INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tesla Inc is starting Semi electric commercial truck production and PepsiCo Inc will get the first deliveries on Dec
1, the electric vehicle maker&s chief Elon Musk tweeted on Thursday.When Musk unveiled the prototype of the futuristic, battery-powered Semi
in 2017, he said the Class 8 truck would go into production by 2019.However, the timeline has been pushed multiple times due to part
shortages and Musk said the production would be delayed to next year
In August, he announced the planned production of the truck, Reuters reported.In another tweet, Musk reiterated that the vehicle has a range
It was not immediately clear how many Semi trucks the electric vehicle maker plans to produce.The truck is expected to cost $180,000,
although it would qualify for a tax break of up to $40,000 under a United States subsidy program approved by the Senate.Back in 2017,
PepsiCo reserved 100 of Tesla&s semi electric trucks as it sought to reduce fuel costs and fleet emissions.In an interview with CNBC last
year, PepsiCo&s top boss Ramon Laguarta had said transportation accounted for 10% of the company&s gas emissions.The maker of Mountain Dew
soda and Doritos chips had previously said it aims to use the trucks to ship snack foods and beverages between manufacturing and
distribution centers as well as to retailers.The post Musk says Pepsi to receive Tesla&s first Semi trucks in December first appeared on
