Customers can now order the Tesla Semi electric Class 8 truck that has been in development for the past 4 years.
. Until now, companies could reserve one but not actually order one. The Tesla Semi has had a 4-year gestation period, during which many of its specifications have become public. The truck will have 4 electric motors powering the rear wheels and will be available with a range of either 300 or 500 miles. The company has not yet released details about the size of the batteries in each version.
Here’s how to order one. Interested parties are being asked for a $5,000 deposit immediately and an additional $20,000 within 10 days. Tesla hasn’t said yetTesla was not the first company to get an electric Class 8 tractor into the hands of customers. Our colleague Jo Borras was in California last week for the annualand was surrounded by battery-electric trucks from Volvo Trucks and others. What makes the Tesla Semi stand out in what will soon be a crowded field is its specs.
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