Tesla Opens Semi Factory

Name: Tesla Opens Semi Factory
Uploaded: 2026-09-25T17:01:42+00:00
Duration: 59 s
Channel: Benzinga
Description: Tesla opened its Nevada factory for high-volume Semi production as the EV maker expands into heavy-duty electric trucks and targets US and European commercial fleets.

00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02Tesla is opening its first factory for high-volume production of the semi-heavy-duty electric truck

00:07in Sparks, Nevada, according to CNBC. The company unveiled the semi in 2017

00:13and began limited deliveries to customers, including PepsiCo, in 2022.

00:19Tesla's factory opening comes as its core EV business faces growing global competition and

00:24rising diesel costs create an opening for electric commercial trucks.

00:28Industry coalition ZetScale selected Tesla as its primary manufacturer for an initial order of

00:342,500 trucks, while Einride recently agreed to order 500 semis. Tesla says the long-range semi

00:41can travel an estimated 500 miles on a full battery, while the standard version has an

00:46estimated 325-mile range. Tesla plans to bring the semi to Europe, where Volvo and Daimler truck

00:53already sell battery-powered trucks. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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