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Posted on 01/11/2023 6:09:05 PM PST by Hojczyk
Elon Musk promised that the Semi could drive one million miles between overhauls with little to no maintenance. This is mighty impressive, but the Semi still has to prove this claim. If it holds to this promise, the Tesla Semi might be the most cost-effective Class-8 truck on the market, but we’re only a little more than a month away from the delivery start to conclude. Even so, there are already two known instances when a Tesla Semi needed towing for unknown reasons.
The first broken Tesla Semi was spotted on New Year’s Eve via live feed from Nevada DOT. The Semi broke down at the roundabout intersection of Nevada State Route 439 and U.S. 50, just west of Silver Springs, Nevada. There is no information about this incident other than that it took two hours before it was towed away. On January 5, another Tesla Semi wearing a PepsiCo livery was spotted while being towed in Sacramento, California, near a Pepsi Bottling Company location. This is also a mysterious event, and both Tesla and PepsiCo remained silent about what happened.
It’s not the first time a Semi has broken down in the middle of the road. In an earlier incident, a testing prototype needed towing after breaking down in the middle of a highway on-ramp, causing a traffic nightmare. Nevertheless, while a prototype might get the excuse of an immature configuration, a production vehicle does not. Two trucks needing towing in less than a week are not random events. They seem indicative of the failing Tesla quality control.
It’s also something you’d expect from a new model coming from a company that never built such a big rig before. Breakdowns happen all the time, even with trucks from established manufacturers. But for a newcomer, this could prove a lot worse. No matter how good it looks on paper and how cheap it is to operate, a truck that needs towing is not very helpful to a trucking company. And we’re still very far from the one-million-mile mark, so Tesla Semi trucks breaking down on the side of the road are a disturbing image.
I suspect just like Tesla Solar got their comeuppance when they started setting Wal Marts on fire, Tesla Trucks may get an earful from commercial accounts.
What? What drivers?
RE: Semi broken down on major highway roundabout.
Just because Tesla rigs break down all the time is NOT a valid reason to prevent mandating them.
I wonder how electric “trucks” would fare in places like Colorado.
What do you know? Buttygig is a FReeper!
You’ll find out soon because USPS is buying 66,000 of them.
It’s a valid reason to mandate them.
Government doesn’t want us or products moving around easily
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Did they breakdown or did the batteries run out of power?🤔
Just waiting for the first electric semi accident. Big batteries cause big problems for firefighters and emergency responders when they are compromised.
I understood your sarcasm perfectly. It was very good.
But, if you ignore the sarcasm, it sounds just like what the ButtBoy and his Dem friends would say. I thought you captured him perfectly, so it was a two-fer. Sarcasm + Make fun of the damned Dem incompetent, America-hating jerks.
They may work here in flat SE FL.
However, I’ve become accustomed to the sound of that little usps gas Jeep accelerating/braking its ass off between mailboxes over the years. Electric ones may be more efficient for that task though.
Here in Indiana they mostly use the Grumman LLV which was built on a Chevy S-10 chassis and drivetrain.
Last year of production was 1994 so they have really been a long lived vehicle.
Every electric school bus will be followed by a 9000 gallon water tanker.
:^)
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