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Tesla's upcoming all-electric heavy-duty truck.

‘Tesla Semi’ is an heavy-duty all-electric truck program at Tesla led by Jerome Guillen, Tesla’s former Model S Program Director and VP of Vehicle Engineering. Before joining Tesla, Guillen was an executive at Daimler where he successfully led the development of the Cascadia truck program (picture on the right).

The vehicle was first announced in CEO Elon Musk’s’ ‘Master Plan Part Deux’. Here’s the relevant part of the ‘Master Plan‘:

“In addition to consumer vehicles, there are two other types of electric vehicle needed: heavy-duty trucks and high passenger-density urban transport. Both are in the early stages of development at Tesla and should be ready for unveiling next year. We believe the Tesla Semi will deliver a substantial reduction in the cost of cargo transport, while increasing safety and making it really fun to operate.”

It was officially unveiled on November 16, 2017. Here are all the details.

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Tesla Semi has a million-mile battery, claims Tesla

Avatar for Fred Lambert Mar 23 2026 - 11:59 am PT
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Tesla Semi Jay Leno

Tesla Semi program lead Dan Priestley took Jay Leno on an extensive tour of the production-intent electric truck, revealing significant engineering details — including 1,000 lbs of weight savings that bring the 500-mile version to payload parity with diesel trucks.

The episode is packed with new technical information about the powertrain architecture, charging capabilities, and production readiness as Tesla prepares to ramp its dedicated Semi factory outside Reno, Nevada, to 50,000 units per year.

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Tesla opens its first Megacharger station to Semi customers in California

Avatar for Fred Lambert Mar 8 2026 - 1:54 pm PT
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Tesla Megacharger first site california

Tesla has opened its first Megacharger station to Semi customers at a new location in Ontario, California, marking a significant milestone in its push to build a charging network for electric trucks.

The opening comes as Tesla ramps up Semi production at its dedicated Nevada factory and accelerates its plan to deploy 66 Megacharger locations across the US.

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Tesla adds 64 Megacharger locations to map, revealing Semi truck charging routes

Avatar for Fred Lambert Feb 24 2026 - 8:47 am PT
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Tesla Megacharger map

Tesla has updated its “Find Us” map with 64 new Megacharger locations across 15 states, giving the clearest picture yet of the charging network it is building to support the Tesla Semi.

Combined with 2 sites already operational, the map now shows 66 total locations covering major freight corridors from the West Coast to the East Coast.

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Tesla partners with Uber Freight to offer Tesla Semi electric trucks at discounts

Avatar for Fred Lambert Sep 16 2025 - 5:54 pm PT
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Uber Freight is launching a ‘Dedicated EV Fleet Accelerator Program’ in partnership with Tesla to lower the most significant barrier to electric Class 8 adoption: upfront cost.

The buyer program pairs purchase subsidies for Tesla Semis with pre‑arranged dedicated freight and route planning around Tesla’s Semi Charger network, which is currently being deployed in the US.

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Elon is setting up shop in India as first Tesla Semi station gets real (6 years late)

Avatar for Jo Borrás Feb 18 2025 - 6:10 pm PT
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Elon Musk’s visit to India may have been more about Tesla than any mission for the US government, if recent job listings at Tesla are to be believed. Plus, we’ve got news that construction on the first Tesla Semi truck stop is underway in California – and only six years behind schedule! All this and more on today’s (also late) episode of Quick Charge!

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Tesla semi gets closer, others are millions of miles ahead, and EV of the year

Avatar for Jo Borrás Dec 30 2024 - 5:03 pm PT
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On today’s exciting episode of Quick Charge, we explore not one but two existing electric truck fleets that crossed the 5 million miles driven mark this year, along with some potentially exciting news for last-minute shoppers looking for a sweet deal on a new Toyota or GMC Sierra EV, and the Electrek EV of the year.

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