US supermarket chain Walmart has announced it will acquire and test 15 of Musk's new electric Semi tractor trailers. The vehicles were recently unveiled by Musk CEO Elon Musk, who announced they will be capable of travelling 500 miles on a single charge, and claimed they will be $0.25 per mile cheaper than their petrol equivalents. They are scheduled for production from 2019 onwards, and Walmart will test five in the US and 10 in Canada. Freight company JB Hunt also announced it has reserved a number of the vehicles.
US supermarket chain Walmart has announced it will acquire and test 15 of Tesla's new electric Semi tractor trailers. The vehicles were recently unveiled by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who announced they will be capable of travelling 500 miles on a single charge, and claimed they will be $0.25 per mile cheaper than their petrol equivalents. They are scheduled for production from 2019 onwards, and Walmart will test five in the US and 10 in Canada. Freight company JB Hunt also announced it has reserved a number of the vehicles.