. regulator’s VIN catalog substantiate expectations that the deliveries are coming soon — and likely by the end of the year. Tesla added the Semi to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) VIN decoder document, hinting that claims of […]

The Tesla Semi has been the subject of much anticipation since its announcement years ago (November 2017), and with production and deliveries set to start according to Elon Musk yesterday, the company’s first customer has commented on the matter. PepsiCo has confirmed the delivery of the first Tesla Semi units are set to arrive on […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday the company has started production of its Semi truck, with the first deliveries to take place on December 1, for customer Pepsi. “Excited to announce start of production of Tesla Semi Truck with deliveries to @Pepsi on Dec 1st!”, said Musk. Excited to announce start of production of Tesla […]

Even though Tesla doesn’t have a public relations department, the automaker’s website always looks clean and well-designed with the most up-to-date shots of its electric vehicles (EVs). In a recent site update, Tesla has added new press photos of the Semi to its website, which can be seen on the company’s dedicated page for the […]

With the Tesla Semi set to ship next year, the electric automaker has updated the semi truck’s website and share more stats and photos. Tesla has closed reservations for the Semi, instead adding a button for users to “Get Updates” as seen on the company’s website (via @SawyerMerritt). The redesigned Semi page includes several new […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced late Tuesday evening (early Wednesday morning ET) that the company will start shipping its Semi truck with 500-mile range (804 km) this year, and for the Cybertruck it will be in 2023. Tesla 500 mile range Semi Truck starts shipping this year, Cybertruck next year — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August […]

  Although Tesla Semi‘s production isn’t set to take place for quite some time, the automaker was recently granted a new patent for the electric semi-truck — self-inflating tires. Tesla was awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday for an automatically-inflating tire for the Tesla Semi, according to electrek. Vehicles […]

The Tesla Semi reportedly began limited production last month at the company’s Sparks, Nevada production facility, and a new set of photos shows two of the Semi units docked outside of the factory. @Sawyer Merritt spotted two Tesla Semis at Gigafactory Nevada, as shown in a series of photos shared on Wednesday. In the photos, […]

Karat Packaging Inc., a California-based distributor and manufacturer of disposable, environmentally friendly foodservice products, announced on Tuesday it has ordered 10 Tesla Semis to power an expansion of its logistics business. Karat Packaging’s fleet currently consists of 86 trucks and trailers and provides third-party logistic (3PL) services to around 100 customers in California. The company […]

According to a recent tweet from Tesla investor and sleuth Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt), the Tesla Semi has officially gone into limited production at Gigafactory Nevada. The tip has been corroborated by drone footage of the Semi production facility at Giga Nevada from Friday. BREAKING: A source has informed me that the Tesla Semi is now […]

We’ve been tracking the installation of Tesla’s Megachargers at Giga Nevada for the past couple of months, and now they have been installed and are apparently working, according to new images shared by @SawyerMerritt. Megachargers are higher-powered versions of the company’s Superchargers made for Tesla’s Semi truck, which was seen spotted at Gigafactory Nevada last […]