Tesla has begun high-volume production and customer deliveries of its Semi electric truck at a new factory dedicated to the vehicle in Sparks, Nevada. [3, 4, 5] The company marked the launch with an event and reiterated its goal of producing up to 50,000 trucks annually at the facility. [3, 5]
The launch expands Tesla into commercial trucking after years of delays since the Semi’s unveiling in 2017. [3, 7] Tesla says the long-range version can travel 500 miles on a single charge while fully loaded. [3, 4]
A coalition of shippers, including Microsoft and PepsiCo, ordered 2,500 trucks. [3, 7] Swedish freight technology company Einride ordered another 500 trucks. [3, 7]