Pepsi Paid For 100 Tesla Semi Trucks In 2017, But Has Only Received 36

Shanedino, 1 month ago

Does this article actually mean anything? This could very well be to deliver 100 over 15 years or something and this is just a meaningless headline.

dragontamer, 1 month ago

Mostly its just documentation of more Elon Musk Bullshit.

cnet.com/…/elon-musk-tesla-semi-production-timefr…

If we go back a few years, we can see all the “leaks” and “confirmed mass production” of the Tesla Semi. Well, its been 7ish years. I don’t think Pepsi is going to get many more Tesla Semis. That’s a very, very slow rollout there. It doesn’t seem like this Semi-truck is under mass production at all.

Gigan, 1 month ago

Do they work? I thought EV semi-trucks were basically too heavy to be practical.

dragontamer, 1 month ago

Pepsi has been shown to be effectively using these electric Semis by moving Frito-Lays potato chips / lightweight goods around.

So I think Pepsi did prove a useful, albeit small, niche here.

That’s one smart way around the weight problem. Move stuff with very little weight / made up of mostly popped air.

pdxfed, 1 month ago

Imagine how many bags of chips could fit in the Tesla semi if they didn’t only fill the truck 60%? Oh well, they have a practice and have to stick to it.

WarmSoda, 1 month ago

Apparently they do. Tesla is using a fleet of them to transport between thier factories.