For the first time in Tesla’s history revenues fell year over year, as officials point to the Semi truck as a key future growth lever.
Purchase comes amid growing Tesla Semi buzz
California pilot delivers 500-mile Range, cuts emissions by 50 metric tons yearly
WattEV recently broke ground on its sixth heavy-duty electric truck charging depot in California at the Port of Oakland
Tesla had revenue of $19.3 billion and earnings of 27 cents per share in the first quarter.
Tesla Semi deliveries delayed again The long-awaited debut of the Tesla Semi is running late, according to Electrek, which obtained a letter from Ryder to California’s Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC). The letter is part of a 28-month contract extension request with MSRC, which awarded Ryder funding to deploy Tesla Semis and […]
WattEV recently announced an agreement with Tesla for the delivery of 40 Semis in 2026, with two of the heavy-duty electric trucks coming this year.
Tesla plans to begin mass production of its all-electric Class 8 Semi truck by the end of the year at its factory in Nevada.
Tesla plans to ramp up full production of its all-electric Class 8 Semi truck in 2026.
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Tesla has paused plans for a factory in Mexico amid a 43% drop in second-quarter profit.
A newsier-than-typical Advanced Clean Transportation Expo featured the first appearance by Tesla and a single stage gathering of legacy OEMs.
Tesla’s first-quarter revenue fell 9% amid 6,000 worker layoffs in California and Texas.
Electric trucks and charging infrastructure should advance this year without some of the growing pains that held them back in 2023.
Advances in the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 provide hints to the next Freightliner eCascadia.
Some of Tesla’s all-electric Class 8 Semi trucks are running loads 12 hours a day for PepsiCo.
The production of electric trucks is still so small that it’s easy to overlook the hundreds subject to recall campaigns.
Tesla’s Class 8 electric Semi truck’s production is being delayed due to battery supply chain constraints.
The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo has grown so large that organizers kept a waiting list for exhibitors.
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Predictive maintenance analytics for autonomous trucks could provide a reverse benefit for human-driven trucks.
Tesla this week delivered a fleet of Semi trucks to PepsiCo, which said the all-electric Class 8 vehicles will be used for local and long-distance deliveries.
Tesla issued a voluntary recall of 35 Semi trucks just three months after its release.
Más allá del hecho de que, al parecer, nadie puede conseguir sus camiones
Communicating to an industry audience isn’t very “badass,” but it should be a priority for Elon Musk’s Tesla Semi.
Tesla announced it is investing $3.6 billion to build two new factories in Nevada, including a facility to mass produce its all-electric Class 8 Semi truck.
Electric vehicle maker Tesla will reportedly soon announce its first automotive assembly plant in Mexico.
Why the Tesla Semi isn’t yet ready for commercial prime time
Big numbers tied to electric infrastructure released this week reinforce the chicken-and-egg cliche about electric trucks.
Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled and delivered the first all-electric Class 8 Tesla Semi trucks to PepsiCo.
Tesla Semi all-electric Class 8 truck completes its first 500-mile trip with an 81,000-pound load.
A theme emerges as you look around the electrification and autonomous trucking space. Practically no one does it alone.
Tesla plans to build 50,000 Class 8 Semi trucks
Tesla aims to build 50,000 units of the Semi all-electric Class 8 truck by 2024 at its factory in Nevada.
Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla is starting production of its Semi electric commercial truck.
The Class 8 Tesla Semi electric truck created the market for battery-powered freight movement. Is production edging closer?
A new name in electric truck charging and infrastructure broke cover this week with $1 billion or more in private equity funding.
Nikola is helping to bring electric infrastructure companies to the Arizona desert where it has begun production of electric trucks.
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De cara al futuro, la startup aumenta su cartera de pedidos
con la intención de hacer un pedido a USA Truck
Startup electric truck maker Nikola dropped its patent infringement suit against Tesla after original claims were muted and the judge shelved the case.
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Inactivity could lead a federal court to dismiss Nikola’s patent infringement lawsuit against Tesla. A lot has changed on both sides.
