As we’re patiently ready for the primary deliveries of the Tesla Semi to begin on December 1st, Elon Musk confirmed on Twitter that the electrical truck accomplished a 500-mile (805 km) journey whereas being loaded with a complete weight of 81,000 kilos (36.7 tons).

This spectacular achievement matches the five hundred miles (805 km) vary determine that’s promised for the high-spec Tesla Semi truck, because the cheaper entry-level mannequin will provide a decrease 300-mile (483 km) vary. We should additionally observe that the 81,000 kilos (36.7 tons) weight determine said by Musk comes barely wanting the focused 82,000 kilos (37.2 tons) totally loaded weight that’s talked about on the Tesla web site.

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Tesla staff simply accomplished a 500 mile drive with a Tesla Semi weighing in at 81,000 lbs!

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 27, 2022

It has been precisely 5 years since we first heard of the Tesla Semi. Deliveries of the totally electrical Class 8 semi truck have been supposed to start out in 2019, however subsequent delays set this goal again to December 2022. Based on the Tesla CEO, manufacturing of the EV began in October 2022.

Regardless of the quite a few delays, the marketed vary of the Tesla Semi continues to be greater than any rival truck from Mercedes, Volvo, Nikola, and Renault Vehicles, giving it a bonus in long-distance journey. It can even be relatively fast for its dimension, with a 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) acceleration in 5 seconds when unloaded, or in 20 seconds when totally loaded.

Pricing for the Tesla Semi begins from $150,000, whereas the variant with the longer vary retails for $180,000. Tesla hopes to supply as many as 100,000 vans per 12 months at its peak, which is kind of an bold purpose for the semi-truck phase.