in October musk stated that Pepsi would receive the first semi-trucks from Tesla in December but
Coca-Cola has already begun making deliveries with battery-powered trucks while Pepsi is preparing
its Mega Charger station to accommodate its first batch of Tesla semis on December 1.
having previously made fun of Elon Musk for promising to release the semi Renault trucks
has now beaten Tesla by a week in the long-haul EV race but in response Elon Musk just did something
that surprised Coca-Cola and Renault what is this let's find out hello everyone welcome back to Elon
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musk projected the manufacture of the Class 8 truck will begin in 2019 when he showed the
Prototype of the futuristic battery-powered semi in 2017 but the time frame has been repeatedly
pushed back owing two part shortages however musk disclosed his intentions to produce the truck in
August although it would be eligible for a tax reduction of up to forty thousand dollars under a
U.S subsidy program that was passed by the Senate the vehicle is anticipated to cost one hundred
eighty thousand dollars with a battery capacity of 500 kilowatt hours and new Tesla 4680 cells the
vehicle's reported energy usage is less than two kilowatt hours per mile giving it a range of 300
to 500 Miles depending on the model in an effort to cut Fleet pollutants and fuel costs PepsiCo
booked 100 of Tesla's semi-electric Vehicles back in 2017. the senior executive at PepsiCo
Ramon laguarta said that 10 of the company's gas emissions were related to transportation
in an interview with CNBC last year the company that makes Doritos chips and Mountain Dew soda
previously stated that it intended to utilize the trucks to transport snacks and drinks to retailers
as well as between manufacturing and distribution facilities meanwhile the biggest software
incorporation in the world Coca-Cola introduced its electric Renault trucks before Pepsi did with
its Tesla semi a source claims that Pepsi is now putting up its Mega Charger station while
Coca-Cola has already started deploying its new electric vehicle trucks in Belgium the long-haul
electric trucks from Tesla and Renault announced their arrival into the market for heavy-duty
electric vehicles Coca-Cola in Belgium obtained Renault trucks from the E-Tec dady type but most
likely have a lower range than the Tesla semi the truck according to Renault trucks was specifically
designed to manage Coca-Cola's logistical data on deliveries the vehicles provide Comfort safety and
Energy Efficiency to the drivers according to the study these features include a clear door
on the passenger side 360 degree camera systems to minimize blind spots and loudspeakers to alert
pedestrians and cyclists the Enterprise made fun of Tesla last month with a video that showed two
employees installing a billboard that read this is the future of trucking before leaving in an
electric Renault truck earlier Renault trucks had also made fun of musk on Twitter and now
let's take a look at how electric truck work why electric future fully electric truck models allow
drivers more options to improve their experience while operating a vehicle when switching to
an electric truck you won't have to give up performance or power you may achieve incredibly
quick torque and expert level hauling capabilities with electric truck models while emitting zero
pollution would you like to to know how an electric vehicle can produce more optimal torque
most electric truck models use dual motors to more efficiently Supply torque to all four
wheels improving overall performance automakers can construct a sturdy framework to protect the
battery of an electric truck so that it can withstand off-road driving thanks to Modern
engineering advancements which provides ergonomic design and allow electric vehicle batteries
to preserve cabin volume and cargo bed space and let's dive deeper to the pros and cons of
electric trucks obviously the benefits include the following low noise means that operations
can take place at night in residential areas without significantly disturbing resident sleep
this results in more efficient operations because trucks can operate outside of Rush Hour low air
pollution compared to diesel or gasoline the CO2 emissions are low if the batteries are recharged
using renewable energy sources no Road charges are collected whereas electric vehicles do not
diesel trucks do driver fatigue is reduced because there is less vibration and noise while driving
theoretically less expensive maintenance costs because electric trucks have fewer moving
components and more dependable electric motors but watch the drawbacks in environmental costs include
the mining of resources for the batteries and the disposal of discarded batteries even if there is
no pollution from the burning of gasoline if every truck were converted to Electric charging there
would not be adequate power capacity resulting in Grid overload and infrastructural expenses
substations as a whole would need to be installed or renovated which would be expensive it may cost
up to two hundred thousand dollars to install a 60 amp cable inside a company which would be
sufficient to simultaneously charge three trucks a dedicated Transformer that would typically power
a suburb is required if a company with 30 trucks wants to charge them all overnight there is still
a lack of charging infrastructure if a battery charge is necessary for a truck the vehicle must
return to base in some parts of the nation power outages are common which could seriously hamper
the capacity to charge trucks considering that rucs cover the additional damage heavy Vehicles
inflict to the road the lack of rucs is probably going to alter in the future a higher initial
expense is required with that being said which do you prefer now an electric truck or an ice truck
let us know in the comment box below and getting back to our featured topic Elon Musk the CEO of
