Fedex has placed a reservation for 20 Tesla Semi trucks. The fully-electric trucks, which are scheduled to begin production in 2019, will be operated by FedEx Freight, its less-than-truckload unit.
Company number of Telsa Semis reserved UPS 125 Sysco (food distributor) 50 Anheuser-Busch 40 Loblaw 25 DHL 10 Asko (Norway) 10 Meijer 4 JK Moving 4 Walmart ? Ryder ? JB Hunt ? Posten Norge ? Flexport 1 Fercam 1 Girteka Logistics 1 Fortigo Freight Services 1 Best Transportation 1
A PepsiCo employee stated that Pepsi order for 100 Tesla Semi’s were just a “drop in the bucket” for how many units the beverage and snack company is planning to order in the future.
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