Invites sent for September 24 rollout
Tesla launched high-volume Semi production at its Sparks, Nevada, plant on September 24 and began deliveries to fleet customers including PepsiCo, DHL and US Foods. Tesla said the 1.8 million-square-foot plant is built for 50,000 trucks a year.
Tesla launched high-volume Semi production at its Sparks, Nevada, plant and began deliveries to fleets including PepsiCo, DHL and US Foods. The redesigned truck moves to 4680 cells and adds electric steering.
Tesla marked the start of high-volume Semi production at its new Sparks, Nevada factory on September 24. The plant, which Tesla says covers 1.8 million square feet, is built to scale to 50,000 trucks annually.
Tesla has started sending invitations for its Semi Rollout event on September 24 at the new factory in Sparks, Nevada. The gathering will showcase the facility, which Tesla says covers 1.8 million square feet, built to produce up to 50,000 trucks per year along with refreshed vehicle features and fleet economics.
Tesla delivered its first Semis at a Nevada event for fleet managers, nearly a decade after the truck's initial reveal. The rollout targets commercial operators in clean transport.
Tesla has started hand-delivering keys for its first production Semis. • PepsiCo • DHL • US Foods
Tesla introduced Megamanifold, its next-generation heat pump. The system runs cabin HVAC and powertrain thermal management in parallel, letting the Semi pull excess powertrain heat to warm the cabin.
Tesla Semi range tops 600 miles on a single charge at half weight, or 500 miles at the full 82k gross combination weight, Lars said.
Tesla posted a thread summarizing its Semi truck rollout.
Tesla added four new Semi apparel items to its shop. • Semi Wireframe Tee: $40 • Semi Instant Torque Tee: $40 • Semi Snapback Hat: $35 • Kids Semi It’s a Beast Tee: $30
Tesla Semi will livestream today's Semi Rollout from Sparks, Nevada at 6:00 PM PDT.
Tesla parked at least 11 customer-branded Semis outside its Nevada factory ahead of tonight's launch event. • PepsiCo • US Foods • DHL • WattEV • ABF • Einride
Tesla's new Semi factory in Sparks, Nevada has installed capacity for 50,000 units per year. A rollout livestream starts at 9 PM ET tomorrow.
