Pepsi orders Tesla trucks!

An American food company invests in a new idea by Elon Muska - an autonomous Tesla Semi truck. PepsiCo ordered 100 copies that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the supply chain.

The first Tesla truck costs in the basic edition of at least 150,000. dollars. This variant offers approx. 480 km of range on full charge. For 180,000 You can order a version with an extended range up to 800 km.

The Tesla Semi truck can only be booked after making a prepayment. At the beginning, the American manufacturer required 5,000. Deposit dollars, but soon the amount was increased to 20,000. dollars. The current order book for an electric truck includes 285 vehicles. Tesla customers include such companies as Wal-Mart, J.B. Hunt Transport Services and Sysco Corp. PepsiCo ordered 100 copies.

The PepsiCo concern has over 10,000 in its fleet. trucks supplied in a conventional manner. Electric cars are part of a plan that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the entire supply chain by 20 percent - by 2030. The heads of a food company said that the Tesla trucks will deliver drinks and snacks from the producer to distribution centers, as well as directly to retailers - within a radius of 800 km.

The Tesla Semi truck debuted in November this year. The production of the first copies will start in 2019.