--- title: Tesla finally moves to electrify trucking after a decade... description: Tesla has begun delivering its all-electric Semi truck to customers, nearly a decade after unveiling the concept in 2017. Executives detailed the truck's specs... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/tesla-finally-moves-to-electrify-trucking-after-a-decade-of-work-and-delays-kqnrmmwvh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Tesla finally moves to electrify trucking after a decade of work and delays | daily.dev og:description: Tesla has begun delivering its all-electric Semi truck to customers, nearly a decade after unveiling the concept in 2017. Executives detailed the truck's specs... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/tesla-finally-moves-to-electrify-trucking-after-a-decade-of-work-and-delays-kqnrmmwvh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/KqnrmmwVh.png og:image:alt: Tesla finally moves to electrify trucking after a decade of work and delays og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Tesla finally moves to electrify trucking after a decade of work and delays **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tesla has begun delivering its all-electric Semi truck to customers, nearly a decade after unveiling the concept in 2017. Executives detailed the truck's specs at an event in Reno, Nevada: a 500-mile range version costing just under $300,000 before incentives, plus shorter-range variants. Tesla plans to build up to 50,000 trucks a year at a new dedicated factory, creating 3,000 local jobs. The company acknowledged past mistakes, including pop-out windows that frustrated drivers (now replaced with roll-down windows) and overly complex axle designs requiring three different oils. Musk, absent from the event, pre-taped a segment promising partial automation features in the future. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the range and price of the Tesla Semi truck? The most capable version of the Tesla Semi travels 500 miles or more on a single charge, depending on load size, and costs just shy of $300,000 before incentives. Shorter-range variants are also available. Tesla plans to build up to 50,000 trucks a year, roughly 1,000 per week, at a new dedicated factory in Reno, Nevada. _Follow daily.dev for updates on electric vehicle specs and pricing as fleets evaluate the switch from diesel._ ### Why was the Tesla Semi truck delayed for so many years? The Tesla Semi, first revealed in 2017 and originally slated for 2019 production, faced years of delays due to the pandemic, global parts and semiconductor shortages, and design changes driven by pilot customer feedback. Tesla also had to redesign pop-out windows that didn't fully open into standard roll-down windows and simplified the drive axle from three oils to one. _daily.dev readers tracking hardware and manufacturing delays can follow how automakers resolve engineering setbacks._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The Tesla Semi could be a big deal for electric trucking](https://daily.dev/posts/the-tesla-semi-could-be-a-big-deal-for-electric-trucking-t4maxpiaj) · MIT Technology Review · 6 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ford turns to F1 and bounties to build a $30,000 electric truck](https://daily.dev/posts/ford-turns-to-f1-and-bounties-to-build-a-30-000-electric-truck-cjwdwv79v) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Is Slate Auto’s new electric truck the EV Americans need?](https://daily.dev/posts/is-slate-auto-s-new-electric-truck-the-ev-americans-need--x7wbe8yuk) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ford, Take Note: Classic Pickup Becomes The EV We Want](https://daily.dev/posts/ford-take-note-classic-pickup-becomes-the-ev-we-want-2qx0jwwp0) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tesla](https://daily.dev/tags/tesla), [#manufacturing](https://daily.dev/tags/manufacturing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/tesla-finally-moves-to-electrify-trucking-after-a-decade-of-work-and-delays-kqnrmmwvh) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Tesla finally moves to electrify trucking after a decade of work and delays","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/tesla-finally-moves-to-electrify-trucking-after-a-decade-of-work-and-delays-kqnrmmwvh","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/tesla-finally-moves-to-electrify-trucking-after-a-decade-of-work-and-delays-kqnrmmwvh"},"datePublished":"2026-09-25T15:27:43.290Z","dateModified":"2026-09-25T19:55:00.467Z","description":"Tesla has begun delivering its all-electric Semi truck to customers, nearly a decade after unveiling the concept in 2017. 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