orders and reservations for tesla's long-awaited electric semi-truck have just been made available
in the u.s marking a significant step toward the product's eventual commercialization this news
arrives despite the fact that the release date is still unknown hello everyone welcome back to
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so you don't miss any of our amazing videos and let's dive into the video elon musk ceo of tesla
issued a statement indicating that one of the company's vehicles that had been delayed the most
would finally arrive in 2023 this comment was in response to previous statements made by tesla
in the summer of 2021 when the company stated that the semi would not be released to the public
until the fall of 2022 it is abundantly clear that this event did not take place because the
car manufacturer continues to produce well-liked models such as the model y and the model 3. having
said that it appears as though the company might finally be ready to produce its electric semi
because customers can reserve their very own for the price of twenty thousand dollars today
the most recent comments from elon musk indicated that the semi could possibly be released
sometime in the following year everyone in the trucking industry is paying attention even though
there are already a few electric trucks on the road none of them has the specifications that
would allow for longer range hauling in a class 8 semi-truck like what is promised by the tesla semi
during the launch of the tesla semi in 2017 the automaker stated that the production versions of
the electric truck which is a class 8 truck with a capacity of 80 000 pounds will have options
for a range of 300 miles or 500 miles and the prices for these variants will be 150 000 and
180 thousand dollars respectively it would also have the lowest operating costs of any semi truck
which would make it an extremely disruptive innovation in an industry where every cent counts
nevertheless the electric vehicle has been plagued by a number of setbacks which have eroded its
momentum when it was first unveiled in 2017 tesla said that it would be coming to market in 2019
and it started taking reservations from many companies that were looking to electrify their
fleets the truck was not able to be delivered by tesla in 2019 as a result it was postponed
to 2020 which then became 2022 but things are finally getting back on track now
according to an exclusive report by electrek tesla is in the process of constructing a production
line for the tesla semi in a new building located close to the gigafactory in nevada
this line will have the capacity to produce five tesla semi-electric trucks per week by the time
the year comes to a close now electrek has been informed by people with knowledge of the situation
that the production line for drive axles is ready while the production line for general assembly
is undergoing its final round of debugging before production begins it is one of the
final steps that need to be completed before the production of the fully electric truck can begin
elon musk the ceo of tesla sent an email to employees during the summer of 2018
which was obtained by electrek in which he stated it's time to bring tesla semi to volume production
however he did not update the timeline more recently tesla has indicated that the electric
truck would enter production this year with some deliveries to customers however the
company has not released any details about the planned production of the electric truck tesla
has disclosed that it intends to use the first fused tesla semi-trucks for its own operations
however the company also plans to deliver vehicles to some customers who have held reservations for
an extended period of time this year we have reported that tesla is hiring service technicians
for the tesla semi in the state of california as well as the province of ontario in canada this
would seem to indicate that the initial deliveries will most likely take place in these areas
pepsico one of the largest reservation holders for tesla semi-vehicles
recently announced that they anticipate receiving delivery of 15 tesla semi-trucks for the frito-lay
facility located in modesto california pepsico is one of tesla's largest reservation holders
the range that the tesla semi is capable of covering is directly proportional to the
capacity of its lithium battery making it one of the most important aspects of the vehicle
according to tesla one version of the tesla semi will be able to travel 500 miles before requiring
a recharge while the other version will be able to travel 300 miles before requiring
a recharge because of the size of the vehicle that they need to assist in towing down the road
in addition to the load that it's carrying the batteries are very large they begin under the
floor below the driver's feet and extend all the way back to the back set of wheels on the cab
this is because the vehicle and the load that it is carrying are both very large
in terms of how much the battery weighs or how long it will take to charge the vehicle
tesla has revealed very little information however the company suggests that it could charge to 80
percent in 30 minutes which will provide a range of 400 miles according to tesla this
is an important distance because after traveling approximately this far drivers would need to stop
for a break of 30 minutes regardless it is unknown how game changing the battery will be until the
semi is out on the roads despite the fact that the company has made bold claims about the future of
battery development at the company according to another report by electrek the most recent patent
approval granted to tesla indicates that it will likely come with a technology that automatically
inflates tires this technology which has been given the moniker automatic tire inflation system
is speculated to be included in the fully electric version of the future tesla semi because of this
technology the tire pressure of the electric semi truck will be able to be adjusted in real time
in 2018 tesla submitted an application for a patent on an automatic tire inflation system
so this is not the first time the company has applied for a patent that is substantially similar
to that one however the most recent one comes with improvements that address the shortcomings of the
recent one tesla recently shared a photo of four of its semi-class viii all electric trucks parked
side by side at a mega charging station at the evmaker's nevada gigafactory one this appears to
be the first tesla semi-fleet three of the tesla semis parked at the mega charging station are
full-size models while one has a smaller cab this implies that the tesla semis will be available in
a variety of configurations isn't it exciting it is difficult to overstate the potential impact
that the tesla semi could have on the trucking industry if tesla maintains the specifications and
price point it has set for the vehicle in a highly competitive industry like trucking where every
cent per mile counts decisions are frequently made using spreadsheets electrifying the trucking
industry would have a significant impact on emissions but the industry as a whole is highly
competitive this is where tesla semi comes in with a capacity that is capable of covering most
trucking routes in the us while simultaneously delivering a lower cost of operations thanks to
savings in fuel and maintenance costs it has been claimed by the company that over a two year period
the tesla semi can save the operator over two hundred thousand dollars in fuel costs
tesla guarantees that the truck will not break down for a million miles because it can run on
only two of its four independent motors they have already garnered the interest of significant fleet
owners such as walmart and pepsico as well as trucking companies now if it is finally able to
deliver those electric trucks to those customers with the capabilities and pricing that were
promised it will likely start a massive shift in the trucking industry and that's for today's video
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