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Tesla Semi
The Tesla Semi is a battery electric semi-trailer truck built by Tesla, Inc. since 2022. The truck is powered by three motors, has approximately three times the power of a typical diesel semi truck, and can operate at an energy use of less than two kilowatt-hours per mile (1.2 kW⋅h/km). The Semi has two models, distinguished by range. One is rated for 325 miles (520 km), the other for 500 miles (800 km). It can haul 45,000 lb (20-long-ton; 23-short-ton) loads.
Two concept vehicles were unveiled in November 2017. Tesla CEO Elon Musk originally stated that production would begin in 2019. Production began in October 2022, three years behind schedule, and initial deliveries were made to PepsiCo on December 1, 2022. However, production then stalled.
Volume production of the Semi is planned for March 2026. Once complete, the manufacturing facility, located adjacent to the existing Giga Nevada facility, is planned to produce 50,000 Semi trucks annually. The volume-production Semi is expected by Tesla to weigh the same as a comparable diesel truck.
The trucks cost under $300,000, about double the cost of a diesel truck, but about $100,000 less than competitors' battery-electric trucks. Because of state-level subsidies of $200,000 per vehicle, trucking companies in California have placed over 1,000 orders for the trucks, which would double the number of battery-electric trucks that operate in and around the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The company claims that operating costs are 20% less than for comparable diesel trucks across the US, and 50% less in California.
The Semi was first mentioned in the Tesla 2016 Master Plan. Tesla said at the time that they had a working prototype that used 'a bunch' of Tesla Model 3 electric motors. As of April 2017[update], Jerome Guillen had been leading the Tesla Semi program. Guillen was once in charge of Freightliner's Cascadia Diesel-engine Class 8 semi, before joining Tesla to configure the Model S production line, but left the Semi program a year later to lead one of the Model 3 general assembly lines and subsequently became president of Tesla's automotive division in September 2018. The current lead for the Semi program is Dan Priestly, a Tesla engineer since 2015.
A concept prototype of the Semi was unveiled at a press conference on November 16, 2017, where Elon Musk provided additional specifics. He claimed that the electric Semi would cost 20 ¢/mi (12 ¢/km) less to operate than a diesel truck if charged at a Megacharger, for which Tesla said in 2017 they could guarantee a price of 7 ¢/kWh (in the United States).
Tesla indicated that the Semi would be equipped with Enhanced Autopilot as standard equipment, offering semi-autonomous capability, and that new technology with active safety controls on the independent motors and wheels would detect and prevent jackknifing. Musk said that the system could eventually allow several units to operate in an autopilot-based convoy, led by a truck with a driver, that would be a cheaper alternative to rail transport. At the time, platooning was legal in only eight U.S. states and all required a human driver in each truck, so changes in legislation would be necessary to achieve that technology capability. The battery packs are located under the floor of the cab, between the front and driving wheels. Running empty, the long-range Tesla Semi was expected to have a range of 620 miles (997 km). In 2017, Tesla projected that the price of production versions for the 300-mile (480 km) and 500-mile (800 km) range versions would be US$150,000 and US$180,000 respectively. The company stated they would offer a Founder's Series Semi at US$200,000.[needs update] At the Semi and Roadster unveiling event, Musk stated "Production [of the semi] begins in 2019, so if you order now, you get the truck in 2 years." Tesla intends to warrant the drivetrain for 1 million miles.
In 2018, Tesla announced that Semi prototypes were being tested with real cargo, hauling battery packs from Nevada to California.
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Tesla Semi
The Tesla Semi is a battery electric semi-trailer truck built by Tesla, Inc. since 2022. The truck is powered by three motors, has approximately three times the power of a typical diesel semi truck, and can operate at an energy use of less than two kilowatt-hours per mile (1.2 kW⋅h/km). The Semi has two models, distinguished by range. One is rated for 325 miles (520 km), the other for 500 miles (800 km). It can haul 45,000 lb (20-long-ton; 23-short-ton) loads.
Two concept vehicles were unveiled in November 2017. Tesla CEO Elon Musk originally stated that production would begin in 2019. Production began in October 2022, three years behind schedule, and initial deliveries were made to PepsiCo on December 1, 2022. However, production then stalled.
Volume production of the Semi is planned for March 2026. Once complete, the manufacturing facility, located adjacent to the existing Giga Nevada facility, is planned to produce 50,000 Semi trucks annually. The volume-production Semi is expected by Tesla to weigh the same as a comparable diesel truck.
The trucks cost under $300,000, about double the cost of a diesel truck, but about $100,000 less than competitors' battery-electric trucks. Because of state-level subsidies of $200,000 per vehicle, trucking companies in California have placed over 1,000 orders for the trucks, which would double the number of battery-electric trucks that operate in and around the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The company claims that operating costs are 20% less than for comparable diesel trucks across the US, and 50% less in California.
The Semi was first mentioned in the Tesla 2016 Master Plan. Tesla said at the time that they had a working prototype that used 'a bunch' of Tesla Model 3 electric motors. As of April 2017[update], Jerome Guillen had been leading the Tesla Semi program. Guillen was once in charge of Freightliner's Cascadia Diesel-engine Class 8 semi, before joining Tesla to configure the Model S production line, but left the Semi program a year later to lead one of the Model 3 general assembly lines and subsequently became president of Tesla's automotive division in September 2018. The current lead for the Semi program is Dan Priestly, a Tesla engineer since 2015.
A concept prototype of the Semi was unveiled at a press conference on November 16, 2017, where Elon Musk provided additional specifics. He claimed that the electric Semi would cost 20 ¢/mi (12 ¢/km) less to operate than a diesel truck if charged at a Megacharger, for which Tesla said in 2017 they could guarantee a price of 7 ¢/kWh (in the United States).
Tesla indicated that the Semi would be equipped with Enhanced Autopilot as standard equipment, offering semi-autonomous capability, and that new technology with active safety controls on the independent motors and wheels would detect and prevent jackknifing. Musk said that the system could eventually allow several units to operate in an autopilot-based convoy, led by a truck with a driver, that would be a cheaper alternative to rail transport. At the time, platooning was legal in only eight U.S. states and all required a human driver in each truck, so changes in legislation would be necessary to achieve that technology capability. The battery packs are located under the floor of the cab, between the front and driving wheels. Running empty, the long-range Tesla Semi was expected to have a range of 620 miles (997 km). In 2017, Tesla projected that the price of production versions for the 300-mile (480 km) and 500-mile (800 km) range versions would be US$150,000 and US$180,000 respectively. The company stated they would offer a Founder's Series Semi at US$200,000.[needs update] At the Semi and Roadster unveiling event, Musk stated "Production [of the semi] begins in 2019, so if you order now, you get the truck in 2 years." Tesla intends to warrant the drivetrain for 1 million miles.
In 2018, Tesla announced that Semi prototypes were being tested with real cargo, hauling battery packs from Nevada to California.