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Really? A recent study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that manufacturing EV motors and batteries required roughly double as many man-hours as an internal combustion engine — up to 24 hours per machine. “We were pretty surprised,” said Turner Cotterman, the lead on the...

https://news.yahoo.com/pepsico-reveals-truth-tesla-semitruck-113000730.html According to Amanda DeVoe, Pepsi’s transformation and strategy director, the company has found that it is most advantageous to run the trucks for around 12 hours a day on routes that are mostly under 100 miles...

CHRON: Shoppers celebrate after H-E-B removes Tesla chargers from Montrose store The Montrose Market store saw congestion around the charging stations, shoppers said. Link: https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-heb-tesla-chargers-18462173.php

Description translation: The Mercedes-Benz eActros 600, a prototype that, loaded with 40 tons, dared to undertake an electrifying journey from Stuttgart to Bolzano, not only exceeded altitude but also expectations Supplying batteries with fresh energy every now and then, once a goal has been...

Electrek: Tesla goes on hiring spree to finally bring Tesla Semi to volume production "Tesla has listed 10 new jobs related to building designing and building a high volume Tesla Semi production line at Gigafactory Nevada over the last few days: Sr. Architect, Semi Structural Modeling Lead...

With the UAW strike making headlines it was inevitable that Tesla(and Elon Musk) would get dragged into it. Some recent articles targeting Elon Musk and Tesla: This from The Guardian Tesla is the next biggest union target in the United States. Sorry, Elon Musk This from WIRED How Elon Musk...

Video courtesy The Electric Viking INSIDEEV's link: Tesla Semi Lookalike Spotted In China: Design, Interior Strikingly Similar From Wikipedia: "In 2020, Volkswagen Group signs letters of intent between Volkswagen (China) Investment Co. Ltd. and the Government of Anhui Province, for the...

Check out the charging cable and connector

Tesla Semi content starts @ 22:20

Getting ready for Investor Day....... They are shown at main entrance in video from Joe Tegtmeyer @ 0:51

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-semi-appearance-largest-supercharger-2023/

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-semi-6d-road-lidar-testing-photos/

A Tesla Semi was spotted in Glendale, and an image was posted to the r/TeslaMotors subreddit. The truck was spotted at North 2nd St. and E Portland St. in Downtown Glendale, where people said a stage was being built for a concert. With the Super Bowl, an entire week of events precedes the game...

Should be around 650-700 miles per charge. 750-800 would be exceptional.

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-semi-1000v-battery-pack-first-look-photo/ Credit: Governor Joe Lombardo/Twitter

https://electrek.co/2023/01/24/tesla-announce-new-factory-nevada-says-governor/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter The governor made the comment during his inaugural State of the State speech: He didn’t elaborate beyond that, but the comment is fairly straightforward: The governor seems to...

https://electrek.co/2023/01/23/tesla-cybertruck-novel-windshield-patent/ Here’s a drawing illustrating a multilayered glass with that level of curvature: This specific drawing would point to the wrap-around windshield in the Tesla Semi, but Tesla actually shares drawings of the Cybertruck...

Charging connector looks rectangular

https://thedriven.io/2023/01/13/massive-15-tonne-battery-arrives-to-power-fortescues-electric-truck-ambitions/ 30,000 lbs for 1.4MWh battery vs Tesla Semi ~900kWh battery weighing in ~10,000 lbs

https://www.electrive.com/2023/01/10/tevex-logistics-orders-50-mercedes-eactros-longhaul/ The partners do not give any further details on the planned use in the announcement. It has been clear since the IAA 2021 that the eActros LongHaul with a range of around 500 kilometres, including the MCS...

https://electrek.co/2023/01/10/tesla-applies-massive-million-expansion-gigafactory-texas/ Future products that are expected to eventually be built at the Gigafactory Texas site include Tesla Bot, the company’s humanoid robot, Tesla Semi, and its upcoming vehicles built on the Gen 3 vehicle...

The Tesla Semi chargers cables and connectors are not this big. https://insideevs.com/news/621173/cavotec-brugg-econnect-3mw-mcs-connector/ Cavotec And Brugg eConnect Present 3 MW MCS Connector This thing is huge. By: Mark Kane Two Swiss companies - Cavotec and Brugg eConnect - unveiled...

Next video will detail the Megacharger 00:00 Intro 01:16 On Board Charging vs DC Fast Charge 02:42 Supercharger Version History 04:03 Why a Megacharger AND V4 Supercharger 09:16 1 MWh+ // Back of the Napkin Math 11:26 V4 Supercharger // Engineering for 5x Power 17:56 The Limiting Factors for...

