Heavy-duty trucks, or semi-trucks with a gross vehicle weight greater than 26,000 pounds, are responsible for around 15% of total U.S. transportation energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Electrifying these vehicles would be a significant step toward transportation decarbonization in the United States. However, the opportunity for battery electric vehicles … [continued]
Tesla is building a low-volume Tesla Semi production line, and once it’s complete, Tesla reportedly plans to produce 5 Tesla Semi electric trucks on a weekly basis, reports Yahoo! Finance. The article noted that the low-volume production line is being built in a new building in the industrial park where … [continued]
In a press release by Frito-Lay, which is a division of PepsiCo, Inc., the company announced some good news for its sustainability goals. One part of the good news included a tidbit about the Tesla Semi. Pepsi noted that Frito-Lay cut absolute fleet greenhouse gas emissions in half while reducing … [continued]
New research project examines the electrification of long-distance road haulage
In a video on Twitter, Tesla shared footage of its Semi electric truck racing around the track. Tesla’s video featured an updated version of the Semi which had a lovely white paint scheme. The majestic beast owned the Fremont Factory’s test track during what seemed to be just before dusk. … [continued]
How fast can Tesla grow? That’s a question worth a few hundred billion dollars or so. It seems that the answer mostly comes down to battery supply. Tesla is currently building giant automotive factories in Germany and Texas while expanding its Chinese factory. Its battery supply is also ramping up, … [continued]
Walmart Canada has tripled its order for Tesla Semi trucks to 130 as it plans to transition to a 100% zero emissions cargo fleet by 2028.
J.B. Hunt has made its first delivery using an all-electric Freightliner eCascadia. J.B. Hunt is one of the largest shipping companies in America
California thinks it’s strutting its stuff again and showing off its green leadership. Yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) proudly proclaimed that it was the first in the world to adopt a requirement that truck manufacturers switch from producing diesel trucks to producing zero-emissions trucks.
Donny Dolittle shared a screenshot of a leaked June 9 email from Elon Musk regarding the Tesla Semi, indicating that it is finally going into production. Elon has now confirmed on Twitter that he did indeed send the email
