Trucking

Tesla delays production of Semi electric truck

June 14, 2023

Battery shortage cited

Large-scale production of Tesla’s electric heavy truck will be pushed back to late 2024, according to comments by Elon Musk published in the Wall Street Journal.

Musk told attendees at an energy conference in Austin, Texas, that problems with obtaining the batteries needed to power the Semi electric truck are behind the delay.

Rod Sutton

Sutton has served as the editorial lead of Construction Equipment magazine and ConstructionEquipment.com since 2001.

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