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Exactly five years after its release, Tesla’s highly anticipated Semi electric semi-truck has finally reached its next milestone, starting taking pre-orders from customers. According to CNET, if you want an electric semi-trailer truck, you have to pay a total deposit of US$20,000, of which US$5,000 is paid by credit card at the moment of appointment, and the other US$15,000 is paid by remittance later. But now the order is just a number first, and the exact delivery date is still unknown. In addition to Tesla’s unclear “2023” tentative delivery schedule, the company also has corporate users including PepsiCo and Walmart. There may be priority.
The Semi was announced in 2017 with the second-generation Roadster (the time went too fast), and according to the original announcement, it will have a mileage of up to 800km and accelerate from 0 to 20 seconds under a load of 36.3 metric tons. 100km/h. The total price of Semi is about US$150,000. For companies that want to focus on carbon reduction and environmental protection, it should add a lot to the image. However, Tesla’s production of Semi did not go smoothly. On the one hand, it was faced with a shortage of chips, and on the other hand, it was limited by the production of 4680 battery cells. Guaranteed.
However, even five years after its publication, the electric semi-trailer truck market is not highly competitive. Its rival Nikola has just started mass production, and other original semi-trailer truck companies are also facing difficulties in transition. It’s about to be delayed by a year, and it seems that the impact on Semi’s entry into the market is not too great?