Girteka has 1 Tesla Semi on order https://www.electrive.com/2022/12/22/scania-scores-order-for-600-electric-trucks-with-girteka/ Scania and Lithuania-based transportation company Girteka announce an extensive new partnership. Girteka expects Scania to deliver up to 600 battery-electric trucks...

Meijer has 4 Tesla Semi's on order https://grbj.com/news/transportation/meijer-to-deploy-all-electric-semitrucks-in-michigan/ Courtesy Meijer A grocery retailer in the region is adding two electric semitrucks to its 250-truck fleet. Meijer earlier this month said it will be one of the first...

https://www.electrive.net/2022/12/19/designwerk-enthuellt-mcs-ladestation-mit-batteriepuffer/ Designwerk unveils MCS charging station with battery buffer The Swiss e-mobility specialist Designwerk has presented a new type of charging station in the megawatt class, which is intended to enable...

Have to wonder if this would have happened with a Tesla Semi?

Can't wait! Elon, get Sandy a Tesla Semi ASAP! https://insideevs.com/news/627777/munro-tesla-semi-teardown-crowdfunding/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Not mentioned yet is the glass(windshield/windscreen and windows) in the Tesla Semi. A big advantage of ALON® is there will never be any chipped or broken windshields from rocks or some other debris. Elon said that on average truck windshields are replaced about once a year(I'm guessing from...

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-may-be-planning-to-build-an-electric-car-factory-in-mexico Tesla plans to build an electric car factory in Mexico, according to a local news outlet. The plan is for the facility to “assemble cargo trucks”and may refer to the Tesla Semi. In...

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-installs-megachargers-in-sacramento-to-support-new-fleet-of-pepsico-tesla-semi-trucks/

Anyone know where this was taken and how old it is?

On his LinkedIn page John Cadogan lists himself as "Most detested motoring journalist in Australia at AutoExpert.com.au"

https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2022/12/06/schneider-national-expands-battery-electric-truck.html Enlarge The first of Schneider's first battery-electric trucks, fresh off the line at Daimler Truck North America's (DTNA) factory in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Business Wire)

https://teknomy.com.tr/tesla-semi-kilometrede-ne-kadar-yakiyor/ Tesla's electric truck was officially introduced recently. The long-awaited electric vehicle has a range of 805 kilometers in its top version and an energy consumption of 1.24 kWh per kilometer. These numbers from the manufacturer...

https://teslanorth.com/2022/12/04/frito-lay-tesla-semi-joins-christmas-parade-in-california/

Designwerk is HQ in Winterthur, Switzerland. NE of Zurich https://www.electrive.com/2022/11/16/designwerk-long-haul-e-truck-sports-1000-kwh-batteries/ The Swiss eMobility specialist Designwerk has presented an all-electric tractor unit with a battery capacity of 1,000 kilowatt-hours. This...

Coke beats the Pepsi Tesla Semi deliveries by a week as Renault trolls its belated launch-NOTEBOOKCHECK Coke beats the Pepsi Tesla Semi deliveries by a week as Renault trolls its belated launch The new Coke electric truck fleet begins deliveries (image: Renault) While Pepsi is setting up its...

Why California’s Ban On Diesel Trucks Could Impact Wyoming Why California’s Ban On Diesel Trucks Could Impact Wyoming Published on November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 in Energy/News By Kevin Killough, energy reporter [email protected] California first banned gas-powered cars. Now...

This from Electrek -Tesla confirms its Supercharger is way more powerful than previously thought 900A at 1,000v would point to 900 kW of total output or more than 3 times the current stated capacity of Tesla’s most recent Supercharger stations. This would back up Tesla’s statement in the blog...

From electrek Tesla confirmed that it is going to hold an event on December 1 for the first Tesla Semi deliveries. More details about the production version of the electric truck could be released. While Tesla used to hold regular unveiling events for new products and production vehicle...

Nice frunk! From : electrek Tesla is starting to integrate Tesla Semi, its electric semi truck, in its mobile app ahead of the start of customer deliveries. It shows the truck’s frunk, Megacharger port, and more. Five years after unveiling the electric truck, Tesla finally brought the...

Tesla Semi’s EPA range rating will simply never exist…Here’s why-TESLARATI ByJoey Klender Posted on November 9, 2022 You’ll never know how far the Tesla Semi, the Volvo VNR, or other electric semi-trucks will go according to EPA testing standards. The answer is incredibly complex, but simply...

Not quite as "strong" a sound as diesel tractors.....