Tesla is reported to be taking orders in U.S. for Semi electric truck
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Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has started taking orders in the U.S. for the long-awaited Semi electric truck, according to The Driven.
The Tesla Semi truck is powered by four independent motors on the rear axle that can provide a 60 mph speed up a 5% grade. The drag coefficient is said to be 0.36 vs. the average truck-trailer combo coefficient of 6.08.
Tesla (TSLA) is offering one Semi model priced from $150,000 with 300 miles of range and a second variant from $180,000 with 500 miles of range per single charge.
Reservations can be taken down for $20,000 with $5,000 due immediately.
Shares of Tesla (TSLA) jumped 5.60% premarket to $768.77 as they look to break out from the recent slump. TSLA swapped hands as low as $680.00 on Thursday.
A bombshell was dropped by Elon Musk early on Friday when he said the deal to acquire Twitter was temporarily on hold.