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Everyone remember that Tesla truck project?

No, not Cybertruck (lol). The other one, the older one. TeslaSemi, the one that was supposed to revolutionize logistics?

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[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do they work? I thought EV semi-trucks were basically too heavy to be practical.

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Pepsi has been shown to be effectively using these electric Semis by moving Frito-Lays potato chips / lightweight goods around.

So I think Pepsi did prove a useful, albeit small, niche here.

That's one smart way around the weight problem. Move stuff with very little weight / made up of mostly popped air.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Imagine how many bags of chips could fit in the Tesla semi if they didn't only fill the truck 60%? Oh well, they have a practice and have to stick to it.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Apparently they do. Tesla is using a fleet of them to transport between thier factories.