Tesla was selected as the primary OEM for the largest electric Class 8 order in the US by ZET SCALE, a new shippers’ alliance
With 2,500 Semis on order, this will double the entire US electric Class 8 fleet
We’re serious about scale, and ZET SCALE is too!
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Top Gear tours factory & rides in production Semi w/ @danWpriestley
"Maybe the most significant Tesla since the Model 3"
At 1.7 kWh/mi, Semi is using only ~7× as much energy as a Model Y, at ~20× the weight.
A comparable diesel is using ~3× as much as Semi
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Tesla told Top Gear that the Semi can do 0-60 mph without a trailer in just 12.5 seconds.
With a fully loaded trailer, it will do it in 24 seconds. Those are pretty insane numbers considering a Diesel Semi takes ~60 seconds to get to 60 mph with a full load.