The all-electric Tesla Semi truck has been spotted on the move in broad daylight; our first look at the new truck in action after its big reveal event at the end of last year.
Tesla engineers are assessing prototypes ahead of the firm’s first commercial vehicle entering production next year, and a brief clip on YouTube has given us a glimpse of a Semi test mule.
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An eagle-eyed bystander managed to snap a quick seven-second clip of a matte black protoype driving past a UPS depot (below). The Semi is going about its business quite swiftly as it whirls past the person who filmed it.
Tesla has touted an ‘expected’ base price for the truck of $150,000 (roughly £113,000), which will be capable of 300 miles on a single charge. Tesla chief exec elon Musk has since claimed it will have “a range which is way beyond what most people in the industry think is possible”.
A $20,000 (£15,000) deposit is required from customers wishing to reserve the Tesla Semi, which the Californian EV manufacturer officially unveiled alongside the new Tesla Roadster in November. as well as the conventional version, a 500-mile range Semi is also available to purchase for an estimated $180,000 (£135,000), while a Founders series Semi can be reserved for $200,000 (£150,000).
