Supply Chain Reasons for the Slow Ramp

Hinrichs Zanegler, Tesla Semi advocate, predicts Tesla will produce and deliver between 500 and 1,000 semi’s before the high-volume line begins ramping up. He has investigated the supply chain of the Tesla Semi. Tesla is mostly getting supplier parts for the Tesla Semi. Tesla makes the battery packs, plaid motors, invertors and some other mainly …

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Tesla Semi Will Charge When Loading and Unloading to Save Time Compared to Diesel

PepsiCo’s best-performing Tesla Semi traveled an average of 574 miles per day over the course of 18 days at the RunonLess Real World data tracking event. The next best non-Tesla vehicle was WattEV’s Nikola Tre BEV, which traveled an average of 255 miles per day. OK Produce’s Freightliner eCascadia averaged 181 miles per day, and …

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Summarizing All 18 Days of Real World Electric Truck Data

The Run on Less electric truck and electric depot -truck stop event is over after 18 days. There were 22 trucks. Here we summarize what happened with all of the trucks and the complete payload, mileage and operation for the three Pepsi Tesla Semi. The three Tesla Semi trucks averaged 511 miles per day per …

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US Electric and Diesel Medium and Heavy Truck Markets

CALSTART has a May 2023 report on the zero emission U.S. medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) truck market (Class 2b–8). It presents deployment statistics for on-road zero-emission trucks (ZETs). Deployments or deployed sales are defined as trucks that have been sold, delivered, and placed into service on U.S. roads. The cumulative number of U.S. MHD ZET …

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Pepsi Tesla Semi Truck Drives 1600 Miles Over Two Days in Real World Tests

One of Tesla Semi trucks drove 1600 miles over two days. This required two different drivers on each day. Truck drivers in the US are limited to 10 hours of driving without a long break. Semi trucks need to operate long distances day after day. Tesla Semi outrange the competing electric Semi by three to …

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