Tesla (TSLA.US) on Monday provided an important update on its long-awaited electric Semi truck development project
The Zhitong Finance App learned that Tesla (TSLA.US) on Monday provided important updates on its long-planned electric Semi truck development project, which has experienced a series of delays since CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) first launched it in 2017. Thanks to this, Tesla's stock price closed up 6.66% on Tuesday.
The company confirmed that Tesla Semi will still deliver production-compliant products to customers by 2026 as planned, while providing more details on the electric truck's range and payload capacity.
At the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Las Vegas, Tesla CEO Dan Priestley (Dan Priestley) said, “We are building a factory in Nevada that will be delivered to customers in 2026, and the ultimate target production capacity will increase to 50,000 vehicles per year.”
Currently, Tesla Semi is conducting pilot tests with Pepsi's (PEP.US) FritoLay department. Priestley said PepsiCo will receive 50 more trucks in its fleet for pilot projects, and the company is currently testing around 35 trucks.
Priestley said in his speech that the company's long-range Semi weighs 23,000 pounds and has a range of up to 500 miles. A truck with standard mileage can travel 300 miles with an empty weight of 20,000 pounds.
In actual tests with Pepsi, the Tesla Semi's long-range mileage reached 250 miles and 520 miles, and the load capacity was up to 82,000 pounds, the maximum allowed by law.
Additionally, Priestley said, “[The truck] can travel more than 1,000 miles in 24 hours; fast charging makes this possible.”
Priestley said the Semi test team has traveled a total of 3.5 million miles, and Tesla is also using Semi to transport batteries from Nevada to its main plant in Fremont in extreme weather and mountains.
The release of these new details about Tesla Semi comes at a time when the company is undergoing a series of changes, including refocusing on the Robotaxi project, plans to accelerate the development of low-cost Model 2 cars, and layoffs in the business sector, particularly in the supercharging station division.
In addition, Tesla shareholders will also vote on Musk's proposed compensation plan before the June 13 annual meeting. The plan may be worth tens of billions of dollars.