Tesla Opens Reservations For Upcoming Semi-Truck - Is It Still Available?

Tesla has good and bad news for the highly anticipated Semi Truck.

The bad news is that the automaker has already halted reservations for the truck. But the good news is that Tesla has also updated its website with additional information about the electric semi-truck as well as new images and videos that give us a full glimpse of what these upcoming vehicles would look like!

Semi Truck's Debut

Tesla Semi's debut appears to have been placed at the perfect time, as the Inflation Reduction Act, which provides significant incentives for commercial electric vehicles, was recently passed.

As reported first by Electrek, Tesla was accepting $20,000 deposits for the future electric semi until recently, but as of writing, the "reserve now" button has been replaced with a "receive updates" on its website.

Furthermore, some specifications have been revealed. The truck will reportedly be able to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in under 20 seconds and have battery options for 300 or 500 miles with a consumption rate of under 2 kWh per mile, all while being fully loaded to its 82,000-pound limit.

Initially, Tesla promised that the truck would have four independent motors and be able to go 400 miles on a single charge in just 30 minutes.

According to the website, the Tesla Semi will now only have three independent motors, and it can travel 350 miles on a battery with a capacity of 500 miles when connected to a "Tesla Semi Charger."

Tesla added that the truck can have a 70% charge in 30 minutes.

Extension Cords

According to the publication, the Tesla Semi prototype has employed a set of "extension cords" in earlier generations to combine the power of several Supercharger stations into one. This proves to be true with the new Megacharger installation since it will be combining five ports into one long charge cord.

In order to charge the truck to 70% of range (700kWh) in 30 minutes, you would need a 1.4MW average charge rate from 0-80%. If the truck can travel 500 miles at 2kWh/mi, that indicates it has a 1MWh battery.

Since charging rates usually decrease with higher levels of charge, the peak charging rate would need to be more than 1.4MW.

Nevertheless, Tesla claims that usage is less than 2kWh/mi, and these figures would make sense if consumption is considerably less than that figure - approximately 1.5kWh/mi, indicating a 750kWh battery, the source added.

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Written by Joaquin Victor Tacla