Tesla CEO Elon Musk just said in a Weibo post that the Tesla team just drove a Tesla Semi weighing 81,000 pounds (about 36,774 kilograms) to a range of 500 miles (over 800 kilometers).
Back in December 2017, when Elon Musk unveiled the Semi, he claimed that the Semi would have a range of 500 miles (about 804.67 kilometers) with a full load. And according to Tesla’s official website, 81000 pounds is also about the weight of the Semi with a trailer and a full load (the website is 82,000 pounds).
On Oct. 7, Elon Musk tweeted that the Tesla Semi electric truck is officially in production and will be delivered on Dec. 1, with PepsiCo as the first delivery target. Elon Musk said the Semi will have a range of 500 miles (about 805 kilometers) and will be “super fun to drive. Later, Elon Musk also said that future versions of the Semi could have a range of 621 miles (about 1,000 kilometers).
The Tesla Semi electric truck was originally unveiled in November 2017. The specifications released at the time showed that the vehicle could reach 60 miles (about 96.56 kilometers) per hour in 20 seconds with a full load. And it can maintain “freeway-level speed” even on steep hills. In addition, Tesla says the car is capable of completing 70 percent of its charge in 30 minutes.
The vehicle was reportedly ordered by numerous companies shortly after its debut in 2017, including 100 by PepsiCo, 130 by Walmart Canada, 40 by American beer brewing company Anheuser-Busch and 15 by Fidori, a wholly owned subsidiary of PepsiCo. Tesla initially planned to start delivering the Semi in 2019, but that has been delayed for several years due to parts shortages and other reasons.
