Tesla restarts Semi rollout but leaves orders and pricing unclear
The company says volume production began in April and first deliveries started this week, but it disclosed no order totals or updated prices.
Tesla has restarted the rollout of its long-delayed Semi, saying the electric truck is in volume production and first deliveries began this week. The company made the announcement at an event at its Nevada factory.
Tesla named PepsiCo, DHL, US Foods, WattEV, ABF, Einride, IMC and OK Produce as customers planning to use the truck. The list gives no indication of how many vehicles each company has ordered or when it will receive them.
The factory can produce up to 50,000 trucks a year, Tesla said. That is stated capacity, not confirmed output. The company did not disclose order totals or update pricing; a reported US$290,000 price for the Long Range version remains unconfirmed.
The restart comes years after Tesla introduced the Semi in concept form in 2017 and later delayed production. In 2022, it delivered a small number of pilot-built trucks to PepsiCo.
Tesla has previously described a 325-mile Standard Range and a 500-mile Long Range configuration. Those figures are company claims, and the source provides no independent validation. The launch leaves investors and freight operators waiting for clearer evidence of production volumes, customer deliveries and pricing.