Tesla tweeted that the new truck successfully completed a 500 mile trip while loaded to its
maximum capacity during a test drive Tesla is set to deliver its first all-electric semi truck
in four days Tesla team just completed a 500 mile drive with a Tesla semi weighing in at 81
000 pounds musk wrote in his post there are two versions of Tesla's semi a 500 Mile version
that costs 180 000 and a 300 mile version that cost one hundred fifty thousand dollars once
authenticated Tesla's recent Drive should increase its visibility among businesses searching for a
Greener choice for shipping Goods because rival manufacturers of electric semis have yet to
achieve such a lengthy range by 2025 Tesla wants to increase production in North America to about
50 000 cars yearly and after this happened Bill Gates received a special invitation from Elon Musk
apparently the doubts of his fellow billionaire have not been forgotten by Tesla's CEO when the
chance comes he falls back on reminding them the reason behind musk's animosity toward his fellow
billionaire Bill Gates is that the co-founder of Microsoft has frequently voiced his doubts about
several ambitious projects of Tesla the leading producer of luxury electric automobiles and the
crown jewel of musk's company musk voiced his displeasure in May due to Gates's 500 million
dollar short bet against Tesla I bet that the stock price will drop is made while Short Selling
stock musk sent Gates a message saying sorry but I cannot take your philanthropy on climate change
seriously when you have a massive short position against Tesla the company doing the most to solve
climate change the two billionaires debate about cooperating for shared causes came to an end at
that point the businessman afterwards followed up his criticism with a critical and scathing tweet
directed at Gates Bill Gates doubts on Tesla semi musk only recently remembered Gates's skepticism
of the viability and feasibility of long-haul electric trucks which was the outcome of a barely
covert attack on Tesla's 2017 pledge to build an electric semi truck gate stated in a blog post in
August 2020 that EVS excel at Short haul travel that means they're great options for personal
cars and even medium duty Vehicles like city buses and garbage trucks but even if we develop
cheap long-range EVS that are powered by zero carbon sources electrification isn't an option
for many types of Transportation the problem is that batteries are big and heavy the more weight
you're trying to move the more batteries you need to power the vehicle but the more batteries you
use the more weight you add and the more power you need he continued without mentioning Tesla
Gates commended General Motors and rivian in the same post for the development of electric vehicles
and came to the following conclusion even with big breakthroughs in Battery Technology electric
vehicles will probably never be a practical solution for things like 18 wheelers cargo
ships and passenger Jets electricity works when you need to cover short distances but we need a
different solution for heavy long-haul vehicles at the time musk retaliated he has no clue
a little more than two years later as Tesla is getting ready to deliver its first semi-truck
musk used the chance to retaliate at Gates his Nemesis he merely sent a special invitation to the
billionaire to attend and drive the semi-truck himself to Mark the event on November 26th a
member of Twitter wrote I wonder what Bill Gates is saying about his comment in the past that Tesla
semis will never happen next week we'll see Tesla semi-delivery he can drive it himself if he wants
musk responded musk enjoys provoking his enemies in more than two years Tesla hasn't released a
new car until the semi the model y SUV crossover the first of which were delivered to customers in
March 2020 marked the last new car the company has produced with the help of Tesla semi the company
will be able to break into a profitable New Market at the time when the industry is struggling due to
Rising Energy prices and ongoing supply chain disruptions Tesla has a chance to win a sizable
portion of the market the automaker has orders from numerous businesses besides PepsiCo such as
Walmart and United Parcel Service besides Renault Nicola motors which is currently working on the
Trey Bev the Trey fcev and the two fcev semi-truck versions is one of the Tesla semi-competitors the
bombastic personality of the Tesla CEO terrifies his detractors but did you know that he has a
hidden weakness the reputation of Elon Musk as a Maverick has grown his flamboyant personality
conveys to his supporters and particularly to his Rivals the impression that he has no fear when
they attack him they should anticipate a response from him and he seldom ever plays defense however
there is one subject on which the Techno King loses his composure and frequently takes the
defensive it appears as though he feels the need to defend himself or to make a point and that
issue is the question of who founded Tesla the producer of electric vehicles that revolutionized
the automotive industry and altered how consumers view cars today he just proved that this subject
is his weakness once more it all began with a tweet from one of musk's supporters denouncing
an article that claimed musk was not the founder of Tesla but rather just a financier or investor
the article claims that Martin Eberhard and Mark tarpenning are the true Founders unsurprisingly
musk responded right away he kept trying to convince others that he was one of the company's
Founders for the nth time Elon Musk is justifying his involvement in the founding of Tesla he has
already carried it out in April he even went so far as to claim that he is the true founder
of Tesla by referencing the Nicholas poussam painting Judgment of Solomon at the time and
that ends today's episode do you think Renault is better than Tesla semi and do you think musk has
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