Despite encountering new challenges, Tesla still plans to build 1,800 miles of semi-trailer Semi project between Texas and California in the United States (Note: approximately 2,896.82 kilometers ) charging corridor.
Although the project was snubbed by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, Musk still hopes to move forward with the project. Tesla has been hoping to secure $100 million in subsidies from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI), plus about $24 million of its own funds, to build a new facility in Rayleigh, Texas. Construction of nine electric semi-truck charging stations between Toronto and Fremont, California.
If built, the corridor would be the first charging network to enable long-distance and regional electric trucking. Without it, though, Tesla’s promise of electrifying heavy-duty trucks might be even more distant than it is now.
In a 964-page document filed with the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Tesla’s proposed project to the Federal Highway Traffic Administration (FHWA) is called TESSERACT, which stands for “Supporting Arizona, California and Texas.” Electrification of transportation in state semi-trailer operations”.
The 1,800-mile line would theoretically connect Tesla’s two North American car plants, as well as a planned but delayed plant in Mexico. Each charging station is initially planned to have eight 750-kilowatt chargers for Tesla Semis and four chargers for other electric trucks.
