Recently, Tesla released a new photo, showing four white Tesla Semi electric semi-trailer trucks parked side by side. One of them is in the form of a separate semi-trailer, while the other three vehicles all have semi-trailer containers in the rear.
Tesla Semi semi-trailer truck
It is reported that the parking place of these vehicles is Tesla's gigafactory in Nevada, according to previous foreign media reports, the factory is equipped with the world's first Tesla Megacharger charging station, and Semi can charge at such a charging station at a speed of up to 1.5 megawatts, which only takes 30 minutes to bring Semi a cruising range of 643km. At present, 15 Semi electric trucks have completed production or will be delivered at the end of January.
The Tesla Semi semi-trailer was actually released as early as November 2017, and unlike previous passenger models such as the Model 3/S, this is the first time Tesla has been involved in the commercial vehicle field. Shortly after its release, the electric truck, which starts at $150,000 (about 950,000 yuan), has won the favor of many manufacturers with its sci-fi version of the shape and strong power, of which trucking company Pride Group Enterprise (PGE) has booked 150 units and plans to increase this number to 500 in the future. In addition, UnitedParcelService (United Parcel Express Service) and PepsiCo also booked 125 and 100 vehicles respectively, and the actual vehicle map released this time is likely to be the first batch of models delivered to PepsiCo.
Tesla Semi semi-trailer truck interior
It is reported that the Tesla Semi semi-trailer truck is equipped with a power battery with a capacity of up to 500kWh, and the maximum endurance can exceed 800 kilometers. In addition to the long endurance, its power level is also more than the ordinary truck a lot, in the non-cargo state, its 100 km acceleration only takes 5 seconds, even in the case of 36 tons of load, the car 100 km acceleration can reach 20 seconds, strong performance is mainly supported by the four motors equipped with its rear wheels.