In actual testing in a new independent study, a Tesla Semi electric truck traveled more than 1,000 miles (Note: approximately 1,609.34 kilometers) in one day.

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has been conducting a study as part of its new Run on Less initiative to test several electric trucks under real-world conditions and publish the data in real time.

Now, the 18-day test is over, and on the penultimate day, the Tesla Semi managed to set a new record by driving 1,076 miles in one day:

While NACFE did not specify the payload on this day, it said the average load on these trucks was more than 70,000 pounds (about 31.78 tons). The Tesla Semi needs to be parked three times a day for charging. Judging from the test pictures, the car can be transported normally while being filled with cola drinks.

Tesla has only delivered a small number of Semi electric trucks so far, most of which are likely going to PepsiCo. PepsiCo was the first company to order Tesla Semis five and a half years ago, and Tesla began deliveries in early December 2022. Semi. A recall notice issued by the U.S. NHTSA agency in June showed that PepsiCo may have received 36 of the 100 Semis ordered: 15 of them are running at subsidiary Frito-Lay’s plant in Modesto, California, and the other 21 operating out of primary location Sacramento.

PepsiCo previously confirmed in a video that the Sacramento location has four Tesla chargers installed, each with 750 kilowatts of charging power that can charge batteries to 80 percent in less than 45 minutes. The video also mentions that the Semi can be charged from 5-10% to 95% in 20 to 30 minutes.

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The Semi, which began deliveries on December 1 last year, has already delivered dozens of units, but some of the vehicles have defective parts and will be recalled, according to the latest reports.

Tesla has delivered more than 35 Semi, stemming from a recall announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on its website late last month that Tesla is recalling some Semi manufactured in 2023 and replacing the defective parts free of charge due to a defective parking brake valve module that may not operate as expected, increasing the risk of a crash.

From the information disclosed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there are 35 Semi’s potentially affected by the parking brake valve module defect, and all of them were produced this year, which means that Tesla has delivered at least 35 units of this electric truck this year alone, counting the part delivered in December of last year, it will be even higher.

Since the electric truck, Semi has not been delivered for a long time, and there is still a significant gap between deliveries and Tesla’s other four-passenger cars, the production and delivery figures for the Semi were not given in the quarterly production and delivery figures announced on Sunday local time.

It’s worth noting that while Tesla is recalling 35 defective electric truck Semi’s, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has not received any complaints about defects and this is a voluntary recall by Tesla.

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The flaw leaves drivers vulnerable to “rollaway” accidents and increases the likelihood of a crash. According to the recall notice, the defective module could “fail to move into the park position when the parking brake is activated,” leaving drivers unaware that their Semi might be rolling. Documents show that a defective parking brake component did not lead to the crash or any damage.

In a filing to NHTSA’s website, Tesla said it would “replace the parking brake valve module with an improved internal component that prevents deflation and allows the driver to engage and disengage the parking brake.”

Although Tesla showed off the design of the Semi in late 2017, it only started building the truck in Nevada last year and began deliveries to early customer PepsiCo as part of a marketing event late last year. Tesla is expected to release its first-quarter 2023 vehicle production and deliveries report this weekend. Previously, Tesla did not disclose Semi production and delivery numbers in quarterly updates.

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PepsiCo Vice President Mike O’Connell said in an interview that the company is buying the big trucks “outright” and upgrading its factories, including installing four 750-kilowatt Tesla charging stations at its Modesto and Sacramento facilities, with a $15.4 million California state grant and $40,000 federal subsidy per vehicle.

“It’s a great starting point for electrification,” said O’Connell, who oversees the transportation team that oversees the company’s operations. “Like all early technology, these incentives have helped us build this project.”

PepsiCo ordered the Semi all-electric semi truck in 2017, and they were the first company to experiment with the Semi. In addition to Pepsi, UPS and food delivery company Sysco have also pre-ordered the truck, while retailer Walmart Inc. is already testing alternatives.

According to reports, PepsiCo is currently deploying 36 Tesla Smi electric trucks, including 15 in Modesto and 21 in Sacramento.

All PepsiCo Semis currently have a range of 500 miles (805 kilometers). O’Connell added that he didn’t know when Tesla would start deploying the 300-mile (480-kilometer) model. However, he said that when Tesla starts producing (such models), PepsiCo will “will rotate them” into its fleet.

Pepsi declined to share details about the car, and Tesla has remained mum on its pricing. Mark Barrott of consulting firm Plante Moran said rival cars cost between $230,000 and $240,000. The 500-mile-range Tesla Semi could be priced higher because its 1,000-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery pack is about twice the size of many competitors, he added.

