Tesla delivered its first all-electric semitrailer trucks Thursday, marking the company’s long-delayed expansion beyond the passenger vehicle market
AB, have been developing electric semitrailer trucks, though the market remains nascent. The scarcity of charging infrastructure capable of powering up heavy trucks means they are better suited for shorter trips close to a central hub than they are for long-haul routes, said Wilfried Aulbur, who runs Roland Berger’s commercial-vehicle-consulting practice.
The Semi is capable of accelerating from zero to 60 miles an hour in 20 seconds and recharging up to 70% of its range in half an hour, Tesla says. “This thing has crazy power relative to a diesel truck,” Mr. Musk said. “By removing the motor and the transmission in front of the vehicle, we could put the driver in the middle for the best command view,” Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s chief designer,Tesla is aiming to produce 50,000 Semi trucks in 2024 in North America, Mr. Musk said in October. He previously said battery-cell supply constraints made scaling truck production difficult. For now, output remains limited. Teslathis year, Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm said during a recent trial over Mr.
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