Tesla’s co-founder, Elon Musk, confirms the Semi Truck will roll out this year and the Cybertruck will be released next year.
The electric company’s semi-truck and cybertruck have been unveiled to the public for quite some time now, although due to production problems, the roll out has been pushed back until now.
After presenting the Tesla Semi Truck to the public in 2017, the company initially projected that production would begin in 2019.
This year, according to an announcement made by Elon Musk, Tesla will begin shipping its all-electric Semi truck, which has a range of up to 500 miles.
The co-founder tweeted the announcement by replying to his first tweet about a document he had written six years ago titled “Master Plan.” Musk stated, “Tesla 500 mile range Semi Truck starts shipping this year, Cybertruck next year”
Tesla 500 mile range Semi Truck starts shipping this year, Cybertruck next year
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 10, 2022
Tesla’s Truck Production
Tesla’s Semi has been delayed numerous times now, but Musk tweeted about the situation of the vehicle in the summer of 2020, claiming that it’s time to start mass producing the Tesla Semi.
According to electrek, last year, the electric vehicle company made progress toward Tesla Semi production at a low-volume facility near Gigafactory Nevada.
Tesla then unveiled the small fleet of Tesla Semi trucks they have manufactured. However, instead of launching sooner than anticipated, the company moved its launch to a much later date in 2022 due to the constraints of the current battery supply shortages.
Musk later stated that investors should not expect new products to be delivered in 2022 as Tesla focused on increasing the production of Model 3 and Model Y.
While it appeared that Tesla was building new electric trucks in low volume, it was unclear whether the company would stick to its new timeline of delivering its first units to customers in 2022.
The Tesla Semi Truck
As DigitalTrends reports, Tesla’s Semi Truck has a few interested buyers, some of which include FedEx,United Parcel Service, Walmart, DHL, and Anheuser-Busch.
When loaded to its maximum gross truck weight of 80,000 pounds, Tesla’s Semi can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in about 20 seconds and has a maximum gross vehicle weight capacity of 80,000 pounds.
It also has four separate motors so that it can achieve its maximum power and acceleration, which Tesla claims results in lower energy costs per mile driven.
A prototype of the Semi was seen hauling new cars along a California freeway in 2019, in what looked to be an early road test of the vehicle. Last year, the automaker released a video of the truck humming along a test track near its Fremont, California, factory.
Aside from the 500-mile version, Tesla will also release a 300-mile semi. The former is expected to start at $180,000, while the latter will start at $150,000.
The Tesla Cybertruck
Additionally, Musk’s tweet provided confirmation that the Cybertruck would begin delivering in the year 2023. Both the Semi and the Cybertruck have had production difficulties, which have prompted the companies to push back their intended debut date of 2021.
The company has stated that the setbacks in production were due to supply chain problems such as shortages in materials and the lockdown restrictions imposed by the pandemic.
At the beginning of 2019, Tesla gave the world its first glimpse at the all-electric Cybertruck during an event that did not go quite as planned.
The one-of-a-kind truck will be available in three distinct iterations, with prices ranging from $39,900 to $69,900. The price range will be determined by characteristics such as the number of electric motors, towing capability, and range.
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