You and I talk a lot, we oblige about current affairs electric mobility. But to change cars and bikes, let’s talk electric trucks ! You are herethe range of which today includes four models – two sedans and two SUVs – a fifth thief joins them! No, unfortunately, not like that Cybertruck, which has been moved againuntil 2023. But from the first serial electric truck: Semi. In 2017, Tesla caused a sensation by announcing that it wanted to bring such a car to market. After delays due to Covid, its production, which was supposed to start in 2019, finally started only this year. But that’s it, the deliveries have gone! The American company PepsiCo received the first copy of its future Tesla Semi fleet.

Range of 800 kilometers

In a tweet posted on Saturday, Elon Musk confirmed that the truck had traveled 800 kilometerswithout recharging, etc with a total weight of 37 tons ! Unheard of until now on an electric truck. Waiting for the big heavyweights of the sector – Tesla and Nikola – most were electric versions are adapted from thermal models. Therefore, they had a smaller battery size and level of autonomy. The Renault Trucks E-Tech model range proposals for example 400 kilometers. The French heavyweight has also given itself a good fight with Tesla video recently uploaded to their YouTube channel. This record-breaking autonomy can change the daily life of operators, allowing them to complete their working days on a single charge. No need to stop in the middle.

Upheaval in the sector

This new model fits into a context where electric trucks are not yet widespread. Unlike passenger cars or light commercial vehicles, which have appeared in abundance in recent months. Sector of the village the industrial vehicle is still limited by thermal energy, and in particular a diesel that is hard to leave. But in Europe, as in the United States, everything is changing to invest in an electric truck. Several American states, e.g California in particular, they have already declared that they want to gradually prohibit thermal weight carrierswith. Tesla is already ramping up production of its new Semi. The manufacturer seeks to withdraw 50,000 units per year in 2024.