Watch Fully Loaded Tesla Semi Cover 500 Miles On A Single Charge via insideevs.com
, but the lack of context generated debates online on whether the electric semi-truck covered the distance on a single battery charge.
As it turns out, the Tesla Semi did cover 500 miles on a single charge, as confirmed by the automaker at the delivery event and in a tweet that shared a timelapse video of the entire trip. The 2-minute long video was accompanied by a short yet informative description:"Tesla Semi driving 500 miles, fully loaded, on a single charge."delivery event that a full, eight hours long video of the journey will be uploaded on social media.
This means that the demonstration was a real-world test involving a Class 8 electric truck identical to those delivered to PepsiCo. The drive was completed at highway speed at over 4,000 feet of elevation. We can also notice that it took place during the night, presumably to avoid heavy traffic.did not share information about the cargo, although the video does show many boxes covering the entire floor of the semi trailer bed.
The trip took several hours to complete, although Musk and Priestley noted that the Semi's driver had to take a brief bathroom break towards the end of the drive. Check it out in the video above and watch the delivery event segment dedicated to the 500-mile test run in the video embedded at the top of the page.
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