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Walmart has taken delivery of a Tesla Semi, as spotted in California
Walmart has apparently taken delivery of a Tesla Semi, as one of the electric semi-trucks was seen driving on a highway in California over the weekend.
X user Accelerating Tech posted photos of a Walmart-branded Tesla Semi on Saturday, as spotted just a day earlier in Stockton, California. In addition to the Semi towing a Walmart trailer, the Tesla cab includes branding that says “Walmart Transportation LLC,” suggesting that the retailer has officially taken delivery of the vehicle as Tesla expands pilot programs beyond its initial deliveries to PepsiCo in 2022.
Teslarati has confirmed with Walmart that the company is using the Semi as part of a four-week pilot program for the electric Class 8 vehicle.
The news comes after Dan Priestley, Tesla Senior Manager of Semi-Truck Engineering, said last month posted a thank-you to new clients at Martin Brower, which also started piloting a Semi. Walmart has also had an ongoing order with Tesla for hundreds of Semi units, though this is the first time Tesla has been shown to be delivering those.
The Tesla Semi has been showing some promising results in early pilot programs at Pepsi, with the vehicle reaching over 1,000 miles in a single day in one test.
“Walmart is continuously testing and learning about different technologies and fuel types to help achieve Walmart’s 2040 goal of zero emissions,” said a Walmart spokesperson about the pilot in an email to Teslarati. “The Tesla Semi was part of a 4-week pilot to test real-world performance.”
You can also find more information about Walmart’s commitment to transitioning its Class 8 trucks to clean energy in a press release on the retailer’s website.
At the time of writing, Tesla has not responded to Teslarati’s requests for comment on the volume or status of the Walmart deliveries.
Tesla has generally been pretty quiet about the Semi program since it initially delivered around 20 units to Pepsi in 2022. In December 2023, Tesla Vice President of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy said that the total Semi fleet had almost reached 100 units.
During its Q1 earnings call last week, Tesla said that more Semi deliveries are expected for late 2025, while the company expects to begin external customer deliveries in 2026. In addition, Tesla broke ground on expansions to its Gigafactory Nevada in January, set to help increase Semi production as well as the production of the 4680 battery cell.
Updated 5/7/24: Added quote from a Walmart spokesperson. Third paragraph added after confirming Walmart’s pilot program for the Semi.
Elon Musk backtracks on Supercharger network halt, says more chargers coming
“Just to reiterate: Tesla will spend well over $500M expanding our Supercharger network to create thousands of NEW chargers this year,” Musk wrote. “That’s just on new sites and expansions, not counting operations costs, which are much higher.”
The proposed US EV tariff would apply to EVs manufactured in China.
Tesla already manufactures cars in China, so if China imposes a similar tariff, it might not affect Tesla much if at all.
i wasn't thinking china would impose a tariff on imported ev's... there's no point since. i was thinking they'd specifically go after tesla, in china, as retaliation to u.s. tariff move. doesn't have to be symmetrical.
Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
Elon Musk backtracks on Supercharger network halt, says more chargers coming
“Just to reiterate: Tesla will spend well over $500M expanding our Supercharger network to create thousands of NEW chargers this year,” Musk wrote. “That’s just on new sites and expansions, not counting operations costs, which are much higher.”
That's a little(?) misleading. $6k in gas savings, plus the $7.5K fed rebate, so no actual discounts. The finance rate will probably get them some business from people that can't really afford one, though.
so the payment is not $399 i take it... it's probably $599 or something and they're factoring in the savings over time to get to the $399? obviously i haven't bothered to go read the fine misleading print.
That's a little(?) misleading. $6k in gas savings, plus the $7.5K fed rebate, so no actual discounts. The finance rate will probably get them some business from people that can't really afford one, though.
I posted this about the finance rate being offered. My brother in law financed through BOA for 6 percent, then this popped up out of nowhere. He was able to change his financing options and saved a few thousand.
I always ignore the fuel savings, they need to remove this misleading information from the pricing
05-06-24, 07:14 PM
$6k in gas savings, plus the $7.5K fed rebate, so no actual discounts. The finance rate will probably get them some business from people that can't really afford one, though.