“If you thought Tesla Semis were a bit like Bigfoot—maybe you heard about them, maybe you saw a fuzzy picture, but you weren’t sure if they were real or not—they are real, and they’re hauling real beverages here in Northern California.” So says Mike Roeth, Executive Director of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency,… Read more »
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The Tesla Semi is in production at last! Pepsico will get the first deliveries.
The Tesla Semi, an electric Class 8 truck, was hailed as a game-changer when it was unveiled in 2017. However, planned production dates were pushed back repeatedly, and other companies (Kenworth, Freightliner, Volvo) beat Tesla to the market, while the erstwhile EV trend-setter pursued other priorities. Now Tesla has announced that Semi production has begun,… Read more »
Tesla to deliver 15 Semi electric trucks to PepsiCo this year
PepsiCo says it expects to take delivery of 15 Tesla Semi electric trucks by the end of this year. The soda and snack seller placed an order for 100 Tesla Semis shortly after the e-truck’s 2017 launch. Since then, Tesla seems to have put the Semi program on a back burner as it concentrated on… Read more »
Electrify your fleet with nothing down with Revolv’s fleet-as-a-service model
Revolv’s fleet-as-a-service model allows companies to pursue electrification without risking any capital. Fleet owners know they need to electrify, but the up-front costs—for vehicles, charging hardware and more—are daunting. And it’s not just a question of finding the capital—investing such large sums in a developing technology that’s outside of a company’s core competency carries substantial… Read more »
Terawatt opens its first medium- and heavy-duty EV charging site in California
Terawatt Infrastructure’s medium- and heavy-duty EV charging hub in Rancho Dominguez, California is now fully operational. Located 12 miles north of the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the Rancho Dominguez site is strategically positioned to support electric trucking fleet operations in and out of the largest container ports in the US. Initial customers… Read more »
Terawatt joins shipper-carrier coalition to pilot heavy-duty EV charging
US-based Terawatt Infrastructure will provide charging infrastructure, including software, operations and maintenance support, at six of its charging hubs along the I-10 corridor to a shipper-carrier coalition that aims to accelerate heavy-duty EV deployment. The coalition, under the Netherlands-based Smart Freight Center, a global non-profit organization focused on climate action in the freight sector, includes… Read more »
New fleet customer says Tesla Semi performs “well beyond expectations”
The rollout of the Tesla Semi has been slower than EVangelists would have liked. The electric semi tractor was first unveiled in 2017, and officially entered production in late 2022. Since then, it has been deployed in limited numbers. Last October, it was reported that Tesla had built about 70 Semis trucks, which were being… Read more »
The heavy-duty electric truck market could break out in 2024
Electrifying heavy-duty trucks is essential if we’re to fight climate change and air pollution, but the pace of the transition has been painfully slow—many, many pilots, but few truly large-scale orders. For example, shipping giant Schneider acquired 92 Freightliner eCascadias in 2023—a good start, but only that, considering that the company currently operates over 10,000… Read more »
Another reason to buy electric trucks: driver recruitment and retention, because drivers love them
The trucking industry has a serious driver shortage, and operators are exploring all kinds of ways to improve driver recruitment and retention. Meanwhile, trucking industry trade groups are fighting tooth and nail against electrification. They might be surprised to learn that deploying EVs could be a major hiring advantage, because drivers love them. In a… Read more »
TeraWatt Infrastructure breaks ground on heavy-duty EV charging site near Port of Long Beach
TeraWatt Infrastructure is taking a comprehensive approach to providing charging for commercial EVs. The company owns strategically-located sites where it offers both public charging and turnkey infrastructure solutions. Now the company has broken ground for a new heavy-duty EV charging site in Rancho Dominguez, California. Located 15 miles north of the ports of Long Beach… Read more »
