Tesla more than doubled its profit to 12.6 billion dollars in 2022. In addition to several financial records at quarterly and annual levels, two news bits are notable in the annual report: the cyber truck is to go into production before the end of 2023 and Tesla is preparing a “next-generation vehicle platform”.
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Tesla has announced a massive expansion of its site in the US state of Nevada with two new production facilities: one for 4680-format battery cells with a capacity of 100 gigawatt-hours per year and another for the series production of the Tesla ‘Semi’ electric truck.
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Tesla has announced the start of deliveries of its Semi electric truck at an official event – five years after its presentation and three years after the originally announced start of deliveries. The most important confirmed news is that the battery can be charged with up to 1 megawatt thanks to a 1,000-volt system.
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Following the start of production of the Tesla Semi in October, Tesla has now confirmed the date for the start of deliveries of the electric truck: Tesla will host a special “delivery event” on 1 December at its factory in Nevada.
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Tesla has updated the website for its electric truck. While the option to reserve the Tesla Semi has been removed, at least for the time being, there is now mention of the planned four electric motors being downgraded to three.
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Tesla is considering using an 800-volt architecture for the Cybertruck and the Semi said Tesla manager Andrew Baglino during the investor conference on the latest quarterly figures. He also commented on 800-volt considerations for other models.
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California-based Karat Packaging, a manufacturer of disposable food products, has ordered ten Tesla Semis. The order is part of Karat Packaging’s plan to expand its logistics offerings geographically from its existing distribution centres in Texas, New Jersey and South Carolina, and to continue expanding in California.
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Frito-Lay a snack food division of PepsiCo. has announced that by the end of 2021, it will replace all existing diesel-powered vehicles at its Modesto manufacturing plant in California, with zero-emission (ZE) or “near-zero-emission” (NZE) vehicles.
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