Tesla has been noticed utilizing its cell service fleet to attempt to repair a brand new Tesla Semi electrical truck that broke down in California.

Tesla unveiled the manufacturing model of its Tesla Semi class 8 electrical truck and delivered the primary items final month.

PepsiCo took supply of the primary Tesla Semi vehicles. Inside weeks of taking supply of the primary truck, PepsiCo stated that it was already deploying 36 Tesla Semi vehicles.

For the reason that deliveries to Pepsi, sightings of the electrical truck on public roads have considerably elevated, and certainly one of them was even noticed being towed by one other truck – resulting in issues about reliability.

As we reported on the time, it shouldn’t be a serious concern for now. It’s nonetheless early within the manufacturing program and a few breakdowns are to be anticipated. Reliability is certainly extraordinarily necessary for business vehicles since they’re shedding cash when not within the use, and due to this fact, it’s necessary to trace the progress on that entrance. However we would wish extra knowledge over an extended time frame earlier than really having issues about reliability.

Now now we have one other knowledge level as one other Tesla Semi truck owned by PepsiCo was noticed damaged down on the facet of the highway in Modesto, California, this week:

Curiously, Tesla was first noticed making an attempt to repair the truck with a cell service technician:

Earlier than beginning deliveries of the truck in December, we reported that Tesla had already began constructing a crew to service Tesla Semi vehicles in California, together with cell technicians to go to the purchasers.

Electrek’s Take

Clearly, I don’t share the priority of the Twitter poster who overtly admits to be an investor in Hyliion, a hybrid hydrogen truck maker, which is a section of the trucking business that I believe will get swallowed by all-electric vehicles just like the Tesla Semi inside the subsequent few years.

Once more, I agree that it is very important hold monitor of those points in the event that they turn into extra widespread, however to date, now we have seen two broken-down Tesla Semi vehicles out of a fleet of reportedly at the least 36 vehicles, and we’re nonetheless early in this system.

Electrical vehicles have the potential to require much less upkeep and be extra dependable than vehicles outfitted with inside combustion engines due to the advantages of getting fewer transferring components in an electrical powertrain.

But it surely’s nonetheless a brand new know-how utilized in semi vehicles. It’s going to want a interval of adaption.