We visited Frito-Lay to find out what the Semi's interior looks like, and how it drives and charges.
, allowing them to be used for acceleration and to decouple once at speed for improved efficiency. Considering the bestselling semi in the U.S., the Freightliner Cascadia, sports 350 hp in its basic form and that"three times" that figure is 1,050, we're fairly confident in saying the Semi matches the Model S and Model X Plaid's 1,020 hp, and possibly its 1,050 lb-ft of torque, as well.
As for its battery—well, logic dictates we should look at the Plaid again. The few PepsiCo Tesla Semi drivers present during our visit said the truck has a 1,000-kWh battery pack, or 1 megawatt-hour , which equals 10 Plaid battery packs daisy-chained together. That jives with Tesla's claim of 500 miles of range and company chief Elon Musk's claim of the Semi using 2 kW per mile traveled. In real-world use, Frito-Lay's drivers told us the Semi's routes are much shorter.
Interestingly, the four Tesla chargers are positioned in such a way that the Semis must unhitch their trailers and back in to plug into each one's charge port, which is located on the driver's side, just forward of the middle axle. Tap the port, and it automatically motors open or closed, while the braided charger cable is about as thick as a soda can and is easier to manage than the DC fast-charger cables you find at a typical Electrify America station.
Neither Tesla nor PepsiCo disclosed the Semi's price, but Frito-Lay employees told us Tesla is responsible for all maintenance and service for the first year.We weren't able to drive the Semi , but we were able to spend a good amount of time poking around inside. Pull the electric door handle release on either side of the truck, and the rear-opening doors reveal a bus-like set of steps.
Walk around to the captain's chair, plop down into the suspended center seat, and you have a commanding view of the road with great visibility. The massive sideview mirrors are backed up by camera displays on the left and right infotainment screens. Most functions in the Semi are controlled by those displays. Aside from the camera views, the left display solely shows truck-status information such as tire pressure, while the right display functions as the main infotainment interface.
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