Shell chose the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo to talk up diesel-powered freight efficiency. An odd choice of venue — or was it?
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Tesla is delaying production of its battery-powered electric Semi until 2022 because of a shortage of batteries, threatening its first-mover advantage.
Pollution credit sales are less of a factor as vehicle profitability at Tesla shifts to overdrive in Q2.
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Even though there is no indication Tesla is interested in eVTOLs at this time, Morgan Stanley says the company will eventually offer services related to urban air mobility.
Jerome Guillen, the head of the Tesia Semi Class 8 electric truck program, has left the electric vehicle maker without explanation.
Tesla is focusing on making more cars, securing battery cells and finishing gigafactories in Texas and Germany. The Semi is again in the background.
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In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Landstar sees a cooling freight market in the second half of 2021. Plus, the Biden administration may consider regulating driver detention, and Werner sells its freight forwarding business.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said constraints on battery production limit the company’s ability to move forward on the long-delayed Tesla Semi.
Workhorse Group booked its biggest order for its electric delivery vans, but the deal requires the company to come through on time starting this July — maybe.
Tesla’s year includes becoming the most valuable auto company in the world, announcing a new car factory and inclusion in the S&P 500.
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, C.R. England became the latest carrier to announce a large pay increase for its drivers. Plus, analysts debate the value of the Tesla Semi program and industry groups push for transportation workers to be among those with early access to a COVID vaccine.
Few doubt that Tesla (TSLA) has deep pockets, but some wonder whether the electric vehicle company should bite the bullet and abandon one of its most highly anticipated but long delayed product offerings: the futuristic Tesla Semi truck. “Tesla should drop or spin off its Semi efforts to someone else,” said Michael Ramsey, a Gartner […]
Truck drivers and other transportation workers deemed “essential” by the U.S. government could be among the first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine if supplies are limited.
The weight of an electric semi truck battery has been a longstanding conundrum for electric vehicle advocates, as conventional wisdom posits that it would need to be so dense and heavy as to displace cargo, putting the trucks at a disadvantage compared to diesel competitors. The range of an electric battery is the other big […]
Trucking is going sustainable. Find out the details on AFVs, FTLs, automation and what new regulations to expect next year.
A Canadian trucking and logistics company has put money down on 150 Tesla Electric Semis in what could be the biggest big rig order yet for the electric vehicle company.
Walmart Canada boosted its order of Tesla Semi trucks to 130 as it bets on Elon Musk’s electric heavy-duty vehicle to cut carbon emissions from fleet.
Tesla will build its newest Gigafactory near Austin, Texas, chief executive Elon Musk announced during the company’s earnings call on Wednesday.
It is the electric vehicle manufacturer’s fourth straight quarterly profit.
After dethroning Toyota as the world’s most valuable automaker on July 1, shares of electric car maker Tesla surpassed $1,500 on for the first time on Friday.
Tesla’s six-month stock price runup helped the company eclipse Toyota as the world’s most valuable transportation company. Reported orders for 650,000 CyberTruck pickups match 2018 and 2019 deliveries of all Tesla electric-powered models.
A few years ago, seeing a Tesla drive past you on your commute was a rarity. Today, you may pass a few and think nothing of it. But this is something you don’t see every day: a Tesla semi-truck hauling Teslas. Recently, folks took to Twitter to show off what they had witnessed in Fremont, […]
Though it no longer can call itself Thor Trucks, electric truck startup Xos is progressing toward regular production with a modular platform aimed at winning partnerships with bodybuilders.
Perhaps motivated by the buzz that newly public rival Nikola is getting, Tesla’s Elon Musk says it is time for the oft-delayed Tesla semi-truck to move to full production. Tesla’s share price crosses $1,000 for first time.
Regulatory credit sales and streamlined operations helped drive the electric vehicle maker to its third consecutive quarterly profit; CEO Elon Musk rages against the coronavirus lockdown
Electric trucks in big numbers are still years away, but interest among truck makers and fleets is widespread and growing.
