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Tesla Semi exec shares key program and Nevada factory details

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Tesla Senior Manager, Semi program Dan Priestley recently spoke at the ACT Expo event in Las Vegas, Nevada. As could be seen in Priestley’s presentation, which was shared on YouTube in the Out of Spec Podcast channel, Tesla currently lists the Semi’s 300-mile Standard Range version with a tare weight of less than 20,000 lbs.

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Tesla China promotes battery tech, cites 12% degradation on Model S after 200k miles

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These include the battery technology employed in Tesla’s vehicles, which provide them with longevity over hundreds of thousands of miles of driving. These include the 2170 cells produced in Giga Nevada as well as the 4680 cells being used in the Cybertruck. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Tesla is delivering 50 more Semi units to PepsiCo

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During his talk at the ACT Expo clean transportation conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dan Priestley, the Senior Manager of the Tesla Semi program, revealed that efforts are now underway to deliver 50 more units of the all-electric Class 8 truck to PepsiCo. It appears that PepsiCo’s Tesla Semi pilot program has been successful so far.

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Blue Bird premieres next-generation electric school bus; more range, faster charging, increased seating; Cummins Accelera powertrain

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The zero-emission vehicle will be on display for the first time from 14-19 July 2023, inside the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada. The battery enables a vehicle range of up to 130 miles on a single charge. The next-generation battery takes merely three hours to fully recharge since it supports a fast-charging rate of 80 kW.

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Pepsi details how its Tesla Semi fleet is helping it reach sustainability goals

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. “It’s really grounded in our duty cycle, i.e., how we use our assets because a good majority of our business is anchored in going to market, we deliver predominantly under 100 miles on a daily basis, and we run those vehicles around 12 hours a day.” I’d love to chat!

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Proterra electric buses pass 2M revenue-miles mark

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announced that its US fleet has surpassed two million miles of revenue service. Proterra has 63 buses on the road today in Texas, California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina and Washington. kWh/mile. Proterra Inc. million pounds of CO 2 emissions. million pounds of CO 2 emissions.

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Tesla Semi electric truck spotted handling closed icy road

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He didn’t believe that a battery-electric truck could travel 500 miles, but he was proven wrong by the Tesla Semi. Tesla is operating a fleet of Tesla Semi trucks between Gigafactory Nevada east of Reno and its California operations. But battery-electric trucks still have a lot to prove.

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