“We’ve had those trucks drive a million miles over seven years,” O’Connell said. The operating costs pay off over time. They declined to disclose the exact weight of the Semi truck, another closely guarded secret from Tesla.

O’Connell said the next step for the company is to deploy the Semi in the central U.S. first, and then the East Coast. Tesla didn’t help pay for the trucks’ giant chargers, but provided design and engineering services for the facilities, which are complete with solar and battery storage systems, he said.

O’Connell said driving 425 miles (684 kilometers) with the Frito-Lay product would bring the Semi’s battery down to about 20 percent, and recharging takes about 35 to 45 minutes.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk drove the Tesla Semi onto the scene right at the start of the event. He also laughed at the fact that it had been five years since the Tesla Semi was delivered.

The Tesla Semi will be the first new model that Tesla will deliver to customers after the Model Y. The model was originally scheduled to go into production by 2019, but has been delayed several times due to battery limitations.

Elon Musk said the Semi will have a range of 500 miles (about 805 kilometers) and will be “super fun to drive. Elon Musk later added that a future version 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 mph (about 96.56 km/h) 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.

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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.

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The latest foreign media reports show that the electric truck Semi, which will be delivered in December, has been seen pulling a semi-trailer on the road, and foreign media said that final testing before delivery may be conducted.

According to foreign media reports, Semi was near the Nevada GigaFactory and was seen pulling a semi-trailer on the road. Although the video on social media was not long, foreign media said that the unique sound of the electric drivetrain and brakes gave The impression is that a rigorous test is going on.

In the third-quarter earnings report released last week, Tesla disclosed that the electric truck Semi is produced at the Nevada Gigafactory. This time, it was witnessed towing a semi-trailer near the Gigafactory, which further confirmed that the semi-trailer produced in this factory was further confirmed. information.

It is worth noting that although Tesla Semi will not be delivered until December, the prototype car has already been on the road. In June and September 2020, Semi was seen participating in the transfer of Tesla’s electric vehicles.

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However, Elon Musk made a surprise announcement last month that the Tesla Semi will actually begin deliveries later this year.

Beyond that, he didn’t clarify the timing, but it now appears to be imminent, as several Tesla Semi electric trucks have been spotted being transported in the back of other trucks across the U.S.

The electric trucks are produced near the Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada, however, a Tesla Semi was spotted in Kentucky this weekend.

Around the same time, another Tesla Semi truck was spotted in Arizona, and the truck driver reportedly said it was being transported to Tesla’s Gigafactory in Texas.

Tesla has said that when it comes to the Tesla Semi truck, it will be its own first customer. It plans to use it in its own operations and reduce fuel costs.

The automaker is already using early prototypes in its operations, particularly between the Gigafactory in Nevada and the Fremont plant, but now the company expects to start using more production units.

But Tesla is also expected to finally deliver the Tesla Semi electric truck to customers who placed their orders five years ago, according to Elon Musk’s announcement.

Tesla has been taking reservations with deposits of up to $20,000 per truck.

The company is known to have thousands of electric trucks on pre-order, with several large companies having large orders, including Walmart and PepsiCo.

While the automaker has deployed production capacity in Nevada, production is fairly low. Tesla expects to put the vehicle into mass production at its Gigafactory in Texas next year.

The company has never announced planned production capacity, but it expects to produce tens of thousands of trucks a year.

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According to Electrek today, Tesla’s website recently posted a new job posting for a technical service person for the electric truck Semi. Last year, Tesla recruited technical service personnel for its Semi Service Program. Tesla’s “Semi Service Program” is said to mean that Tesla will provide home service for Semi electric truck users.

In the job posting, Tesla listed five locations where it needs Semi electric truck technical service personnel, which means that Tesla may be the first to launch Semi electric trucks in these areas, namely Fremont (Fremont), Sacramento (Sacramento), Modesto (Modesto), Central Valley (Central Valley), and Nevada. Central Valley, and Reno, Nevada.

Specifically, the technical service staff for the Electric Truck Semi will work with the vehicle’s development team to provide product feedback; provide technical support for the Tesla Semi fleet that will transport freight between Tesla facilities; provide repair services for the customer’s Semi electric truck; create and maintain repair guides for use by users; work with the customer’s technicians in the customer’s shop ; provide support to the Tesla Service Center as needed.

Tesla’s official website updated the images of the electric truck Semi in late August. The updated images confirm that the Semi will have a centered steering wheel and a display panel on the left and right sides.

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