The 500-mile range Tesla Semi is for themore expensive $180,000 model.
The standard Tesla Semi, which sells for $150,000, has a range of 300 miles.
Tesla will beginshipping the Semi in early December.
Tesla team just completed a 500 mile drive with a Tesla Semi weighing in at 81,000 lbs!
Tesla couldn’t be reached for comment as Musk disbanded the company’s media relations department in 2020.
The Tesla Semi was announced in 2017 with an initial 2019 release target.
As is often the case with Tesla, the Semi was delayed until late 2022.
Companies such asPepsiCoandUPShave ordered a hundred or more Semis from Tesla.
Going electric also helps brands achieve emission targets.
The trucking industrygenerated $726 billion in revenuein 2015, according to the American Trucking Association.
