Recently, we learned from relevant channels that PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta said that Tesla is expected to deliver its Semi pure electric truck in the fourth quarter of this year. , as one of the largest buyers of the car, PepsiCo announced the reservation of 100 units after the Semi debuted at the end of 2017.

Although PepsiCo has not immediately announced to the outside world how many Semi pure electric trucks it will receive by the end of the year, in March this year, PepsiCo mentioned It will have 15 electric trucks by the end of the year, but it did not indicate who will make them.

According to previous news, Tesla electric truck Semi is expected to start production. According to people familiar with the matter, the transaxle of Tesla Semi The production line is ready and the final assembly line is undergoing final debugging. This means that Semi is nearing the end of pre-production preparations and official production is expected to begin.

There have been multiple spy photos of the Tesla Semi truck before. Some improvements were made when the new car was released, and the door handles are more practical. In previous versions of the Semi, the door handles were the same as the Model 3/Y. They're great for regular cars and have a very minimalist and sophisticated look, but may not work well for trucks. The new car is expected to be equipped with a battery pack with a capacity of 500kWh and a model number of 4680.

When it was released in 2017, Tesla claimed that the Semi could accelerate from 0-96km/h in just 5 seconds without a rear trailer. In the case of tons, the acceleration from 0-96km/h is 20 seconds. In terms of charging, the new car can have a range of approximately 644km in 30 minutes of charging under the new fast charging mode.

Editor: Zhao Yu