PepsiCo To Take First Telsa Semi Truck Delivery Five Years After Originally Ordered

Battery supply issues have hampered Tesla’s progress in bringing its Semi truck to market, but Elon Musk has now confirmed that production has begun via a social media post. PepsiCo was one of the first large companies to place orders for the all-electric HGV, and will take delivery on 1 December according to Musk.

With the Semi, Tesla aims to shake up the commercial vehicle market with a ground-up electric vehicle for zero-emissions cargo transportation. We’ve already seen test mules for the Tesla Semi truck on the road, including a matte black prototype being driven briskly past a UPS depot in the US. Tesla claims its all-electric HGV will tow as much as a conventional diesel-powered truck, but offer significantly better performance.