Honda and Isuzu said Wednesday they will work together to apply Honda R&D expertise in fuel cells to Isuzu trucks in Japan.
Anheuser-Busch is one of the biggest customers in line for hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks from Nikola Corp., iNow, it is jumping into California’s electric truck demonstration race with 21 BYD battery-electric beer delivery trucks.
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is simply not investing enough cash back into its business in the form of capital expenditures to construct the production lines and build out the service infrastructure necessary for the large-scale manufacturing of commercial vehicles. The Palo Alto-based automaker has a history of over-promising and under-delivering on new vehicle deliveries, production schedules, […]
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) badly missed analysts’ earnings estimates for the first quarter of 2019. The company reported an adjusted loss per share of $2.90, much worse than analysts’ estimated loss per share of $0.69.
FreightWaves Radio launched its second national show on Saturday, March 2 on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Channel 146.
Funding announced as investment heats up for low-carbon fuel technology.
We would be hard pressed to find a more colorful and controversial company than Tesla, making it as high as number 3 on our Freight.Tech list.
Incumbent OEMs like Daimler, Volvo, and VW have seized the reins in the electric truck race. The only question is whether trucks like the Freightliner eCascadia will be able to deliver a performance competitive with Elon Musk’s Tesla Semi.
Tesla has shut down Model 3 production again, with Elon Musk admitting he made a mistake over-automating Tesla’s factory. The media has also begun scrutinizing Tesla’s problematic safety record.
Long-haul trucking is the most challenging duty cycle for a battery-electric vehicle to perform, given the long distances required at freeway speeds with a heavy payload in tow.
Some want to believe Tesla will succeed. Others believe Tesla will fail. Based on recent updates, you decide.
Executives flee, production shuts down, parts need reworking, and Tesla is still burning cash like there’s no tomorrow.
A rash of recent announcements from tech startups have revealed that self-driving trucks are already among us–and there is nothing to fear.
It’s estimated that Tesla produces battery packs at a cost of $157/kwh, and the company has stopped claiming that it can dramatically reduce their cost. This puts the 1 mw Tesla Semi battery at $157k.
Panelists from Bosch, eNow, Motiv, and Thor discussed the state of the electric truck industry and the technical and commercial challenges facing automobile electrification, especially battery technology.
Elon Musk says 100k Tesla Semis annually by 2022; Mexican cargo theft doubles YOY; the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is awesome; click through for the rest of today’s digest.
Current and former Tesla engineers are blowing the whistle on the company’s sloppy manufacturing processes, citing problems with testing, assembly, and employee qualifications.
The American auto industry’s shift to electric vehicles over the next five years may represent an opportunity for Chinese EV makers to capture market share. Several companies have announced plans to expand into the U.S., which might represent a threat to Tesla.
If you’ve ever had your doubts about Elon Musk’s grand visions, you aren’t alone, but at some point maybe we should get on board the Tesla fan-wagon. Production issues are one thing, but they’re breaking new ground all over the world.
Lost in the flurry of news yesterday from Walmart was a little nugget of information that will have profound impact on freight movements both within the Walmart supply chain and for carriers who transport goods to Walmart.
Ashlee Vance, who wrote a popular biography of Musk in 2015, observed Musk’s ability to get the most out of his engineers. He asks them “to do the impossible.”
Tesla is taking pre orders for its Semi, asking for $20,000 each. Participating in such an exercise is likely to end in disappointment
Electric car manufacturers need cobalt for their batteries, a metal that’s scarce, subject to geopolitical threats, and mined by children.
Will the enormous investments in energy grid infrastructure required by Tesla’s Semis be priced into the cost of their cars and trucks? And how will the Semi cope with surge pricing at times of peak demand?
Tesla is now accepting orders for its Tesla Semi in three European countries. The different dynamics of the European freight market represent some different challenges for the company.
Transport’s carbon emissions have exceeded power plant emissions: the decline of coal electricity generation and consumer preference for SUVs and pick-up trucks help explain the trend.
