Tesla says its Semi electric trucks enjoy less down-time than diesels

Tesla says the first of its Semi electric trucks enjoyed less than five per cent downtime in their first year of trial operations, significantly less than the average for diesel based trucking fleets.

Tesla says its Semi electric trucks enjoy less down-time than diesels. Tesla says the first of its Semi electric trucks enjoyed less than five per cent downtime in their first year of trial operations, significantly less than the average for diesel based trucking fleets. Tesla has finally begun high-volume commercial production of Tesla Semi at its gigafactory in Nevada, almost 10 years since first unveiling back in 2017. The company has now shared data that it’s been collecting around the significant reduction in downtime experienced for transport and logistics operators that have used the Semi electric truck in trials. According to Tesla, the Semi fleet faced less than 5 per cent downtime, and 75% of the services on the Semi were completed within 24 hours, which is reasonable given that a much broader service network is expected to be e...