Most Tesla Semi Customers Have Waited Seven Years Already. Will They Really Have To Wait A Full Decade?

When it was announced in 2017, the Tesla Semi was supposed to be a game-changer. With promises of a greener future for the trucking industry and orders from big-name companies like PepsiCo, UPS and Sysco, Tesla’s electric truck generated a lot of excitement. But now, seven years later, many customers are still waiting. And some might wait a decade before they see their trucks roll in.

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The Long Wait for the Tesla Semi

PepsiCo is seemingly the only company able to get its hands on Tesla Semis, but for most other customers, it's been nothing but waiting. UPS, Sysco, DHL and others have yet to receive any of their trucks, even though they placed their orders in 2017. UPS alone reserved 125 Semis, but there's still no timeline for when those deliveries will happen.

Tesla deployed around 100 trucks in the U.S., mainly to PepsiCo, with these vehicles racking up almost five million miles. The company says production is getting closer, with mass manufacturing expected to kick off “by ...

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