Pepsi Tesla Semi Proves Real World 80,000 lbs Maximum Gross Weight Operation With Long Range on a Single Charge

There has been official reporting that Tesla Semi is able drive over 420 miles on one charge with 80,000 pounds of total load (including the weight of the truck and trailer). This was a heavily disputed capability. The range was with driving speeds of 65 mph which has 15% less range than trucks driving at …

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Making Sense of Tesla Semi Real World Ranges at 400-440 Miles

There are real world range tests for Tesla Semi, Freightliner eCascadia and other electric Semi trucks at the Run for Less event. Truck average driving speed is critical to the comparison of the real world ranges. People who lived through the 1970s and 1980s know that there was strict enforcement of 55 mph speed limits. …

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Tesla Semi Crushing Freightliner eCascadia and BYD Semi in Real World Range Tests

The Run on Less Event is testing electric semi trucks with real world deliveries to test their range and payload performance. Tesla is getting up to double the range of many of the competing electric trucks. Freightliner is owned by Daimler and they are the largest semi truck company in the world. There are also …

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Pepsi Confirms Over 450 Miles of Range for Tesla Semi and Less than 1.7 KWH per Mile

Pepsi is deploying Tesla Semis at its Sacramento, CA location in long-haul applications with heavy loads. Trip distances are up to 450 miles on a single charge. One of the drivers indicates that they are needing less than 1.7 kWH per mile. The Tesla Semi can be charged from 5% to 90% in 20 to …

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Three Weeks of Data Measurements and Testing on Pepsi Tesla Semis at September 2023 Event

From Sept 11, 2023 to Oct 2, 2023, eight fleet depots will take part in the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s (NACFE) and RMI’s Run on Less – Electric DEPOT (RoL-E DEPOT), which is focusing on the scaling of electric trucks across a variety of market segments. This will showcase truck fleets that are …

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Tesla 2023 – 2030 – Cybertruck, Semi, Next Gen & More

I, Brian Wang, had a great talk with Warren Redlich about Tesla production and deliveries in 2023, the future of Model 3 and Model Y, Cybertruck Semi, the next-generation vehicle platform, megapack and more. I think Tesla will trend to 90% of actual production capacity (production being demonstrated sustained over weeks). In Q1 2023, Tesla …

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Tesla Cybertruck Will Have More Towing Range than a Gas Ford F150 $TSLA

Nextbigfuture has calculated that a Tesla Cybertruck will be able to beat the range of a gas-powered Ford F150. This is based upon the calculated Tesla Cybertruck specifications with the assumption they will use Tesla Semi technology. A Ford F150 has a 23 gallon fuel tank and gets 460 miles of range without carrying anything …

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