An order for 50 Tesla Semis has been placed by UAE-based environmental and waste management company Bee’ah. The company says it is the first organization to order Tesla Semi trucks in the Middle East.
The trucks will primarily be used for waste collection and transportation, including transportation of materials for recovery. They will also add to Bee’ah’s fleet of more than 1,000, which includes vehicles that run on electricity, compressed natural gas, and bio diesel.
“We are extremely pleased to turn towards Tesla for a solution that enhances our leadership of sustainable practices in the region,” Bee’ah Chairman Salim Al Owais said in a release. “As a company that strives to be the best in our field, we only work with partners that we consider to be the best in theirs.nThrough this latest investment, we hope to demonstrate to others the value and importance of seeking out better, more viable ways of achieving our business aims, all for the greater good of our communities.”
Other major companies that have pre-ordered the Tesla Semi include UPS, PepsiCo, Walmart, J.B. Hunt, DHL, and Sysco.
The Semi is slated to go into production in 2019 and will have a base price of $150,000.