WEBFI-TECH-BREAKING: Tesla Starts Semi Production With 4680 Batteries for PepsiCo
Tesla will be delivering 15 pre-production Semis to Pepsi for testing by end of Jan at Pepsi’s Modesto CA FritoLay facility. The TSLA Semis were built in Giga Nevada and will use new 4680 cells. Pepsi is installing several Megachargers at the facility.
I believe the 4680 battery cells for the Tesla Semi production are coming from the Kato road facility. There’s a prototype line there that’s been stockpiling them for a while now.
According to Drive Tesla to prepare for the Tesla Semis’ arrival, Tesla has reportedly started installing several Megachargers at PepsiCo’s Modesto, California facility. “Images shared with EV publication Drive Tesla indicated that the Semi’s Megachargers are connected to a Megapack battery. The power output of the Megachargers was reported to be a whopping 1.5 MW as well, which should allow the Tesla Semi to recharge its massive battery pack fairly quickly. Interestingly enough, previous estimates suggested that the Semi’s Megachargers would have peak rates of about 1 MW,” reports Teslarati.
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Teslarati https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-semi-first-customer-deliveries-date-pepsico/
Drive Tesla https://driveteslacanada.ca/semi/tesla-megachargers-frito-lay-facility-january-semi-deliveries/
Gary Black https://twitter.com/garyblack00/status/1479438691655462917
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Good morning
It's happening! OMG
That seems like a good sign for MYP in Austin.
GREAT VIDEO. RETIRED 77, USAF VET. NEW 4680 BATTERY IS ONLY BATTERY THAT MAKES SEMI WORK. WHY, BATTERY WEIGHT.
OMG !!!!
Beautiful truck
This is big news! Great news reporting from you as always. No false headlines to get extra views. I always find myself giving you a thumbs up. Keep up the good reporting!
What problem does this ridiculous vehicle solve??👎
Does anyone know if the Semi comes equipped with an airbag or an extra large hepa filter?
I live not far from a major trucking route. I look forward to noticeable reduction in highway noise over the next several years. FSD will also keep trucks in lane and not run over the rumble strips which create a very loud noise that carries for many miles.
Why is Tesla testing the Semis with Pepsico? Is the model not production ready and needs further improvements?
Potatoe chips are lightweight loads how will these trucks perforrm in severe weather such as extreme cold?
Many truck drivers play rollercoaster physics while they drive the mountains. This is why they tailgate passenger cars by only a few feet. They don't want to hit their brakes so they can use momentum for the next hill and conserve fuel. This is extremely dangerous and I've noticed it more and more. I no longer drive freeways as much as I can avoid them. I hope the Tesla Semi will start to make a change in this trend toward safer highways.
Hi! You should tell Tesla to build the Semi in China like the models 3 and Y,S,X,and send them to Europe, I think it is the quickiest way to earn an huge money.thanks.
Pepsi paid a PRETTY PENNY….NO worries they'll make it back in ONE day SELLING Pepsis delivered by these TESLA TRUCKS and all the added ADVERTISING/EXPOSURE. and MARKETING. Welcome to AMERICA where you spend a BILLION one day and make 3 BILLION the NEXT …hahhahahah
Pepsi Co can't loose, use Tesla solar panels and batteries to charge and store energy, when all vehicles are done they sell power during peak to the grid pm and am. Buy extra cheap power all night. A
This is great news! Both about the semis being built and delivered to PepsiCo, and using the 4680 batteries.
Nice catch. I have been waiting eagerly for this news for a very long time.
Looks like a huge PEZ
1.5 mega-Butt.!.!.!. From Nevada, yet.!.!.!.Great.!.!.
What if "Model 2" will look like Semi in miniature. Well the front, cabin part only of course
now that's good news
I think they're starting both cyber and the semi at the same time. It's just with the semi they just need to make 15 vehicles and do the test pilot and don't they don't need to run assembly on any longer than that because they're trying to figure out what they need to do to make it successful versus the cybertruck there you know what they're doing just build it and go
Tremendous
A lot of repetition in this 10+ min video. All the news is given in the first 2 mins. Please get more content or make the video shorter.
Such a great news👏. With the respect to cell constraints those 4680 will generate more profit in the Cyber Trucks or M3/Y, but they will reduce more CO2 and other emissions per kWh in the Semis. We should remind ourselves that Tesla is both profit and mission driven. No more Coca Cola for me until they order some Semis😆
Awesome 😎
Nowadays it difficult to tell whether the news are fake! semis, tesla phone, model 2…!
Would be cool to see their logo on a rocket.
I like the way you do your reports in segments
I don’t think any priority is being given to semi over Cybertruck. Both are being worked on simultaneously.
Tesla is the future. In time they will develop more and more products to meet needs. Building a more sustainable future they have my full support.
Why they prioritize Semi above Cybertruck?Maybe just because the Semi is important, not only popular?
1.5Megawatt = 30 Homes at full load (200A service)
Pepsi: we got tesla
Coke: oh cra…
this is amazing news
THANKS4GIVING
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NEWS: Watch Tesla Giga Berlin's battery production building nearing completion. https://www.torquenews.com/video/tesla-giga-berlin-s-battery-production-building-nears-completion
Curioso, va a entregar camiones sin a verlos probado …… Lo que me voy a reír como con el túnel sin atascos.
I'm guessing TESLA had some agreements with PEPSICO about semi delivery timelines that have slipped for all the reasons everyone is talking about. A small production sample works for both companies so that can get some real-world testing done prior to TESLA tweaking the design for large scale production and PEPSICO deciding how many units to purchase and how fast to purchase them
I don't mind putting OPEC out of business!
Long haul trucks still in development? So these Tesla semi's for Pepsi is just for city or local use?
Of course the Semi has priority over Cybertruck for initial deliveries. Cybertruck is only important when they can ramp up production to a significant scale. This won't happen until the 4680 is ramped.
The Semi is different because the main issue is credibility. There is a certain amount of skepticism about the Semi, and this is exacerbated by previous unmet optimistic timelines. The Pepsi delivery will demonstrate that the extraordinary specs of the Semi are not just hype, and are indeed reality.
Tesla junk what and Uglier,,,,,,, Truck I hope Hackers soon hack into theses Trucks it would be funnier to see this worthless junk shut down
Meanwhile, in south florida pepsi cant deliver their products to supermarkets because all the drivers leave because of poor pay. Keep spending money on the wrong things
BARKING FAKE NEWS
please eliminate the saturation on your micrphone. I find the oversturated sound intolerable. I'm sure other feel similarly a d we are robbed of your nice reports.
Nice 👍..