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. 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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Tesla hasn’t confirmed the event, which Electrek reports will be exclusive to shareholders who win a random lottery through Tesla’s new shareholder program.

If the event goes ahead next month, it could be a big boost for Tesla’s market, as it will then be the only electric semi on the market.

The car’s range has yet to be confirmed and any real specs are hard to come by, but the actual delivery of a physical vehicle to customers is an achievement in itself.

Given that Elon Musk is currently laying off people as the new CEO of Twitter, it’s anyone’s guess as to whether he’ll be present at the launch of the new car.

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Tesla’s own transportation fleet has been using the Semi electric truck for several months, but the company has yet to deliver the electric truck to customers. Now Tesla is recruiting more technical service personnel to prepare for the delivery of the Semi to customers.

Information on Tesla’s website says, “We are looking for experienced technical service personnel to expand our Semi service program. The company also said, “Our goal is to find experienced technicians who want to take their careers to new heights. Their job will be to provide technical support for the product and be responsible for service development and be front-line technicians to provide face-to-face service to our new customers.”

Tesla said the technical service staff currently being recruited will work in Fremont, Sacramento, Modesto and the Central Valley of California.

Walmart, PepsiCo and DHL have already ordered Tesla’s Semi electric truck.

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The standard Tesla Semi electric truck is reportedly priced at $150,000 and features a battery pack with a capacity of up to 600 kilowatt-hours that can travel 300 miles (about 482 kilometers) on a single charge. Tesla also offers a 1,000 kWh battery pack for the Semi truck, which can travel 500 miles (804 km) on a single charge for $30,000. The Tesla Semi electric truck can be charged up to 70 percent in half an hour and can weigh up to 82,000 pounds (about 37 tons) fully loaded. Tesla claims that the Semi electric truck can save fleet operators $200,000 in fuel costs in the first three years of operation.

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Musk also said that the third part of Tesla’s master plan will be launched soon, which is “about scaling up sustainable energy at the level of civilization to give the planet a bright future”.

Tesla released the Semi Truck electric semi-trailer truck in 2017, and in June this year Tesla reopened the Semi Truck reservation channel in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands and other countries with a deposit of $20,000, which means the Semi Truck officially entered the commercialization stage. The Semi Truck is powered by a 6×4 drive type, driven by four independent electric motors distributed on two rear axles, with 1100 horsepower. The zero-hundred acceleration time under unloaded condition is even more impressive, reaching about 5 seconds. The short-range version has a range of 480km and is priced at $150,000 in the US (about 975,000 yuan), while the long-range version has a range of 800km and is priced at $180,000 (about 1.17 million yuan).

Tesla’s Cybertruck electric pickup truck was released in November 2019 and was originally planned for delivery in 2021, but has been delayed again and again, Musk recently confirmed at Tesla’s “Cyber Roundup” large shareholders meeting that the vehicle will be officially put into production in mid-2023, in addition. CyberTruck electric pickup truck currently has three versions, single motor rear-wheel drive, range of 250 miles, traction capacity of 7,500 pounds, 0-60 mph acceleration in 6.5 seconds, the official website price of $ 39,900 (about 266,000 yuan), dual-motor all-wheel drive version, range of 300 miles The two-motor all-wheel drive version, with a range of 300 miles, a towing capacity of 10,000 pounds, and 0-60 mph acceleration in 4.5 seconds, is priced at $49,900 (about RMB332,000), and the three-motor all-wheel drive, with a range of 500 miles, a towing capacity of 14,000 pounds, and 0-60 mph acceleration in 2.9 seconds, is priced at $69,900 (about RMB 466,000). 466,000 yuan).

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